Counties in Arkansas by land in farms

Mississippi County had the highest land in farms of 75 counties in 2002, at 468,501 acres. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 19,086 acres. The median was 175,687 acres and the figure for Arkansas was 14,502,793 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest468,501Mississippi County
Lowest19,086Calhoun County
Median175,68775 counties
Arkansas14,502,793History

Map of counties, 2002

Arkansas County: 389,894 acresAshley County: 166,907 acresBaxter County: 103,255 acresBenton County: 312,646 acresBoone County: 283,879 acresBradley County: 29,376 acresCalhoun County: 19,086 acresCarroll County: 268,833 acresChicot County: 268,742 acresClark County: 97,544 acresClay County: 342,586 acresCleburne County: 125,097 acresCleveland County: 35,600 acresColumbia County: 55,037 acresConway County: 173,497 acresCraighead County: 350,149 acresCrawford County: 150,994 acresCrittenden County: 305,671 acresCross County: 325,859 acresDallas County: 25,896 acresDesha County: 284,647 acresDrew County: 116,363 acresFaulkner County: 224,957 acresFranklin County: 175,687 acresFulton County: 249,516 acresGarland County: 46,454 acresGrant County: 36,796 acresGreene County: 262,038 acresHempstead County: 203,678 acresHot Spring County: 74,362 acresHoward County: 109,815 acresIndependence County: 287,849 acresIzard County: 214,662 acresJackson County: 332,431 acresJefferson County: 275,717 acresJohnson County: 117,834 acresLafayette County: 103,948 acresLawrence County: 295,687 acresLee County: 278,113 acresLincoln County: 199,204 acresLittle River County: 147,173 acresLogan County: 199,617 acresLonoke County: 361,015 acresMadison County: 294,801 acresMarion County: 143,272 acresMiller County: 158,208 acresMississippi County: 468,501 acresMonroe County: 232,077 acresMontgomery County: 78,085 acresNevada County: 81,571 acresNewton County: 131,214 acresOuachita County: 33,050 acresPerry County: 67,728 acresPhillips County: 329,021 acresPike County: 67,848 acresPoinsett County: 381,532 acresPolk County: 146,287 acresPope County: 168,592 acresPrairie County: 307,806 acresPulaski County: 118,426 acresRandolph County: 246,422 acresSt. Francis County: 279,233 acresSaline County: 55,967 acresScott County: 123,526 acresSearcy County: 183,472 acresSebastian County: 121,663 acresSevier County: 124,049 acresSharp County: 178,199 acresStone County: 164,113 acresUnion County: 40,477 acresVan Buren County: 131,661 acresWashington County: 367,638 acresWhite County: 394,424 acresWoodruff County: 274,664 acresYell County: 181,155 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Mississippi County: 468,501 acresMississippi County468,501White County: 394,424 acresWhite County394,424Arkansas County: 389,894 acresArkansas County389,894Poinsett County: 381,532 acresPoinsett County381,532Washington County: 367,638 acresWashington County367,638Lonoke County: 361,015 acresLonoke County361,015Craighead County: 350,149 acresCraighead County350,149Clay County: 342,586 acresClay County342,586Jackson County: 332,431 acresJackson County332,431Phillips County: 329,021 acresPhillips County329,021Cross County: 325,859 acresCross County325,859Benton County: 312,646 acresBenton County312,646Prairie County: 307,806 acresPrairie County307,806Crittenden County: 305,671 acresCrittenden County305,671Lawrence County: 295,687 acresLawrence County295,687Madison County: 294,801 acresMadison County294,801Independence County: 287,849 acresIndependence County287,849Desha County: 284,647 acresDesha County284,647Boone County: 283,879 acresBoone County283,879St. Francis County: 279,233 acresSt. Francis County279,233Lee County: 278,113 acresLee County278,113Jefferson County: 275,717 acresJefferson County275,717Woodruff County: 274,664 acresWoodruff County274,664Carroll County: 268,833 acresCarroll County268,833Chicot County: 268,742 acresChicot County268,742Greene County: 262,038 acresGreene County262,038Fulton County: 249,516 acresFulton County249,516Randolph County: 246,422 acresRandolph County246,422Monroe County: 232,077 acresMonroe County232,077Faulkner County: 224,957 acresFaulkner County224,957Izard County: 214,662 acresIzard County214,662Hempstead County: 203,678 acresHempstead County203,678Logan County: 199,617 acresLogan County199,617Lincoln County: 199,204 acresLincoln County199,204Searcy County: 183,472 acresSearcy County183,472Yell County: 181,155 acresYell County181,155Sharp County: 178,199 acresSharp County178,199Franklin County: 175,687 acresFranklin County175,687Conway County: 173,497 acresConway County173,497Pope County: 168,592 acresPope County168,592Mississippi County: 468,501 acresMississippi County468,501White County: 394,424 acresWhite County394,424Arkansas County: 389,894 acresArkansas County389,894Poinsett County: 381,532 acresPoinsett County381,532Washington County: 367,638 acresWashington County367,638Lonoke County: 361,015 acresLonoke County361,015Craighead County: 350,149 acresCraighead County350,149Clay County: 342,586 acresClay County342,586Jackson County: 332,431 acresJackson County332,431Phillips County: 329,021 acresPhillips County329,021Cross County: 325,859 acresCross County325,859Benton County: 312,646 acresBenton County312,646Prairie County: 307,806 acresPrairie County307,806Crittenden County: 305,671 acresCrittenden County305,671Lawrence County: 295,687 acresLawrence County295,687Madison County: 294,801 acresMadison County294,801Independence County: 287,849 acresIndependence County287,849Desha County: 284,647 acresDesha County284,647Boone County: 283,879 acresBoone County283,879St. Francis County: 279,233 acresSt. Francis County279,233Lee County: 278,113 acresLee County278,113Jefferson County: 275,717 acresJefferson County275,717Woodruff County: 274,664 acresWoodruff County274,664Carroll County: 268,833 acresCarroll County268,833Chicot County: 268,742 acresChicot County268,742Greene County: 262,038 acresGreene County262,038Fulton County: 249,516 acresFulton County249,516Randolph County: 246,422 acresRandolph County246,422Monroe County: 232,077 acresMonroe County232,077Faulkner County: 224,957 acresFaulkner County224,957Izard County: 214,662 acresIzard County214,662Hempstead County: 203,678 acresHempstead County203,678Logan County: 199,617 acresLogan County199,617Lincoln County: 199,204 acresLincoln County199,204Searcy County: 183,472 acresSearcy County183,472Yell County: 181,155 acresYell County181,155Sharp County: 178,199 acresSharp County178,199Franklin County: 175,687 acresFranklin County175,687Conway County: 173,497 acresConway County173,497Pope County: 168,592 acresPope County168,592
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Mississippi County468,501
2White County394,424
3Arkansas County389,894
4Poinsett County381,532
5Washington County367,638
6Lonoke County361,015
7Craighead County350,149
8Clay County342,586
9Jackson County332,431
10Phillips County329,021
11Cross County325,859
12Benton County312,646
13Prairie County307,806
14Crittenden County305,671
15Lawrence County295,687
16Madison County294,801
17Independence County287,849
18Desha County284,647
19Boone County283,879
20St. Francis County279,233
21Lee County278,113
22Jefferson County275,717
23Woodruff County274,664
24Carroll County268,833
25Chicot County268,742
26Greene County262,038
27Fulton County249,516
28Randolph County246,422
29Monroe County232,077
30Faulkner County224,957
31Izard County214,662
32Hempstead County203,678
33Logan County199,617
34Lincoln County199,204
35Searcy County183,472
36Yell County181,155
37Sharp County178,199
38Franklin County175,687
39Conway County173,497
40Pope County168,592
41Ashley County166,907
42Stone County164,113
43Miller County158,208
44Crawford County150,994
45Little River County147,173
46Polk County146,287
47Marion County143,272
48Van Buren County131,661
49Newton County131,214
50Cleburne County125,097
51Sevier County124,049
52Scott County123,526
53Sebastian County121,663
54Pulaski County118,426
55Johnson County117,834
56Drew County116,363
57Howard County109,815
58Lafayette County103,948
59Baxter County103,255
60Clark County97,544
61Nevada County81,571
62Montgomery County78,085
63Hot Spring County74,362
64Pike County67,848
65Perry County67,728
66Saline County55,967
67Columbia County55,037
68Garland County46,454
69Union County40,477
70Grant County36,796
71Cleveland County35,600
72Ouachita County33,050
73Bradley County29,376
74Dallas County25,896
75Calhoun County19,086

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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, 2002. 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=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mississippi County, with 468,501 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Calhoun County, with 19,086 acres in 2002.

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