Counties in Arkansas by farms

Washington County had the highest farms of 75 counties in 2017, at 2,279. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 101. The median was 513 and the figure for Arkansas was 42,625. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,279Washington County
Median51375 counties
Arkansas42,625History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 488 countAshley County: 353 countBaxter County: 479 countBenton County: 1,936 countBoone County: 1,313 countBradley County: 181 countCalhoun County: 101 countCarroll County: 1,169 countChicot County: 291 countClark County: 377 countClay County: 542 countCleburne County: 676 countCleveland County: 205 countColumbia County: 297 countConway County: 768 countCraighead County: 523 countCrawford County: 799 countCrittenden County: 262 countCross County: 300 countDallas County: 126 countDesha County: 275 countDrew County: 318 countFaulkner County: 1,191 countFranklin County: 752 countFulton County: 795 countGarland County: 357 countGrant County: 281 countGreene County: 631 countHempstead County: 613 countHot Spring County: 563 countHoward County: 586 countIndependence County: 890 countIzard County: 632 countJackson County: 424 countJefferson County: 436 countJohnson County: 577 countLafayette County: 287 countLawrence County: 535 countLee County: 221 countLincoln County: 369 countLittle River County: 414 countLogan County: 873 countLonoke County: 702 countMadison County: 1,229 countMarion County: 587 countMiller County: 513 countMississippi County: 284 countMonroe County: 186 countMontgomery County: 428 countNevada County: 355 countNewton County: 537 countOuachita County: 205 countPerry County: 397 countPhillips County: 231 countPike County: 394 countPoinsett County: 363 countPolk County: 793 countPope County: 919 countPrairie County: 350 countPulaski County: 411 countRandolph County: 657 countSt. Francis County: 278 countSaline County: 371 countScott County: 528 countSearcy County: 631 countSebastian County: 706 countSevier County: 540 countSharp County: 622 countStone County: 526 countUnion County: 268 countVan Buren County: 611 countWashington County: 2,279 countWhite County: 1,613 countWoodruff County: 187 countYell County: 718 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Washington County: 2,279 countWashington County2,279Benton County: 1,936 countBenton County1,936White County: 1,613 countWhite County1,613Boone County: 1,313 countBoone County1,313Madison County: 1,229 countMadison County1,229Faulkner County: 1,191 countFaulkner County1,191Carroll County: 1,169 countCarroll County1,169Pope County: 919 countPope County919Independence County: 890 countIndependence County890Logan County: 873 countLogan County873Crawford County: 799 countCrawford County799Fulton County: 795 countFulton County795Polk County: 793 countPolk County793Conway County: 768 countConway County768Franklin County: 752 countFranklin County752Yell County: 718 countYell County718Sebastian County: 706 countSebastian County706Lonoke County: 702 countLonoke County702Cleburne County: 676 countCleburne County676Randolph County: 657 countRandolph County657Izard County: 632 countIzard County632Greene County: 631 countGreene County631Searcy County: 631 countSearcy County631Sharp County: 622 countSharp County622Hempstead County: 613 countHempstead County613Van Buren County: 611 countVan Buren County611Marion County: 587 countMarion County587Howard County: 586 countHoward County586Johnson County: 577 countJohnson County577Hot Spring County: 563 countHot Spring County563Clay County: 542 countClay County542Sevier County: 540 countSevier County540Newton County: 537 countNewton County537Lawrence County: 535 countLawrence County535Scott County: 528 countScott County528Stone County: 526 countStone County526Craighead County: 523 countCraighead County523Miller County: 513 countMiller County513Arkansas County: 488 countArkansas County488Baxter County: 479 countBaxter County479Washington County: 2,279 countWashington County2,279Benton County: 1,936 countBenton County1,936White County: 1,613 countWhite County1,613Boone County: 1,313 countBoone County1,313Madison County: 1,229 countMadison County1,229Faulkner County: 1,191 countFaulkner County1,191Carroll County: 1,169 countCarroll County1,169Pope County: 919 countPope County919Independence County: 890 countIndependence County890Logan County: 873 countLogan County873Crawford County: 799 countCrawford County799Fulton County: 795 countFulton County795Polk County: 793 countPolk County793Conway County: 768 countConway County768Franklin County: 752 countFranklin County752Yell County: 718 countYell County718Sebastian County: 706 countSebastian County706Lonoke County: 702 countLonoke County702Cleburne County: 676 countCleburne County676Randolph County: 657 countRandolph County657Izard County: 632 countIzard County632Greene County: 631 countGreene County631Searcy County: 631 countSearcy County631Sharp County: 622 countSharp County622Hempstead County: 613 countHempstead County613Van Buren County: 611 countVan Buren County611Marion County: 587 countMarion County587Howard County: 586 countHoward County586Johnson County: 577 countJohnson County577Hot Spring County: 563 countHot Spring County563Clay County: 542 countClay County542Sevier County: 540 countSevier County540Newton County: 537 countNewton County537Lawrence County: 535 countLawrence County535Scott County: 528 countScott County528Stone County: 526 countStone County526Craighead County: 523 countCraighead County523Miller County: 513 countMiller County513Arkansas County: 488 countArkansas County488Baxter County: 479 countBaxter County479
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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/arkansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Washington County, with 2,279 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Calhoun County, with 101 in 2017.

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