Farm operations
280
Avg 130 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28131 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Stone County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Stone County. Ranked #66 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
36,502 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 25.9% 9,462 acres
- Other land
- 74.1% 27,040 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Stone 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, Stone County, Mississippi is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$17.8M
0.34× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$240K
1.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$245K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Stone County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Stone County Farm Data Shows
Stone 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 Stone County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Stone (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Switzerland County, IN · LIGHT
$240K federal receipts is higher by - than Stone; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Cheatham County, TN · LIGHT
$242K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Stone; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Polk County, TN · LIGHT
$238K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Stone; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Dimmit County, TX · TRACE
$238K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Stone; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Strafford County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Strafford sits near Stone on payments-per-acre ($6.75) while total receipts differ.
Oconee County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Oconee sits near Stone on payments-per-acre ($6.90) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Stone 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 Stone under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
From Stone 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 Stone County, Mississippi?
Stone County, Mississippi has 280 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 130 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Stone County?
Stone County's total commodity sales are $17.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #66 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Stone County receive?
Stone County received $240K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.57/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Stone County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Stone County is $245K (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).
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.