Farm operations
378
Avg 293 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28071 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Lafayette County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lafayette County. Ranked #72 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
110,895 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 21.7% 24,055 acres
- Other land
- 78.3% 86,840 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lafayette County received $6.57 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.57
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 0.99×
- 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, Lafayette County, Mississippi is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.4M
0.22× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$729K
6.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-843K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Lafayette County's net farm income sits at the 9th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lafayette County Farm Data Shows
Lafayette County, Mississippi reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; 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 Lafayette County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lafayette (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Missaukee County, MI · LIGHT
$729K federal receipts is higher by - than Lafayette; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Schuyler County, NY · MID
$729K federal receipts is higher by - than Lafayette; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Scott County, IN · HEAVY
$727K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Lafayette; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dare County, NC · DENSE
$727K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Lafayette; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Talladega County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Talladega sits near Lafayette on payments-per-acre ($6.59) while total receipts differ.
Chesterfield County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Chesterfield sits near Lafayette on payments-per-acre ($6.54) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Lafayette stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED 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 Lafayette under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, Mississippi?
Lafayette County, Mississippi has 378 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 293 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lafayette County?
Lafayette County's total commodity sales are $11.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #72 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Lafayette County receive?
Lafayette County received $729K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.57/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lafayette County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lafayette County is $-843K (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 PASTURE-LED (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.