EQIP in Mississippi
Mississippi
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Mississippi
The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Mississippi
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Mississippi
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline  | $24,288,647 |
| 2 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $21,894,233 |
| 3 | Fence | $20,379,611 |
| 4 | Dike or Levee | $16,380,013 |
| 5 | Structure for Water Control | $14,396,024 |
| 6 | Cover Crop  | $11,555,634 |
| 7 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $10,530,808 |
| 8 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $9,697,312 |
| 9 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $8,494,561 |
| 10 | Precision Land Forming and Smoothing | $8,199,877 |
| 11 | Irrigation Water Management | $8,175,276 |
| 12 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $7,553,108 |
| 13 | Pumping Plant | $6,961,534 |
| 14 | Prescribed Burning | $6,345,524 |
| 15 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $5,892,938 |
| 16 | Sprinkler System | $5,439,819 |
| 17 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,515,745 |
| 18 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $4,267,704 |
| 19 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,457,727 |
| 20 | Pond | $3,293,657 |
| 21 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,942,426 |
| 22 | Irrigation Reservoir | $2,928,987 |
| 23 | Livestock Pipeline | $2,787,362 |
| 24 | Watering Facility | $2,661,995 |
| 25 | High Tunnel System | $2,260,622 |
| 26 | Forest Stand Improvement | $2,218,386 |
| 27 | Firebreak | $1,996,477 |
| 28 | Water Well | $1,914,430 |
| 29 | Animal Mortality Facility | $1,397,603 |
| 30 | Land Clearing | $1,343,969 |
| 31 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $1,264,535 |
| 32 | Critical Area Planting | $789,145 |
| 33 | Stream Crossing | $710,639 |
| 34 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $560,673 |
| 35 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $546,089 |
| 36 | Forest Management Plan | $477,274 |
| 37 | Mulching | $469,186 |
| 38 | Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written | $440,446 |
| 39 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $436,674 |
| 40 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $430,102 |
| 41 | Diversion | $375,173 |
| 42 | Nutrient Management | $325,305 |
| 43 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $251,415 |
| 44 | Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste | $240,514 |
| 45 | Conservation Cover | $235,982 |
| 46 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $193,105 |
| 47 | Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim | $139,804 |
| 48 | Waste Treatment | $118,720 |
| 49 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $86,361 |
| 50 | Underground Outlet | $80,091 |
| 51 | Terrace | $69,491 |
| 52 | Waste Storage Facility | $60,600 |
| 53 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $56,381 |
| 54 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $43,214 |
| 55 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $36,994 |
| 56 | Shallow Water Development and Management | $33,392 |
| 57 | Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written | $27,900 |
| 58 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $27,133 |
| 59 | Drainage Water Management | $22,658 |
| 60 | Brush Management | $18,566 |
| 61 | Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written | $12,803 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 233,493,886 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Mississippi
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline | $24,288,647 |
| 2 | Cover Crop | $11,555,634 |
| 3 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $9,697,312 |
| 4 | Irrigation Water Management | $8,175,276 |
| 5 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $7,553,108 |
| 6 | Pumping Plant | $6,961,534 |
| 7 | Prescribed Burning | $6,345,524 |
| 8 | Sprinkler System | $5,439,819 |
| 9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,515,745 |
| 10 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $4,267,704 |
| 11 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,457,727 |
| 12 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,942,426 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement | $2,218,386 |
| 14 | Critical Area Planting | $789,145 |
| 15 | Mulching | $469,186 |
| 16 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $430,102 |
| 17 | Nutrient Management | $325,305 |
| 18 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $251,415 |
| 19 | Conservation Cover | $235,982 |
| 20 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $193,105 |
| 21 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $86,361 |
| 22 | Waste Storage Facility | $60,600 |
| 23 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $27,133 |
| 24 | Brush Management | $18,566 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $100,305,742 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $31,589,632 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $68,716,110 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $32,441,381 |
| 2 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $27,258,686 |
| 3 | Tippah County, Mississippi | $7,289,826 |
| 4 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $7,019,633 |
| 5 | Washington County, Mississippi | $5,250,512 |
| 6 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $5,021,905 |
| 7 | Covington County, Mississippi | $4,834,944 |
| 8 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $4,067,024 |
| 9 | Adams County, Mississippi | $3,813,658 |
| 10 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | $3,579,036 |
| 11 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $3,542,493 |
| 12 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $3,173,226 |
| 13 | Hinds County, Mississippi | $3,034,900 |
| 14 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $2,817,583 |
| 15 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $2,521,297 |
| 16 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $2,325,922 |
| 17 | Wayne County, Mississippi | $2,281,357 |
| 18 | Greene County, Mississippi | $2,189,715 |
| 19 | Leake County, Mississippi | $2,183,907 |
| 20 | Clay County, Mississippi | $2,167,519 |
| 21 | Newton County, Mississippi | $2,156,191 |
| 22 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $1,995,596 |
| 23 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | $1,970,464 |
| 24 | Rankin County, Mississippi | $1,917,973 |
| 25 | Monroe County, Mississippi | $1,907,797 |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $1,894,432 |
| 27 | Scott County, Mississippi | $1,868,226 |
| 28 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $1,773,281 |
| 29 | Warren County, Mississippi | $1,739,073 |
| 30 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | $1,735,100 |
| 31 | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | $1,722,677 |
| 32 | Copiah County, Mississippi | $1,671,555 |
| 33 | Carroll County, Mississippi | $1,614,427 |
| 34 | Tate County, Mississippi | $1,580,136 |
| 35 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | $1,532,031 |
| 36 | Smith County, Mississippi | $1,491,694 |
| 37 | Webster County, Mississippi | $1,468,186 |
| 38 | Lowndes County, Mississippi | $1,452,056 |
| 39 | George County, Mississippi | $1,433,094 |
| 40 | Forrest County, Mississippi | $1,339,061 |
| 41 | Clarke County, Mississippi | $1,329,525 |
| 42 | Stone County, Mississippi | $1,317,005 |
| 43 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | $1,302,000 |
| 44 | Jones County, Mississippi | $1,299,288 |
| 45 | Hancock County, Mississippi | $1,185,550 |
| 46 | Perry County, Mississippi | $1,166,060 |
| 47 | Tunica County, Mississippi | $1,147,397 |
| 48 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | $1,094,224 |
| 49 | Marion County, Mississippi | $1,058,026 |
| 50 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $1,057,779 |
| 51 | Grenada County, Mississippi | $1,038,742 |
| 52 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | $1,034,436 |
| 53 | Panola County, Mississippi | $881,025 |
| 54 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | $872,181 |
| 55 | Lee County, Mississippi | $871,769 |
| 56 | Walthall County, Mississippi | $863,077 |
| 57 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | $849,919 |
| 58 | Lamar County, Mississippi | $834,300 |
| 59 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | $814,528 |
| 60 | Pike County, Mississippi | $813,183 |
| 61 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | $803,835 |
| 62 | Union County, Mississippi | $777,285 |
| 63 | Jasper County, Mississippi | $755,716 |
| 64 | Madison County, Mississippi | $723,280 |
| 65 | Amite County, Mississippi | $633,964 |
| 66 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | $504,323 |
| 67 | Marshall County, Mississippi | $482,534 |
| 68 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | $471,239 |
| 69 | Simpson County, Mississippi | $430,369 |
| 70 | Lawrence County, Mississippi | $424,981 |
| 71 | Kemper County, Mississippi | $416,631 |
| 72 | Benton County, Mississippi | $409,438 |
| 73 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $402,571 |
| 74 | Winston County, Mississippi | $399,328 |
| 75 | Attala County, Mississippi | $362,937 |
| 76 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $327,482 |
| 77 | Franklin County, Mississippi | $315,099 |
| 78 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | $301,779 |
| 79 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | $292,637 |
| 80 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $215,467 |
| 81 | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | $175,564 |
| 82 | Harrison County, Mississippi | $124,033 |
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The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mississippi, 2022
Land in Mississippi, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 31,290 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,251,497 |
| Cropland Acres: | 5,135,334 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,442,781 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,040,282 |
Livestock in Mississippi, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 668,652,465 |
| Layers inventory | 4,673,149 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 832,542 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 177,541 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 18,884 |
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