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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Tallahatchie County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Tallahatchie County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (103,509 acres), corn (34,727 acres) and wheat (6,799 acres). Its farms sold $165 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 19th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sweet potatoes (16th of 355 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$165 million990th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
415269,948 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
over 99% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2413 published, 11 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+
Tallahatchie County
$165 million
2% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 19 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Tallahatchie County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans6th in Mississippi103,509 acres
  2. 2Corn4th in Mississippi34,727 acres
  3. 3Wheat3rd in Mississippi6,799 acres
  4. 4Hay58th in Mississippi4,797 acres
  5. 5Rice8th in Mississippi2,629 acres
  6. 6Sweet potatoes4th in Mississippi*2,512 acres
  7. 7Green peas1st in Mississippi40 acres
  8. 8Squash10th in Mississippi*3 acres
  9. 9Pecans18th in Mississippi*3 acres
  10. 10Watermelon30th in Mississippi*1 acre

How does Tallahatchie 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.

Tallahatchie County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Green peas40 acres170*37%acres harvested
Wheat388,932 bushels3675*9%production
Sweet potatoes2,512 acres4*16*8%acres harvested
Corn6.4 million bushels46247%production
Soybeans6.1 million bushels6180*5%production
Rice20.2 million pounds881*3%production
Squash3 acres10*638*1%acres harvested
Hay6,898 tons582,370*under 1%production
Cattle3,106 cattle692,536*under 1%head on farms
Goats81 goats702,566*under 1%head on farms
Watermelon1 acre30*824*under 1%acres harvested
Pecans3 acres18*366*under 1%bearing acres
Eggs243 laying hens64*2,432*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: lettuce, sweet corn, green beans, cucumbers, bell peppers, kale, garlic, cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries and honey.

What livestock does Tallahatchie County raise?

Tallahatchie County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle3,10669head on farms
Laying hens24364*head on farms
Goats8170head 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.