Counties in Arkansas by farms

Washington County had the highest farms of 75 counties in 2002, at 2,800. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 116. The median was 526 and the figure for Arkansas was 47,483. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,800Washington County
Median52675 counties
Arkansas47,483History

Map of counties, 2002

Arkansas County: 502 countAshley County: 336 countBaxter County: 572 countBenton County: 2,376 countBoone County: 1,305 countBradley County: 222 countCalhoun County: 116 countCarroll County: 1,089 countChicot County: 357 countClark County: 374 countClay County: 702 countCleburne County: 807 countCleveland County: 220 countColumbia County: 339 countConway County: 779 countCraighead County: 730 countCrawford County: 916 countCrittenden County: 238 countCross County: 346 countDallas County: 125 countDesha County: 264 countDrew County: 296 countFaulkner County: 1,317 countFranklin County: 832 countFulton County: 820 countGarland County: 386 countGrant County: 251 countGreene County: 827 countHempstead County: 783 countHot Spring County: 486 countHoward County: 642 countIndependence County: 1,117 countIzard County: 741 countJackson County: 398 countJefferson County: 378 countJohnson County: 694 countLafayette County: 284 countLawrence County: 614 countLee County: 257 countLincoln County: 315 countLittle River County: 424 countLogan County: 962 countLonoke County: 777 countMadison County: 1,270 countMarion County: 526 countMiller County: 516 countMississippi County: 388 countMonroe County: 250 countMontgomery County: 413 countNevada County: 393 countNewton County: 613 countOuachita County: 195 countPerry County: 380 countPhillips County: 301 countPike County: 393 countPoinsett County: 448 countPolk County: 845 countPope County: 1,044 countPrairie County: 431 countPulaski County: 575 countRandolph County: 710 countSt. Francis County: 347 countSaline County: 432 countScott County: 697 countSearcy County: 615 countSebastian County: 812 countSevier County: 590 countSharp County: 680 countStone County: 681 countUnion County: 342 countVan Buren County: 603 countWashington County: 2,800 countWhite County: 1,823 countWoodruff County: 225 countYell County: 829 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Washington County: 2,800 countWashington County2,800Benton County: 2,376 countBenton County2,376White County: 1,823 countWhite County1,823Faulkner County: 1,317 countFaulkner County1,317Boone County: 1,305 countBoone County1,305Madison County: 1,270 countMadison County1,270Independence County: 1,117 countIndependence County1,117Carroll County: 1,089 countCarroll County1,089Pope County: 1,044 countPope County1,044Logan County: 962 countLogan County962Crawford County: 916 countCrawford County916Polk County: 845 countPolk County845Franklin County: 832 countFranklin County832Yell County: 829 countYell County829Greene County: 827 countGreene County827Fulton County: 820 countFulton County820Sebastian County: 812 countSebastian County812Cleburne County: 807 countCleburne County807Hempstead County: 783 countHempstead County783Conway County: 779 countConway County779Lonoke County: 777 countLonoke County777Izard County: 741 countIzard County741Craighead County: 730 countCraighead County730Randolph County: 710 countRandolph County710Clay County: 702 countClay County702Scott County: 697 countScott County697Johnson County: 694 countJohnson County694Stone County: 681 countStone County681Sharp County: 680 countSharp County680Howard County: 642 countHoward County642Searcy County: 615 countSearcy County615Lawrence County: 614 countLawrence County614Newton County: 613 countNewton County613Van Buren County: 603 countVan Buren County603Sevier County: 590 countSevier County590Pulaski County: 575 countPulaski County575Baxter County: 572 countBaxter County572Marion County: 526 countMarion County526Miller County: 516 countMiller County516Arkansas County: 502 countArkansas County502Washington County: 2,800 countWashington County2,800Benton County: 2,376 countBenton County2,376White County: 1,823 countWhite County1,823Faulkner County: 1,317 countFaulkner County1,317Boone County: 1,305 countBoone County1,305Madison County: 1,270 countMadison County1,270Independence County: 1,117 countIndependence County1,117Carroll County: 1,089 countCarroll County1,089Pope County: 1,044 countPope County1,044Logan County: 962 countLogan County962Crawford County: 916 countCrawford County916Polk County: 845 countPolk County845Franklin County: 832 countFranklin County832Yell County: 829 countYell County829Greene County: 827 countGreene County827Fulton County: 820 countFulton County820Sebastian County: 812 countSebastian County812Cleburne County: 807 countCleburne County807Hempstead County: 783 countHempstead County783Conway County: 779 countConway County779Lonoke County: 777 countLonoke County777Izard County: 741 countIzard County741Craighead County: 730 countCraighead County730Randolph County: 710 countRandolph County710Clay County: 702 countClay County702Scott County: 697 countScott County697Johnson County: 694 countJohnson County694Stone County: 681 countStone County681Sharp County: 680 countSharp County680Howard County: 642 countHoward County642Searcy County: 615 countSearcy County615Lawrence County: 614 countLawrence County614Newton County: 613 countNewton County613Van Buren County: 603 countVan Buren County603Sevier County: 590 countSevier County590Pulaski County: 575 countPulaski County575Baxter County: 572 countBaxter County572Marion County: 526 countMarion County526Miller County: 516 countMiller County516Arkansas County: 502 countArkansas County502
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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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Which county has the highest farms?

Washington County, with 2,800 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Calhoun County, with 116 in 2002.

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