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Yazoo County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Yazoo County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Yazoo County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (54,208 acres), corn (31,333 acres) and hay (8,029 acres). Its farms sold $147 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 22nd of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$147 million1070th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
518329,908 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
91% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2315 published, 8 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+
Yazoo County
$147 million
2% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 22 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Yazoo County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans12th in Mississippi54,208 acres
  2. 2Corn7th in Mississippi31,333 acres
  3. 3Hay19th in Mississippi8,029 acres
  4. 4Wheat4th in Mississippi6,182 acres
  5. 5Grapes3rd in Mississippi*5 acres
  6. 6Blackberries4th in Mississippi*5 acres
  7. 7Apples6th in Mississippi*4 acres
  8. 8Plums2nd in Mississippi*3 acres
  9. 9Figs4th in Mississippi*3 acres

How does Yazoo 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.

Yazoo County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Plums3 acres2*93*8%bearing acres
Wheat321,732 bushels4754*7%production
Corn5.3 million bushels76946%production
Blackberries5 acres4*183*5%bearing acres
Apples4 acres6*684*5%bearing acres
Figs3 acres4*33*4%bearing acres
Soybeans3 million bushels12525*2%production
Hay22,538 tons191,369*2%production
Cattle11,588 cattle271,726*1%head on farms
Grapes5 acres3*552*1%bearing acres
Goats336 goats381,684*1%head on farms
Turkeys18 turkeys32*1,446*under 1%head on farms
Hogs514 hogs4*876*under 1%head on farms
Sheep24 sheep56*2,585*under 1%head on farms
Eggs1,338 laying hens35*1,494*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: peanuts, pumpkins, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, pecans and honey.

What livestock does Yazoo County raise?

Yazoo County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle11,58827head on farms
Laying hens1,33835*head on farms
Hogs5144*head on farms
Goats33638head on farms
Sheep2456*head on farms
Turkeys1832*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.