Mississippi County, Missouri · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Mississippi County, Missouri grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Mississippi County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (181,432 acres), corn (51,432 acres) and wheat (36,851 acres). Its farms sold $210 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 19th of 114 counties in Missouri.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $210 million785th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 175260,982 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- over 99% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 126 published, 6 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Mississippi County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Mississippi County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in Missouri 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.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of MO | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 2.7 million bushels | 1 | 170 | 9% | production |
| Soybeans | 8.7 million bushels | 2 | 52* | 3% | production |
| Corn | 8.8 million bushels | 13 | 515 | 2% | production |
| Rice | 7.9 million pounds | 8 | 87* | under 1% | production |
| Pecans | 40 acres | 2* | 263* | under 1% | bearing acres |
| Hay | 776 tons | 112 | 2,899* | under 1% | production |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, milk and cattle.
Other farm counties in Missouri
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Newton County | $588 million |
| Barry County | $561 million |
| Morgan County | $409 million |
| Saline County | $400 million |
| Stoddard County | $369 million |
| Pettis County | $363 million |
| Audrain County | $298 million |
| Dunklin County | $293 million |
| New Madrid County | $265 million |
| Vernon County | $259 million |
| Lawrence County | $255 million |
| McDonald County | $252 million |
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.