Farm operations
172
Avg 392 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28021 172 farms Bottom quartile (#75/82) 19% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Claiborne County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Claiborne County. Ranked #75 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
67K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.7% 13K acres
- Other land
- 81.3% 55K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Claiborne County received $10.62 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.62
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 1.60×
- 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.
172 farms · $7.5M sales
Claiborne County, Mississippi reports 172 farms and $7.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2021 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #75 of 82 counties in Mississippi; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #75 of 82
- National payments rank #2021 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 9.6%
Commodity sales
$7.5M
0.15× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$716K
9.6% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-2.6M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Claiborne County's net farm income sits at the 5th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Claiborne County Farm Data Shows
Claiborne County, Mississippi reported 172 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $7.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $716K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($10.62/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-2.6M. In-state sales rank #75 of 82 in Mississippi.
Of 67,446 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 12,635 acres (18.7%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Mississippi.
Land Use
$10.62 per acre of agricultural land · the median Mississippi county receives $6.66. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
67,446 acres
Cropland
12,635 acres
Avg Farm Size
392 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 18.7%
12,635 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 67,446 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 12,635 | 18.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 54,811 | 81.3% |
| Average farm size | 392 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Claiborne County, Mississippi?
Claiborne County, Mississippi has 172 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 392 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Claiborne County?
Claiborne County's total commodity sales are $7.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #75 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Claiborne County receive?
Claiborne County received $716K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.62/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Claiborne County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Claiborne County is $-2.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Claiborne County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Claiborne (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Lee County, MS · MID
$715K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Claiborne; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pike County, AL · LIGHT
$720K federal receipts is higher by $4K than Claiborne; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Montgomery County, AR · MID
$712K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Claiborne; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Conecuh County, AL · LIGHT
$721K federal receipts is higher by $5K than Claiborne; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ogemaw County (MID $/acre pole)
Ogemaw sits near Claiborne on payments-per-acre ($10.81) while total receipts differ.
Schuyler County (MID $/acre pole)
Schuyler sits near Claiborne on payments-per-acre ($10.31) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Claiborne stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Mississippi's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2021)
Claiborne ranks #2021 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Claiborne County, Mississippi stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2021 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.