Counties in Arkansas by land in farms

Mississippi County had the highest land in farms of 75 counties in 1997, at 503,134 acres. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 18,380 acres. The median was 177,387 acres and the figure for Arkansas was 14,823,865 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest503,134Mississippi County
Lowest18,380Calhoun County
Median177,38775 counties
Arkansas14,823,865History

Map of counties, 1997

Arkansas County: 432,816 acresAshley County: 177,387 acresBaxter County: 112,029 acresBenton County: 305,353 acresBoone County: 269,920 acresBradley County: 30,816 acresCalhoun County: 18,380 acresCarroll County: 245,635 acresChicot County: 295,039 acresClark County: 99,772 acresClay County: 331,487 acresCleburne County: 125,838 acresCleveland County: 33,017 acresColumbia County: 61,330 acresConway County: 170,112 acresCraighead County: 377,501 acresCrawford County: 145,980 acresCrittenden County: 329,968 acresCross County: 348,915 acresDallas County: 24,344 acresDesha County: 282,522 acresDrew County: 127,632 acresFaulkner County: 224,067 acresFranklin County: 174,274 acresFulton County: 241,928 acresGarland County: 47,283 acresGrant County: 34,405 acresGreene County: 273,911 acresHempstead County: 193,354 acresHot Spring County: 79,136 acresHoward County: 108,559 acresIndependence County: 290,445 acresIzard County: 194,626 acresJackson County: 343,359 acresJefferson County: 296,005 acresJohnson County: 119,255 acresLafayette County: 96,865 acresLawrence County: 302,120 acresLee County: 284,228 acresLincoln County: 188,831 acresLittle River County: 151,842 acresLogan County: 206,762 acresLonoke County: 402,062 acresMadison County: 292,218 acresMarion County: 144,536 acresMiller County: 157,316 acresMississippi County: 503,134 acresMonroe County: 241,790 acresMontgomery County: 76,034 acresNevada County: 74,569 acresNewton County: 114,008 acresOuachita County: 32,255 acresPerry County: 77,306 acresPhillips County: 367,054 acresPike County: 71,188 acresPoinsett County: 413,012 acresPolk County: 135,156 acresPope County: 161,339 acresPrairie County: 309,310 acresPulaski County: 117,614 acresRandolph County: 270,194 acresSt. Francis County: 294,071 acresSaline County: 53,349 acresScott County: 118,183 acresSearcy County: 196,817 acresSebastian County: 119,082 acresSevier County: 136,824 acresSharp County: 183,492 acresStone County: 146,209 acresUnion County: 37,151 acresVan Buren County: 138,676 acresWashington County: 348,887 acresWhite County: 411,784 acresWoodruff County: 286,775 acresYell County: 195,422 acres
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acres, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Mississippi County: 503,134 acresMississippi County503,134Arkansas County: 432,816 acresArkansas County432,816Poinsett County: 413,012 acresPoinsett County413,012White County: 411,784 acresWhite County411,784Lonoke County: 402,062 acresLonoke County402,062Craighead County: 377,501 acresCraighead County377,501Phillips County: 367,054 acresPhillips County367,054Cross County: 348,915 acresCross County348,915Washington County: 348,887 acresWashington County348,887Jackson County: 343,359 acresJackson County343,359Clay County: 331,487 acresClay County331,487Crittenden County: 329,968 acresCrittenden County329,968Prairie County: 309,310 acresPrairie County309,310Benton County: 305,353 acresBenton County305,353Lawrence County: 302,120 acresLawrence County302,120Jefferson County: 296,005 acresJefferson County296,005Chicot County: 295,039 acresChicot County295,039St. Francis County: 294,071 acresSt. Francis County294,071Madison County: 292,218 acresMadison County292,218Independence County: 290,445 acresIndependence County290,445Woodruff County: 286,775 acresWoodruff County286,775Lee County: 284,228 acresLee County284,228Desha County: 282,522 acresDesha County282,522Greene County: 273,911 acresGreene County273,911Randolph County: 270,194 acresRandolph County270,194Boone County: 269,920 acresBoone County269,920Carroll County: 245,635 acresCarroll County245,635Fulton County: 241,928 acresFulton County241,928Monroe County: 241,790 acresMonroe County241,790Faulkner County: 224,067 acresFaulkner County224,067Logan County: 206,762 acresLogan County206,762Searcy County: 196,817 acresSearcy County196,817Yell County: 195,422 acresYell County195,422Izard County: 194,626 acresIzard County194,626Hempstead County: 193,354 acresHempstead County193,354Lincoln County: 188,831 acresLincoln County188,831Sharp County: 183,492 acresSharp County183,492Ashley County: 177,387 acresAshley County177,387Franklin County: 174,274 acresFranklin County174,274Conway County: 170,112 acresConway County170,112Mississippi County: 503,134 acresMississippi County503,134Arkansas County: 432,816 acresArkansas County432,816Poinsett County: 413,012 acresPoinsett County413,012White County: 411,784 acresWhite County411,784Lonoke County: 402,062 acresLonoke County402,062Craighead County: 377,501 acresCraighead County377,501Phillips County: 367,054 acresPhillips County367,054Cross County: 348,915 acresCross County348,915Washington County: 348,887 acresWashington County348,887Jackson County: 343,359 acresJackson County343,359Clay County: 331,487 acresClay County331,487Crittenden County: 329,968 acresCrittenden County329,968Prairie County: 309,310 acresPrairie County309,310Benton County: 305,353 acresBenton County305,353Lawrence County: 302,120 acresLawrence County302,120Jefferson County: 296,005 acresJefferson County296,005Chicot County: 295,039 acresChicot County295,039St. Francis County: 294,071 acresSt. Francis County294,071Madison County: 292,218 acresMadison County292,218Independence County: 290,445 acresIndependence County290,445Woodruff County: 286,775 acresWoodruff County286,775Lee County: 284,228 acresLee County284,228Desha County: 282,522 acresDesha County282,522Greene County: 273,911 acresGreene County273,911Randolph County: 270,194 acresRandolph County270,194Boone County: 269,920 acresBoone County269,920Carroll County: 245,635 acresCarroll County245,635Fulton County: 241,928 acresFulton County241,928Monroe County: 241,790 acresMonroe County241,790Faulkner County: 224,067 acresFaulkner County224,067Logan County: 206,762 acresLogan County206,762Searcy County: 196,817 acresSearcy County196,817Yell County: 195,422 acresYell County195,422Izard County: 194,626 acresIzard County194,626Hempstead County: 193,354 acresHempstead County193,354Lincoln County: 188,831 acresLincoln County188,831Sharp County: 183,492 acresSharp County183,492Ashley County: 177,387 acresAshley County177,387Franklin County: 174,274 acresFranklin County174,274Conway County: 170,112 acresConway County170,112
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

RankCounties1997
acres
1Mississippi County503,134
2Arkansas County432,816
3Poinsett County413,012
4White County411,784
5Lonoke County402,062
6Craighead County377,501
7Phillips County367,054
8Cross County348,915
9Washington County348,887
10Jackson County343,359
11Clay County331,487
12Crittenden County329,968
13Prairie County309,310
14Benton County305,353
15Lawrence County302,120
16Jefferson County296,005
17Chicot County295,039
18St. Francis County294,071
19Madison County292,218
20Independence County290,445
21Woodruff County286,775
22Lee County284,228
23Desha County282,522
24Greene County273,911
25Randolph County270,194
26Boone County269,920
27Carroll County245,635
28Fulton County241,928
29Monroe County241,790
30Faulkner County224,067
31Logan County206,762
32Searcy County196,817
33Yell County195,422
34Izard County194,626
35Hempstead County193,354
36Lincoln County188,831
37Sharp County183,492
38Ashley County177,387
39Franklin County174,274
40Conway County170,112
41Pope County161,339
42Miller County157,316
43Little River County151,842
44Stone County146,209
45Crawford County145,980
46Marion County144,536
47Van Buren County138,676
48Sevier County136,824
49Polk County135,156
50Drew County127,632
51Cleburne County125,838
52Johnson County119,255
53Sebastian County119,082
54Scott County118,183
55Pulaski County117,614
56Newton County114,008
57Baxter County112,029
58Howard County108,559
59Clark County99,772
60Lafayette County96,865
61Hot Spring County79,136
62Perry County77,306
63Montgomery County76,034
64Nevada County74,569
65Pike County71,188
66Columbia County61,330
67Saline County53,349
68Garland County47,283
69Union County37,151
70Grant County34,405
71Cleveland County33,017
72Ouachita County32,255
73Bradley County30,816
74Dallas County24,344
75Calhoun County18,380

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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.

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

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mississippi County, with 503,134 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Calhoun County, with 18,380 acres in 1997.

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