Farm Census

Arkansas farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 75 counties

37,756 farms13,722,525 acres in farms363 acres per farm on average

Arkansas farms sold $13.90 billion of products in 2022, 13th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it leads the nation in rice and ranks third in broilers sold, cotton and turkeys.

Its average farm size is the 21st-largest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 55.2%Poultry and eggs55.2%Grains and oilseeds: 32.4%Grains and oilseeds32.4%Cattle and calves: 4.9%4.9%Cotton: 3.9%Cotton3.9%Hay and other crops: 1.0%1.0%Aquaculture: 0.6%0.6%Vegetables and melons: 0.5%Hogs and pigs: 0.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.2%Fruit and nuts: 0.1%Milk: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 55.2%Poultry and eggs55.2%Grains and oilseeds: 32.4%Grains and oilseeds32.4%Cattle and calves: 4.9%4.9%Cotton: 3.9%Cotton3.9%Hay and other crops: 1.0%Aquaculture: 0.6%Vegetables and melons: 0.5%Hogs and pigs: 0.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.2%Fruit and nuts: 0.1%Milk: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Arkansas farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Arkansas is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
RiceLonoke County8.2%33
TurkeysCarroll County18.8%39
Broilers soldBenton County11.7%48
CottonMississippi County18.2%21
SoybeansMississippi County8.9%43
Laying hensCarroll County13.4%65
Beef cowsWashington County5.5%50
Hay and haylageWashington County5.2%75
PeanutsMississippi County42.1%8
Cattle and calvesWashington County5.4%75
PecansLonoke County6.2%20
GoatsFulton County5.2%67
Horses and poniesWashington County6.6%75
Corn for grainArkansas County8.3%39

Every county in Arkansas

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Benton County1,796121$871.2MPoultry and eggs
Washington County2,099144$701.9MPoultry and eggs
Carroll County904274$521.5MPoultry and eggs
Mississippi County2681,925$462.7MGrains and oilseeds
Yell County715265$384.4MPoultry and eggs
Madison County1,012233$380.5MPoultry and eggs
Hempstead County622370$369.5MPoultry and eggs
Howard County446249$352.4MPoultry and eggs
Randolph County673366$331.1MPoultry and eggs
Arkansas County421969$328.7MGrains and oilseeds
Sevier County417290$322.6MPoultry and eggs
Logan County949224$309.1MPoultry and eggs
Clay County465531$308.3MGrains and oilseeds
Phillips County2401,586$306.5MGrains and oilseeds
Lonoke County663617$296.1MGrains and oilseeds
Lincoln County287741$280.8MPoultry and eggs
Poinsett County2891,207$263.1MGrains and oilseeds
Independence County851350$261.7MPoultry and eggs
Crittenden County2471,437$261.4MGrains and oilseeds
Conway County679249$248.5MPoultry and eggs
Lawrence County389658$241.7MGrains and oilseeds
Craighead County393721$241.0MGrains and oilseeds
Lee County2211,387$240.8MGrains and oilseeds
Scott County488218$239.5MPoultry and eggs
White County1,552243$236.3MPoultry and eggs
Sharp County525288$231.6MPoultry and eggs
Jefferson County375790$230.1MGrains and oilseeds
Franklin County682267$229.0MPoultry and eggs
Johnson County553189$226.3MPoultry and eggs
Cross County2561,075$221.9MGrains and oilseeds
Pope County818210$221.8MPoultry and eggs
Boone County1,076207$220.6MPoultry and eggs
Desha County2001,308$212.0MGrains and oilseeds
Saint Francis County2111,356$203.5MGrains and oilseeds
Chicot County2091,322$200.0MGrains and oilseeds
Polk County622166$198.7MPoultry and eggs
Jackson County340853$197.4MGrains and oilseeds
Prairie County357786$173.7MGrains and oilseeds
Greene County496452$166.9MGrains and oilseeds
Lafayette County192627$152.4MPoultry and eggs
Little River County361481$143.7MPoultry and eggs
Woodruff County1651,349$142.8MGrains and oilseeds
Sebastian County628182$135.4MPoultry and eggs
Pike County350299$130.2MPoultry and eggs
Monroe County1631,046$122.9MGrains and oilseeds
Ashley County321455$115.7MGrains and oilseeds
Cleveland County208189$114.5MPoultry and eggs
Nevada County325258$98.3MPoultry and eggs
Stone County446319$94.8MPoultry and eggs
Izard County574320$81.1MPoultry and eggs
Drew County260394$77.9MGrains and oilseeds
Miller County360450$77.9MGrains and oilseeds
Crawford County765182$68.8MPoultry and eggs
Bradley County152191$67.5MPoultry and eggs
Perry County339202$58.7MPoultry and eggs
Marion County481311$56.8MPoultry and eggs
Fulton County714352$55.7MCattle and calves
Cleburne County546206$44.1MPoultry and eggs
Newton County454190$42.6MPoultry and eggs
Faulkner County1,130173$33.8MCattle and calves
Searcy County562312$33.7MPoultry and eggs
Pulaski County398181$30.2MGrains and oilseeds
Baxter County464234$29.4MPoultry and eggs
Columbia County269218$29.3MPoultry and eggs
Hot Spring County503134$28.1MPoultry and eggs
Clark County342228$25.8MPoultry and eggs
Montgomery County368203$24.0MPoultry and eggs
Union County235187$19.0MPoultry and eggs
Garland County31393$17.5MAquaculture
Van Buren County569187$15.6MCattle and calves
Ouachita County155268$12.6MPoultry and eggs
Saline County380157$12.0MHorses and mules
Grant County250273$7.1MHay and other crops
Calhoun County119134$3.7MFruit and nuts
Dallas County89142$565KCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms42,625−11.4%
Land in farms, acres13,888,929−1.2%
Average farm size, acres326+11.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$9.65 billion+44.0%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.