Farm operations
460
Avg 206 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28139 460 farms Bottom quartile (#71/82) 29% cropland MID MIXED
Tippah County, Mississippi - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Tippah County. Ranked #71 of 82 counties in Mississippi.
95K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.8% 27K acres
- Other land
- 71.2% 67K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Tippah County received $7.27 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.27
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.66
- Mississippi county median per acre
- 1.09×
- 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.
460 farms · $16.3M sales
Tippah County, Mississippi reports 460 farms and $16.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2031 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #71 of 82 counties in Mississippi; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #71 of 82
- National payments rank #2031 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.2%
Commodity sales
$16.3M
0.32× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$688K
4.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Tippah County's net farm income sits at the 22th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Tippah County Farm Data Shows
Tippah County, Mississippi reported 460 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $16.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $688K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($7.27/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.2M. In-state sales rank #71 of 82 in Mississippi.
Of 94,687 acres agricultural land, cropland is 27,262 acres (28.8%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 206 acres. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Mississippi.
Land Use
$7.27 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
94,687 acres
Cropland
27,262 acres
Avg Farm Size
206 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.8%
27,262 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 94,687 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 27,262 | 28.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 67,425 | 71.2% |
| Average farm size | 206 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Tippah County, Mississippi?
Tippah County, Mississippi has 460 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 206 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Tippah County?
Tippah County's total commodity sales are $16.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #71 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Tippah County receive?
Tippah County received $688K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.27/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Tippah County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Tippah County is $2.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Tippah County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Tippah (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Volusia County, FL · MID
$688K federal receipts is higher by - than Tippah; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Greeley County, NE · LIGHT
$687K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Tippah; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Newton County, AR · MID
$686K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Tippah; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Crawford County, AR · LIGHT
$682K federal receipts is lower by $6K than Tippah; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Penobscot County (MID $/acre pole)
Penobscot sits near Tippah on payments-per-acre ($7.25) while total receipts differ.
Polk County (MID $/acre pole)
Polk sits near Tippah on payments-per-acre ($7.24) while total receipts differ.
Mississippi ERS state roll-up
Tippah stamps MID · MIXED inside Mississippi's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2031)
Tippah ranks #2031 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Tippah County, Mississippi stamps MID · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2031 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.