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Tate County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Tate County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Tate County's biggest by acreage are hay (20,220 acres), soybeans (14,029 acres) and corn (6,334 acres). Its farms sold $37.1 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 49th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$37.1 million2143rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
503144,720 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
69% 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+
Tate County
$37.1 million
under 1% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 49 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Tate County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay1st in Mississippi20,220 acres
  2. 2Soybeans31st in Mississippi14,029 acres
  3. 3Corn24th in Mississippi6,334 acres
  4. 4Wheat25th in Mississippi*1,270 acres
  5. 5Rice11th in Mississippi*540 acres
  6. 6Sorghum2nd in Mississippi*120 acres

How does Tate 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.

Tate County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Milk852 milk cows2*619*12%head on farms
Sorghum9,600 bushels2*461*5%production
Hay42,500 tons1751*4%production
Turkeys76 turkeys9*781*3%head on farms
Sheep594 sheep101,324*3%head on farms
Cattle22,573 cattle61,150*3%head on farms
Goats735 goats10866*2%head on farms
Wheat39,365 bushels25*1,527*under 1%production
Corn742,707 bushels241,362*under 1%production
Rice3 million pounds11*93*under 1%production
Soybeans522,588 bushels311,094*under 1%production
Eggs1,380 laying hens34*1,471*under 1%head on farms
Honey538 pounds41*2,075*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: peanuts, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, pecans and hogs.

What livestock does Tate County raise?

Tate County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle22,5736head on farms
Laying hens1,38034*head on farms
Milk cows8522*head on farms
Goats73510head on farms
Sheep59410head on farms
Turkeys769*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.