Farm operations
302
Avg 101 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28035 302 farms Bottom quartile (#70/82) 24% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Forrest County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Forrest County. Ranked #70 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
31K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.8% 7K acres
- Other land
- 76.2% 23K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Forrest County received $14.53 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.2× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $14.53
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 2.18×
- 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.
302 farms · $16.6M sales
Forrest County, Mississippi reports 302 farms and $16.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2235 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #70 of 82 counties in Mississippi; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #70 of 82
- National payments rank #2235 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.7%
Commodity sales
$16.6M
0.32× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$444K
2.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.9M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Forrest County's net farm income sits at the 24th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Forrest County Farm Data Shows
Forrest County, Mississippi reported 302 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $16.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $444K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($14.53/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.9M. In-state sales rank #70 of 82 in Mississippi.
Of 30,551 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 7,259 acres (23.8%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Mississippi.
Land Use
$14.53 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
30,551 acres
Cropland
7,259 acres
Avg Farm Size
101 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.8%
7,259 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 30,551 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 7,259 | 23.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 23,292 | 76.2% |
| Average farm size | 101 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Forrest County, Mississippi?
Forrest County, Mississippi has 302 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 101 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Forrest County?
Forrest County's total commodity sales are $16.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #70 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Forrest County receive?
Forrest County received $444K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($14.53/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Forrest County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Forrest County is $2.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Forrest County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Forrest (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Montour County, PA · HEAVY
$444K federal receipts is higher by - than Forrest; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Carlton County, MN · LIGHT
$445K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Forrest; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sullivan County, NH · HEAVY
$442K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Forrest; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Plaquemines County, LA · TRACE
$441K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Forrest; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Multnomah County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Multnomah sits near Forrest on payments-per-acre ($14.65) while total receipts differ.
Powell County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Powell sits near Forrest on payments-per-acre ($14.73) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Forrest stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Mississippi's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2235)
Forrest ranks #2235 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Forrest County, Mississippi stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2235 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.