Arkansas County, Arkansas
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
421 farms407,865 acres in farms$329 million in farm sales
Among US counties with published figures, Arkansas County ranks fourth for rice.
Within Arkansas, no other county with a published figure has more corn for grain.
Crops make up the sixth-largest share of farm sales among the 1,923 counties that sold at least $50 million of farm products.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas | $328 million | 2nd of 43 |
| Cattle and calves | $539,000 | 59th of 65 |
| Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops | $176,000 | 11th of 21 |
| Hay and other crops | $152,000 | 64th of 68 |
| Other animals and animal products | $39,000 | 15th of 38 |
| Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys | $33,000 | 44th of 55 |
What the fields held
Arkansas County harvested 342,749 acres of cropland in 2022, third of 75 counties in Arkansas. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 57% of that, rice 25%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 194,630 | 0.23% |
| Rice | 85,528 | 3.8% |
| Corn for grain | 60,131 | 0.07% |
| Oats | 1,600 | 0.18% |
| Hay and haylage | 1,466 | under 0.1% |
| Wheat | 1,374 | under 0.1% |
| Vegetables | 5 | under 0.1% |
| of which potatoes | 2 | under 0.1% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum, orchard land, pecans and berries.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms64.5%
Arkansas County ranks 13th of 75 counties in Arkansas on this measure.
- 360,977 acres of cropland, 89% of farmland
- 4,037 acres of pastureland, 1% of farmland
- 28,762 acres of woodland, 7% of farmland
- 296,369 acres irrigated
Farm sizes
Farms in Arkansas County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 288 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 969 acres, 12th-largest of 74 in Arkansas. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 25.2% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 33.7% of the total.
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Horses and ponies | 124 | under 0.1% |
| Beef cows | 879 | under 0.1% |
| Cattle and calves | 1,729 | under 0.1% |
| Laying hens | 192 | under 0.1% |
Withheld: hogs and pigs, broilers sold and goats.
Who farms here
Decisions on Arkansas County's 421 farms are made by 828 producers. Their average age is 59.0, 1.4 years above the Arkansas average. Women are 34.2% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 488 | −13.7% |
| Land in farms, acres | 414,354 | −1.6% |
| Average farm size, acres | 849 | +14.1% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $214 million | +53.4% |
| Rice, acres | 81,070 | +5.5% |
| Soybeans, acres | 205,585 | −5.3% |
| Oats, acres | 500 | +100% |
| Corn for grain, acres | 46,585 | +29.1% |
Nearest rivals
- Rice between Poinsett County, AR and Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
- Soybeans between Gage County, NE and Pemiscot County, MO
- Oats between Box Butte County, NE and Isabella County, MI
- Corn for grain between Ransom County, ND and Grant County, IN
Counties with a similar sales mix
- Camden County, North Carolina largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
- Wabash County, Illinois largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
- Woodruff County, Arkansas largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
Arkansas County accounts for 2.4% of farm sales in Arkansas and 1.1% of the farms in Arkansas. Rank Arkansas counties for rice.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.