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Smith County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Smith County, Mississippi grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Smith County, Mississippi (98% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 83,686 laying hens, and sold 47,978,115 broiler chickens during the year. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are hay (12,654 acres) and soybeans (700 acres). Its farms sold $282 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 10th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$282 million548th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
48783,160 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
2% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2317 published, 6 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+
Smith County
$282 million
3% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 10 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Smith County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay8th in Mississippi12,654 acres
  2. 2Soybeans53rd in Mississippi*700 acres
  3. 3Watermelon1st in Mississippi*280 acres
  4. 4Sweet corn1st in Mississippi*119 acres
  5. 5Tomatoes5th in Mississippi*10 acres
  6. 6Lettuce2nd in Mississippi*4 acres
  7. 7Cucumbers8th in Mississippi*4 acres
  8. 8Garlic3rd in Mississippi4 acres
  9. 9Bell peppers12th in Mississippi*1 acre
  10. 10Chile peppers7th in Mississippi*1 acre

How does Smith 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.

Smith County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of MS
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Watermelon280 acres1*68*20%acres harvested
Sweet corn119 acres1*238*17%acres harvested
Garlic4 acres3169*11%acres harvested
Chickens48 million broiler chickens450*7%head sold
Lettuce4 acres2*224*7%acres harvested
Tomatoes10 acres5*448*3%acres harvested
Hay29,033 tons81,130*2%production
Chile peppers1 acre7*544*2%acres harvested
Cattle16,990 cattle171,399*2%head on farms
Eggs83,686 laying hens16*277*2%head on farms
Bell peppers1 acre12*774*2%acres harvested
Cucumbers4 acres8*403*2%acres harvested
Sheep254 sheep261,929*1%head on farms
Honey32,420 pounds8*402*under 1%production
Goats275 goats471,872*under 1%head on farms
Show all 17 items
Smith County rankings, items 16 to 17
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Hogs280 hogs8*1,121*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans35,012 bushels53*1,667*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, collard greens, cantaloupe and blueberries.

What livestock does Smith County raise?

Smith County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Broiler chickens47,978,1154head sold
Laying hens83,68616*head on farms
Cattle16,99017head on farms
Hogs2808*head on farms
Goats27547head on farms
Sheep25426head 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
Covington County$266 million
Neshoba County$257 million
Jasper County$217 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.