Counties in Arkansas by farms

Washington County had the highest farms of 75 counties in 2012, at 2,502. Dallas County had the lowest, at 90. The median was 523 and the figure for Arkansas was 45,071. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,502Washington County
Median52375 counties
Arkansas45,071History

Map of counties, 2012

Arkansas County: 492 countAshley County: 376 countBaxter County: 561 countBenton County: 2,157 countBoone County: 1,282 countBradley County: 185 countCalhoun County: 92 countCarroll County: 1,126 countChicot County: 313 countClark County: 381 countClay County: 610 countCleburne County: 797 countCleveland County: 211 countColumbia County: 278 countConway County: 816 countCraighead County: 583 countCrawford County: 886 countCrittenden County: 263 countCross County: 325 countDallas County: 90 countDesha County: 244 countDrew County: 308 countFaulkner County: 1,288 countFranklin County: 829 countFulton County: 753 countGarland County: 361 countGrant County: 257 countGreene County: 711 countHempstead County: 748 countHot Spring County: 536 countHoward County: 552 countIndependence County: 1,003 countIzard County: 633 countJackson County: 437 countJefferson County: 444 countJohnson County: 624 countLafayette County: 263 countLawrence County: 559 countLee County: 220 countLincoln County: 377 countLittle River County: 448 countLogan County: 969 countLonoke County: 767 countMadison County: 1,250 countMarion County: 485 countMiller County: 525 countMississippi County: 347 countMonroe County: 230 countMontgomery County: 449 countNevada County: 351 countNewton County: 648 countOuachita County: 182 countPerry County: 419 countPhillips County: 282 countPike County: 346 countPoinsett County: 397 countPolk County: 893 countPope County: 977 countPrairie County: 445 countPulaski County: 417 countRandolph County: 667 countSt. Francis County: 326 countSaline County: 386 countScott County: 602 countSearcy County: 592 countSebastian County: 770 countSevier County: 543 countSharp County: 648 countStone County: 523 countUnion County: 280 countVan Buren County: 587 countWashington County: 2,502 countWhite County: 1,836 countWoodruff County: 217 countYell County: 794 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Washington County: 2,502 countWashington County2,502Benton County: 2,157 countBenton County2,157White County: 1,836 countWhite County1,836Faulkner County: 1,288 countFaulkner County1,288Boone County: 1,282 countBoone County1,282Madison County: 1,250 countMadison County1,250Carroll County: 1,126 countCarroll County1,126Independence County: 1,003 countIndependence County1,003Pope County: 977 countPope County977Logan County: 969 countLogan County969Polk County: 893 countPolk County893Crawford County: 886 countCrawford County886Franklin County: 829 countFranklin County829Conway County: 816 countConway County816Cleburne County: 797 countCleburne County797Yell County: 794 countYell County794Sebastian County: 770 countSebastian County770Lonoke County: 767 countLonoke County767Fulton County: 753 countFulton County753Hempstead County: 748 countHempstead County748Greene County: 711 countGreene County711Randolph County: 667 countRandolph County667Newton County: 648 countNewton County648Sharp County: 648 countSharp County648Izard County: 633 countIzard County633Johnson County: 624 countJohnson County624Clay County: 610 countClay County610Scott County: 602 countScott County602Searcy County: 592 countSearcy County592Van Buren County: 587 countVan Buren County587Craighead County: 583 countCraighead County583Baxter County: 561 countBaxter County561Lawrence County: 559 countLawrence County559Howard County: 552 countHoward County552Sevier County: 543 countSevier County543Hot Spring County: 536 countHot Spring County536Miller County: 525 countMiller County525Stone County: 523 countStone County523Arkansas County: 492 countArkansas County492Marion County: 485 countMarion County485Washington County: 2,502 countWashington County2,502Benton County: 2,157 countBenton County2,157White County: 1,836 countWhite County1,836Faulkner County: 1,288 countFaulkner County1,288Boone County: 1,282 countBoone County1,282Madison County: 1,250 countMadison County1,250Carroll County: 1,126 countCarroll County1,126Independence County: 1,003 countIndependence County1,003Pope County: 977 countPope County977Logan County: 969 countLogan County969Polk County: 893 countPolk County893Crawford County: 886 countCrawford County886Franklin County: 829 countFranklin County829Conway County: 816 countConway County816Cleburne County: 797 countCleburne County797Yell County: 794 countYell County794Sebastian County: 770 countSebastian County770Lonoke County: 767 countLonoke County767Fulton County: 753 countFulton County753Hempstead County: 748 countHempstead County748Greene County: 711 countGreene County711Randolph County: 667 countRandolph County667Newton County: 648 countNewton County648Sharp County: 648 countSharp County648Izard County: 633 countIzard County633Johnson County: 624 countJohnson County624Clay County: 610 countClay County610Scott County: 602 countScott County602Searcy County: 592 countSearcy County592Van Buren County: 587 countVan Buren County587Craighead County: 583 countCraighead County583Baxter County: 561 countBaxter County561Lawrence County: 559 countLawrence County559Howard County: 552 countHoward County552Sevier County: 543 countSevier County543Hot Spring County: 536 countHot Spring County536Miller County: 525 countMiller County525Stone County: 523 countStone County523Arkansas County: 492 countArkansas County492Marion County: 485 countMarion County485
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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/arkansas-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Washington County, with 2,502 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Dallas County, with 90 in 2012.

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