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Quitman County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Quitman County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Quitman County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (66,784 acres), corn (8,980 acres) and rice (5,771 acres). Its farms sold $84.8 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 34th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$84.8 million1544th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
224182,110 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
Withheldshare of farm sales
Items reported
1813 published, 5 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+
Quitman County
$84.8 million
1% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 34 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Quitman County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans10th in Mississippi66,784 acres
  2. 2Corn15th in Mississippi8,980 acres
  3. 3Rice5th in Mississippi5,771 acres
  4. 4Wheat11th in Mississippi3,560 acres
  5. 5Tomatoes19th in Mississippi*5 acres
  6. 6Cucumbers13th in Mississippi*3 acres
  7. 7Lettuce4th in Mississippi*2 acres
  8. 8Squash14th in Mississippi*2 acres
  9. 9Collard greens5th in Mississippi*2 acres
  10. 10Cantaloupe6th in Mississippi*2 acres

How does Quitman 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.

Quitman County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Rice41 million pounds566*6%production
Lettuce2 acres4*366*4%acres harvested
Wheat145,259 bushels111,075*3%production
Soybeans3.3 million bushels10483*3%production
Chile peppers1 acre7*544*2%acres harvested
Collard greens2 acres5*151*2%acres harvested
Bell peppers1 acre12*774*2%acres harvested
Corn1.7 million bushels151,120*2%production
Tomatoes5 acres19*715*2%acres harvested
Cucumbers3 acres13*481*1%acres harvested
Cantaloupe2 acres6*418*under 1%acres harvested
Squash2 acres14*751*under 1%acres harvested
Strawberries1 acre3*333*bearing acres

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, hay, pecans, cattle and honey.

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.