Farm operations
422
Avg 168 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28031 Top quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Covington County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Covington County. Ranked #11 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
71,060 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.2% 20,018 acres
- Other land
- 71.8% 51,042 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Covington County received $4.18 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.18
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 0.63×
- 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, Covington County, Mississippi is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$266.0M
5.2× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$297K
0.1% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$95.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Covington County's net farm income sits at the 84th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Covington County Farm Data Shows
Covington County, Mississippi reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
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 Covington County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Covington (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Dearborn County, IN · LIGHT
$297K federal receipts is higher by - than Covington; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Lincoln County, MT · LIGHT
$297K federal receipts is higher by - than Covington; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Tishomingo County, MS · MID
$296K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Covington; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Johnson County, TN · MID
$296K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Covington; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Bland County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Bland sits near Covington on payments-per-acre ($4.17) while total receipts differ.
Anderson County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Anderson sits near Covington on payments-per-acre ($4.19) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Covington stamps LIGHT · 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 Covington under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Covington 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 Covington County, Mississippi?
Covington County, Mississippi has 422 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 168 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Covington County?
Covington County's total commodity sales are $266.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #11 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Covington County receive?
Covington County received $297K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.18/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Covington County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Covington County is $95.0M (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 LIGHT · 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.