Farm operations
503
Avg 288 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28137 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Tate County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Tate County. Ranked #49 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
144,720 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 44.0% 63,679 acres
- Other land
- 56.0% 81,041 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Tate County received $5.11 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.11
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 0.77×
- 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, Tate County, Mississippi is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$37.1M
0.72× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$740K
2.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Tate County's net farm income sits at the 27th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Tate County Farm Data Shows
Tate 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 Tate County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Tate (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Amelia County, VA · HEAVY
$741K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Tate; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Placer County, CA · MID
$737K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Tate; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Huerfano County, CO · TRACE
$743K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Tate; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Clay County, IN · LIGHT
$736K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Tate; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Stark County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Stark sits near Tate on payments-per-acre ($5.11) while total receipts differ.
Clay County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Clay sits near Tate on payments-per-acre ($5.12) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Tate 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 Tate under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Tate 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 Tate County, Mississippi?
Tate County, Mississippi has 503 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 288 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Tate County?
Tate County's total commodity sales are $37.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #49 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Tate County receive?
Tate County received $740K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.11/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Tate County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Tate County is $4.2M (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.