Counties in Arkansas by farms

Washington County had the highest farms of 75 counties in 1997, at 2,726. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 124. The median was 553 and the figure for Arkansas was 49,493. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,726Washington County
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Arkansas49,493History

Map of counties, 1997

Arkansas County: 550 countAshley County: 335 countBaxter County: 559 countBenton County: 2,558 countBoone County: 1,387 countBradley County: 275 countCalhoun County: 124 countCarroll County: 1,104 countChicot County: 386 countClark County: 411 countClay County: 667 countCleburne County: 793 countCleveland County: 242 countColumbia County: 345 countConway County: 799 countCraighead County: 824 countCrawford County: 898 countCrittenden County: 276 countCross County: 412 countDallas County: 135 countDesha County: 324 countDrew County: 379 countFaulkner County: 1,242 countFranklin County: 844 countFulton County: 820 countGarland County: 412 countGrant County: 245 countGreene County: 812 countHempstead County: 814 countHot Spring County: 498 countHoward County: 704 countIndependence County: 1,146 countIzard County: 774 countJackson County: 501 countJefferson County: 399 countJohnson County: 664 countLafayette County: 276 countLawrence County: 714 countLee County: 292 countLincoln County: 316 countLittle River County: 413 countLogan County: 1,032 countLonoke County: 958 countMadison County: 1,298 countMarion County: 544 countMiller County: 553 countMississippi County: 496 countMonroe County: 265 countMontgomery County: 446 countNevada County: 403 countNewton County: 578 countOuachita County: 204 countPerry County: 429 countPhillips County: 347 countPike County: 435 countPoinsett County: 610 countPolk County: 930 countPope County: 1,016 countPrairie County: 454 countPulaski County: 484 countRandolph County: 750 countSt. Francis County: 352 countSaline County: 376 countScott County: 710 countSearcy County: 677 countSebastian County: 807 countSevier County: 635 countSharp County: 687 countStone County: 659 countUnion County: 317 countVan Buren County: 633 countWashington County: 2,726 countWhite County: 1,862 countWoodruff County: 252 countYell County: 899 count
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count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Washington County: 2,726 countWashington County2,726Benton County: 2,558 countBenton County2,558White County: 1,862 countWhite County1,862Boone County: 1,387 countBoone County1,387Madison County: 1,298 countMadison County1,298Faulkner County: 1,242 countFaulkner County1,242Independence County: 1,146 countIndependence County1,146Carroll County: 1,104 countCarroll County1,104Logan County: 1,032 countLogan County1,032Pope County: 1,016 countPope County1,016Lonoke County: 958 countLonoke County958Polk County: 930 countPolk County930Yell County: 899 countYell County899Crawford County: 898 countCrawford County898Franklin County: 844 countFranklin County844Craighead County: 824 countCraighead County824Fulton County: 820 countFulton County820Hempstead County: 814 countHempstead County814Greene County: 812 countGreene County812Sebastian County: 807 countSebastian County807Conway County: 799 countConway County799Cleburne County: 793 countCleburne County793Izard County: 774 countIzard County774Randolph County: 750 countRandolph County750Lawrence County: 714 countLawrence County714Scott County: 710 countScott County710Howard County: 704 countHoward County704Sharp County: 687 countSharp County687Searcy County: 677 countSearcy County677Clay County: 667 countClay County667Johnson County: 664 countJohnson County664Stone County: 659 countStone County659Sevier County: 635 countSevier County635Van Buren County: 633 countVan Buren County633Poinsett County: 610 countPoinsett County610Newton County: 578 countNewton County578Baxter County: 559 countBaxter County559Miller County: 553 countMiller County553Arkansas County: 550 countArkansas County550Marion County: 544 countMarion County544Washington County: 2,726 countWashington County2,726Benton County: 2,558 countBenton County2,558White County: 1,862 countWhite County1,862Boone County: 1,387 countBoone County1,387Madison County: 1,298 countMadison County1,298Faulkner County: 1,242 countFaulkner County1,242Independence County: 1,146 countIndependence County1,146Carroll County: 1,104 countCarroll County1,104Logan County: 1,032 countLogan County1,032Pope County: 1,016 countPope County1,016Lonoke County: 958 countLonoke County958Polk County: 930 countPolk County930Yell County: 899 countYell County899Crawford County: 898 countCrawford County898Franklin County: 844 countFranklin County844Craighead County: 824 countCraighead County824Fulton County: 820 countFulton County820Hempstead County: 814 countHempstead County814Greene County: 812 countGreene County812Sebastian County: 807 countSebastian County807Conway County: 799 countConway County799Cleburne County: 793 countCleburne County793Izard County: 774 countIzard County774Randolph County: 750 countRandolph County750Lawrence County: 714 countLawrence County714Scott County: 710 countScott County710Howard County: 704 countHoward County704Sharp County: 687 countSharp County687Searcy County: 677 countSearcy County677Clay County: 667 countClay County667Johnson County: 664 countJohnson County664Stone County: 659 countStone County659Sevier County: 635 countSevier County635Van Buren County: 633 countVan Buren County633Poinsett County: 610 countPoinsett County610Newton County: 578 countNewton County578Baxter County: 559 countBaxter County559Miller County: 553 countMiller County553Arkansas County: 550 countArkansas County550Marion County: 544 countMarion County544
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Arkansas by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Arkansas by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/arkansas-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Arkansas by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/arkansas-counties?period=1997.

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Which county has the highest farms?

Washington County, with 2,726 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Calhoun County, with 124 in 1997.

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