Farm operations
261
Avg 360 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28009 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
Benton County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Benton County. Ranked #68 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
93,844 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.7% 37,219 acres
- Other land
- 60.3% 56,625 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Benton County received $1.43 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.43
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 0.21×
- Mississippi median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Benton County, Mississippi is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$17.2M
0.33× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$134K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-481K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Benton County's net farm income sits at the 12th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Benton County Farm Data Shows
Benton County, Mississippi reads as a MIXED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 82 of 82 Mississippi counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 82 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 70 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Mississippi.
Read with Benton County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Benton (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Clay County, NC · MID
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Benton; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Knox County, TN · TRACE
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Benton; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Van Buren County, TN · LIGHT
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Benton; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Park County, CO · TRACE
$136K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Benton; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Sullivan County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Sullivan sits near Benton on payments-per-acre ($1.43) while total receipts differ.
Moore County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Moore sits near Benton on payments-per-acre ($1.43) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Benton stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Mississippi's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Benton under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Benton County, Mississippi:
- See how Mississippi compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Mississippi state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Benton County, Mississippi?
Benton County, Mississippi has 261 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 360 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Benton County?
Benton County's total commodity sales are $17.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #68 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Benton County receive?
Benton County received $134K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.43/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Benton County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Benton County is $-481K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.