2022 USDA Census MS · FIPS 28149 Lower-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED

Warren County, Mississippi - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Warren County. Ranked #52 of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
131,145 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
40.4% 52,930 acres
Other land
59.6% 78,215 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Warren County received $15.62 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.3× the Mississippi county median of $6.66.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$15.62
government payments per agricultural acre
$6.66
Mississippi county median per acre
2.35×
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, Warren County, Mississippi is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.

Farm operations

224

Avg 585 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$34.0M

0.66× state median -- Near state median

Federal payments

$2.0M

6.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence

Net farm income

$12.9M

2022 cash income -- Typical net income

C

Farm economy grade: C -- Warren County's net farm income sits at the 42th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the Warren County Farm Data Shows

Warren County, Mississippi reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.

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.

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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 Warren County, Mississippi?
Warren County, Mississippi has 224 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 585 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Warren County?
Warren County's total commodity sales are $34.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #52 among 82 counties in Mississippi.
How much federal farm assistance does Warren County receive?
Warren County received $2.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.62/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Warren County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Warren County is $12.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

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 HEAVY · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).

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.