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Washington County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Washington County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Washington County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (274,105 acres), corn (58,341 acres) and rice (5,538 acres). Its farms sold $324 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 5th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$324 million449th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
287422,919 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
Withheldshare of farm sales
Items reported
1713 published, 4 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+
Washington County
$324 million
4% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 5 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Washington County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans2nd in Mississippi274,105 acres
  2. 2Corn1st in Mississippi58,341 acres
  3. 3Rice6th in Mississippi5,538 acres
  4. 4Wheat8th in Mississippi3,709 acres
  5. 5Hay71st in Mississippi1,224 acres
  6. 6Pecans4th in Mississippi*111 acres

How does Washington 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.

Washington County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Soybeans17 million bushels27*13%production
Corn10.4 million bushels146511%production
Rice40.8 million pounds667*6%production
Wheat218,658 bushels8916*5%production
Pecans111 acres4*193*2%bearing acres
Turkeys30 turkeys23*1,266*1%head on farms
Sheep100 sheep46*2,359*under 1%head on farms
Hay3,813 tons712,632*under 1%production
Cattle731 cattle752,872*under 1%head on farms
Goats21 goats73*2,778*under 1%head on farms
Hogs46 hogs42*2,001*under 1%head on farms
Honey300 pounds47*2,171*under 1%production
Eggs352 laying hens60*2,295*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, tomatoes, cucumbers and peaches.

What livestock does Washington County raise?

Washington County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle73175head on farms
Laying hens35260*head on farms
Sheep10046*head on farms
Hogs4642*head on farms
Turkeys3023*head on farms
Goats2173*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
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
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.