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Tunica County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Tunica County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Tunica County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (110,254 acres), rice (22,288 acres) and corn (10,192 acres). Its farms sold $152 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 20th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$152 million1042nd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
92200,871 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
Withheldshare of farm sales
Items reported
127 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+
Tunica County
$152 million
2% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 20 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Tunica County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans9th in Mississippi110,254 acres
  2. 2Rice2nd in Mississippi22,288 acres
  3. 3Corn18th in Mississippi10,192 acres
  4. 4Hay76th in Mississippi1,600 acres
  5. 5Wheat18th in Mississippi*1,490 acres
  6. 6Apples10th in Mississippi*2 acres

How does Tunica 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.

Tunica County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Rice161 million pounds236*25%production
Soybeans4.6 million bushels9345*4%production
Apples2 acres10*775*2%bearing acres
Wheat74,290 bushels18*1,322*2%production
Corn1.5 million bushels181,132*2%production
Hay1,568 tons762,834*under 1%production
Cattle969 cattle742,832*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, sweet potatoes, blueberries, eggs and sheep.

What livestock does Tunica County raise?

Tunica County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle96974head 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.