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Pike County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Pike County, Mississippi grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Pike County, Mississippi (95% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 10,794 cattle, and sold 6,183,845 broiler chickens during the year. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are hay (8,686 acres) and soybeans (726 acres). Its farms sold $73.2 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 36th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$73.2 million1658th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
47457,529 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
5% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3116 published, 15 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $840K$840K to $3.4M$3.4M to $13M$13M to $42M$42M to $130M$130M+
Pike County
$73.2 million
under 1% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 36 of 82 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Pike County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Hay15th in Mississippi8,686 acres
  2. 2Soybeans54th in Mississippi*726 acres
  3. 3Pecans3rd in Mississippi*142 acres
  4. 4Blueberries3rd in Mississippi*41 acres
  5. 5Apples4th in Mississippi*6 acres
  6. 6Grapes3rd in Mississippi*5 acres
  7. 7Tomatoes26th in Mississippi*4 acres
  8. 8Cucumbers13th in Mississippi*3 acres
  9. 9Potatoes11th in Mississippi*2 acres

How does Pike County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Mississippi and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Pike County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of MS
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Apples6 acres4*617*7%bearing acres
Blueberries41 acres3*112*4%bearing acres
Turkeys65 turkeys14*867*3%head on farms
Pecans142 acres3*182*3%bearing acres
Goats768 goats9821*3%head on farms
Sheep479 sheep151,521*3%head on farms
Hay23,876 tons151,308*2%production
Potatoes2 acres11*718*2%acres harvested
Tomatoes4 acres26*828*1%acres harvested
Cattle10,794 cattle351,788*1%head on farms
Grapes5 acres3*552*1%bearing acres
Cucumbers3 acres13*481*1%acres harvested
Chickens6.2 million broiler chickens23307*under 1%head sold
Honey4,540 pounds23*1,229*under 1%production
Hogs105 hogs23*1,631*under 1%head on farms
Show all 16 items
Pike County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Soybeans34,260 bushels54*1,669*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: corn, wheat, oats, green peas, squash, bell peppers, chile peppers, collard greens, watermelon, blackberries, peaches, pears, plums, eggs and milk.

What livestock does Pike County raise?

Pike County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Broiler chickens6,183,84523head sold
Cattle10,79435head on farms
Goats7689head on farms
Sheep47915head on farms
Hogs10523*head on farms
Turkeys6514*head on farms

Other farm counties in Mississippi

Top Mississippi counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Leake County$421 million
Sunflower County$349 million
Bolivar County$347 million
Scott County$340 million
Washington County$324 million
Jones County$317 million
Wayne County$317 million
Leflore County$297 million
Simpson County$296 million
Smith County$282 million
Covington County$266 million
Neshoba County$257 million

What does Mississippi grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.