Counties in Arkansas by farms

Washington County had the highest farms of 75 counties in 2007, at 2,915. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 101. The median was 556 and the figure for Arkansas was 49,346. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,915Washington County
Median55675 counties
Arkansas49,346History

Map of counties, 2007

Arkansas County: 539 countAshley County: 436 countBaxter County: 668 countBenton County: 2,151 countBoone County: 1,266 countBradley County: 219 countCalhoun County: 101 countCarroll County: 1,139 countChicot County: 382 countClark County: 430 countClay County: 731 countCleburne County: 905 countCleveland County: 241 countColumbia County: 306 countConway County: 994 countCraighead County: 736 countCrawford County: 1,026 countCrittenden County: 266 countCross County: 364 countDallas County: 106 countDesha County: 273 countDrew County: 368 countFaulkner County: 1,341 countFranklin County: 759 countFulton County: 702 countGarland County: 439 countGrant County: 282 countGreene County: 770 countHempstead County: 894 countHot Spring County: 644 countHoward County: 592 countIndependence County: 1,121 countIzard County: 639 countJackson County: 445 countJefferson County: 489 countJohnson County: 607 countLafayette County: 313 countLawrence County: 592 countLee County: 251 countLincoln County: 384 countLittle River County: 482 countLogan County: 942 countLonoke County: 832 countMadison County: 1,339 countMarion County: 463 countMiller County: 601 countMississippi County: 369 countMonroe County: 229 countMontgomery County: 456 countNevada County: 395 countNewton County: 636 countOuachita County: 222 countPerry County: 453 countPhillips County: 307 countPike County: 425 countPoinsett County: 418 countPolk County: 1,007 countPope County: 1,080 countPrairie County: 539 countPulaski County: 484 countRandolph County: 766 countSt. Francis County: 310 countSaline County: 371 countScott County: 593 countSearcy County: 617 countSebastian County: 931 countSevier County: 598 countSharp County: 723 countStone County: 556 countUnion County: 356 countVan Buren County: 566 countWashington County: 2,915 countWhite County: 2,199 countWoodruff County: 262 countYell County: 993 count
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count, 2007. 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, 2007

Washington County: 2,915 countWashington County2,915White County: 2,199 countWhite County2,199Benton County: 2,151 countBenton County2,151Faulkner County: 1,341 countFaulkner County1,341Madison County: 1,339 countMadison County1,339Boone County: 1,266 countBoone County1,266Carroll County: 1,139 countCarroll County1,139Independence County: 1,121 countIndependence County1,121Pope County: 1,080 countPope County1,080Crawford County: 1,026 countCrawford County1,026Polk County: 1,007 countPolk County1,007Conway County: 994 countConway County994Yell County: 993 countYell County993Logan County: 942 countLogan County942Sebastian County: 931 countSebastian County931Cleburne County: 905 countCleburne County905Hempstead County: 894 countHempstead County894Lonoke County: 832 countLonoke County832Greene County: 770 countGreene County770Randolph County: 766 countRandolph County766Franklin County: 759 countFranklin County759Craighead County: 736 countCraighead County736Clay County: 731 countClay County731Sharp County: 723 countSharp County723Fulton County: 702 countFulton County702Baxter County: 668 countBaxter County668Hot Spring County: 644 countHot Spring County644Izard County: 639 countIzard County639Newton County: 636 countNewton County636Searcy County: 617 countSearcy County617Johnson County: 607 countJohnson County607Miller County: 601 countMiller County601Sevier County: 598 countSevier County598Scott County: 593 countScott County593Howard County: 592 countHoward County592Lawrence County: 592 countLawrence County592Van Buren County: 566 countVan Buren County566Stone County: 556 countStone County556Arkansas County: 539 countArkansas County539Prairie County: 539 countPrairie County539Washington County: 2,915 countWashington County2,915White County: 2,199 countWhite County2,199Benton County: 2,151 countBenton County2,151Faulkner County: 1,341 countFaulkner County1,341Madison County: 1,339 countMadison County1,339Boone County: 1,266 countBoone County1,266Carroll County: 1,139 countCarroll County1,139Independence County: 1,121 countIndependence County1,121Pope County: 1,080 countPope County1,080Crawford County: 1,026 countCrawford County1,026Polk County: 1,007 countPolk County1,007Conway County: 994 countConway County994Yell County: 993 countYell County993Logan County: 942 countLogan County942Sebastian County: 931 countSebastian County931Cleburne County: 905 countCleburne County905Hempstead County: 894 countHempstead County894Lonoke County: 832 countLonoke County832Greene County: 770 countGreene County770Randolph County: 766 countRandolph County766Franklin County: 759 countFranklin County759Craighead County: 736 countCraighead County736Clay County: 731 countClay County731Sharp County: 723 countSharp County723Fulton County: 702 countFulton County702Baxter County: 668 countBaxter County668Hot Spring County: 644 countHot Spring County644Izard County: 639 countIzard County639Newton County: 636 countNewton County636Searcy County: 617 countSearcy County617Johnson County: 607 countJohnson County607Miller County: 601 countMiller County601Sevier County: 598 countSevier County598Scott County: 593 countScott County593Howard County: 592 countHoward County592Lawrence County: 592 countLawrence County592Van Buren County: 566 countVan Buren County566Stone County: 556 countStone County556Arkansas County: 539 countArkansas County539Prairie County: 539 countPrairie County539
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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/arkansas-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Washington County, with 2,915 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Calhoun County, with 101 in 2007.

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