| County | Planted | Harvested | Yield Per Acre | Production | ||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | |
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| Bolivar | 67,000 | 72,900 | 66,400 | 72,500 | 6,130 | 5,759 | 4,070,000 | 4,175,000 |
| Coahoma | 7,000 | 9,800 | 7,000 | 9,700 | 6,086 | 5,876 | 426,000 | 570,000 |
| Quitman | 12,000 | 13,700 | 11,800 | 13,600 | 6,059 | 5,662 | 715,000 | 770,000 |
| Tallahatchie | 15,500 | 15,500 | 15,400 | 15,300 | 5,909 | 5,882 | 910,000 | 900,000 |
| Tunica | 18,000 | 18,300 | 17,900 | 18,100 | 6,000 | 5,746 | 1,074,000 | 1,040,000 |
| District 10 | 119,500 | 130,200 | 118,500 | 129,200 | 6,072 | 5,770 | 7,195,000 | 7,455,000 |
| Panola | 1,100 | --- | 1,100 | --- | 6,000 | --- | 66,000 | --- |
| Other Counties | 4,200 | --- | 4,200 | --- | 5,452 | --- | 229,000 | --- |
| District 20 | 5,300 | * | 5,300 | * | 5,566 | * | 295,000 | * |
| Humphreys | 5,200 | 6,400 | 5,000 | 6,300 | 5,300 | 5,794 | 265,000 | 365,000 |
| Leflore | 14,700 | 17,000 | 14,500 | 16,900 | 6,103 | 5,947 | 885,000 | 1,005,000 |
| Sharkey | 4,900 | 5,700 | 4,900 | 5,700 | 5,959 | 5,860 | 292,000 | 334,000 |
| Sunflower | 28,000 | 36,600 | 27,700 | 36,400 | 5,946 | 5,797 | 1,647,000 | 2,110,000 |
| Washington | 27,700 | 33,300 | 27,500 | 33,000 | 5,960 | 5,879 | 1,639,000 | 1,940,000 |
| Other Counties | 4,000 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 4,200 | 5,692 | 5,738 | 222,000 | 241,000 |
| District 40 | 84,500 | 103,300 | 83,500 | 102,500 | 5,928 | 5,849 | 4,950,000 | 5,995,000 |
| Other Districts | 700 | 6,500 | 700 | 6,300 | 5,714 | 5,619 | 40,000 | 354,000 |
| State Total | 210,000 | 240,000 | 208,000 | 238,000 | 6,000 | 5,800 | 12,480,000 | 13,804,000 |