Farm operations
393
Avg 70 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28059 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
Jackson County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Jackson County. Ranked #73 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
27,669 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.7% 7,952 acres
- Other land
- 71.3% 19,717 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Jackson County received $2.75 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.75
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 0.41×
- 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, Jackson 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
$9.9M
0.19× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$76K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-505K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Jackson County's net farm income sits at the 11th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Jackson County Farm Data Shows
Jackson 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 Jackson County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Jackson (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Mcduffie County, GA · TRACE
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Floyd County, IN · LIGHT
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lee County, KY · TRACE
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Marquette County, MI · TRACE
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Jackson County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Jackson sits near Jackson on payments-per-acre ($2.72) while total receipts differ.
Madison County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Madison sits near Jackson on payments-per-acre ($2.71) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Jackson 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 Jackson under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Jackson County, Mississippi, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Jackson County, Mississippi?
Jackson County, Mississippi has 393 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 70 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Jackson County?
Jackson County's total commodity sales are $9.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #73 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Jackson County receive?
Jackson County received $76K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.75/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Jackson County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Jackson County is $-505K (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).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.