Counties in Arkansas by land in farms, 2022

Mississippi County had the highest land in farms of 75 counties in 2022, at 515,954 acres. Dallas County had the lowest, at 12,625 acres. The median was 172,176 acres and the figure for Arkansas was 13,722,525 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest515,954Mississippi County
Lowest12,625Dallas County
Median172,17675 counties
Arkansas13,722,525History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mississippi County: 515,954 acresMississippi County515,954Lonoke County: 408,836 acresLonoke County408,836Arkansas County: 407,865 acresArkansas County407,865Phillips County: 380,542 acresPhillips County380,542White County: 376,803 acresWhite County376,803Crittenden County: 354,875 acresCrittenden County354,875Poinsett County: 348,782 acresPoinsett County348,782Lee County: 306,554 acresLee County306,554Washington County: 301,969 acresWashington County301,969Independence County: 298,252 acresIndependence County298,252Jefferson County: 296,354 acresJefferson County296,354Jackson County: 290,108 acresJackson County290,108St. Francis County: 286,143 acresSt. Francis County286,143Craighead County: 283,467 acresCraighead County283,467Prairie County: 280,447 acresPrairie County280,447Chicot County: 276,268 acresChicot County276,268Cross County: 275,217 acresCross County275,217Desha County: 261,668 acresDesha County261,668Lawrence County: 256,117 acresLawrence County256,117Fulton County: 251,586 acresFulton County251,586Carroll County: 247,703 acresCarroll County247,703Clay County: 246,685 acresClay County246,685Randolph County: 246,404 acresRandolph County246,404Madison County: 236,155 acresMadison County236,155Hempstead County: 230,281 acresHempstead County230,281Greene County: 224,286 acresGreene County224,286Boone County: 222,741 acresBoone County222,741Woodruff County: 222,605 acresWoodruff County222,605Benton County: 216,914 acresBenton County216,914Lincoln County: 212,791 acresLincoln County212,791Logan County: 212,374 acresLogan County212,374Faulkner County: 195,761 acresFaulkner County195,761Yell County: 189,747 acresYell County189,747Izard County: 183,625 acresIzard County183,625Franklin County: 182,421 acresFranklin County182,421Searcy County: 175,165 acresSearcy County175,165Little River County: 173,519 acresLittle River County173,519Pope County: 172,176 acresPope County172,176Monroe County: 170,551 acresMonroe County170,551Conway County: 169,029 acresConway County169,029
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Mississippi County515,954
2Lonoke County408,836
3Arkansas County407,865
4Phillips County380,542
5White County376,803
6Crittenden County354,875
7Poinsett County348,782
8Lee County306,554
9Washington County301,969
10Independence County298,252
11Jefferson County296,354
12Jackson County290,108
13St. Francis County286,143
14Craighead County283,467
15Prairie County280,447
16Chicot County276,268
17Cross County275,217
18Desha County261,668
19Lawrence County256,117
20Fulton County251,586
21Carroll County247,703
22Clay County246,685
23Randolph County246,404
24Madison County236,155
25Hempstead County230,281
26Greene County224,286
27Boone County222,741
28Woodruff County222,605
29Benton County216,914
30Lincoln County212,791
31Logan County212,374
32Faulkner County195,761
33Yell County189,747
34Izard County183,625
35Franklin County182,421
36Searcy County175,165
37Little River County173,519
38Pope County172,176
39Monroe County170,551
40Conway County169,029
41Miller County161,898
42Sharp County151,450
43Marion County149,422
44Ashley County146,003
45Stone County142,096
46Crawford County139,358
47Sevier County120,912
48Lafayette County120,374
49Sebastian County114,180
50Cleburne County112,299
51Howard County110,927
52Baxter County108,528
53Scott County106,366
54Van Buren County106,364
55Pike County104,823
56Johnson County104,688
57Polk County103,336
58Drew County102,338
59Newton County86,152
60Nevada County83,981
61Clark County78,119
62Montgomery County74,645
63Pulaski County72,088
64Perry County68,311
65Grant County68,153
66Hot Spring County67,178
67Saline County59,794
68Columbia County58,575
69Union County43,998
70Ouachita County41,514
71Cleveland County39,364
72Bradley County29,022
73Garland County29,001
74Calhoun County15,903
75Dallas County12,625

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Arkansas by land in farms, 2022. 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/land-in-farms/arkansas-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Arkansas by land in farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mississippi County, with 515,954 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Dallas County, with 12,625 acres in 2022.

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