Counties in Arkansas by land in farms

Mississippi County had the highest land in farms of 75 counties in 2007, at 461,328 acres. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 16,405 acres. The median was 170,415 acres and the figure for Arkansas was 13,872,862 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest461,328Mississippi County
Lowest16,405Calhoun County
Median170,41575 counties
Arkansas13,872,862History

Map of counties, 2007

Arkansas County: 405,103 acresAshley County: 154,180 acresBaxter County: 97,150 acresBenton County: 254,608 acresBoone County: 242,042 acresBradley County: 25,235 acresCalhoun County: 16,405 acresCarroll County: 242,506 acresChicot County: 285,517 acresClark County: 81,808 acresClay County: 330,464 acresCleburne County: 129,815 acresCleveland County: 31,083 acresColumbia County: 47,044 acresConway County: 187,142 acresCraighead County: 336,919 acresCrawford County: 119,227 acresCrittenden County: 313,688 acresCross County: 282,963 acresDallas County: 19,918 acresDesha County: 306,496 acresDrew County: 124,371 acresFaulkner County: 190,089 acresFranklin County: 152,822 acresFulton County: 177,221 acresGarland County: 39,474 acresGrant County: 34,613 acresGreene County: 267,263 acresHempstead County: 210,571 acresHot Spring County: 72,122 acresHoward County: 110,712 acresIndependence County: 249,653 acresIzard County: 170,415 acresJackson County: 302,125 acresJefferson County: 303,080 acresJohnson County: 105,820 acresLafayette County: 97,628 acresLawrence County: 263,615 acresLee County: 302,490 acresLincoln County: 186,024 acresLittle River County: 139,291 acresLogan County: 160,380 acresLonoke County: 371,423 acresMadison County: 259,540 acresMarion County: 130,445 acresMiller County: 174,931 acresMississippi County: 461,328 acresMonroe County: 242,235 acresMontgomery County: 73,721 acresNevada County: 65,215 acresNewton County: 112,985 acresOuachita County: 32,513 acresPerry County: 72,681 acresPhillips County: 437,274 acresPike County: 83,570 acresPoinsett County: 340,704 acresPolk County: 133,351 acresPope County: 153,693 acresPrairie County: 331,825 acresPulaski County: 94,904 acresRandolph County: 252,325 acresSt. Francis County: 255,102 acresSaline County: 44,782 acresScott County: 96,465 acresSearcy County: 194,963 acresSebastian County: 104,459 acresSevier County: 116,557 acresSharp County: 184,105 acresStone County: 142,397 acresUnion County: 37,917 acresVan Buren County: 114,270 acresWashington County: 327,225 acresWhite County: 411,404 acresWoodruff County: 274,364 acresYell County: 175,097 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Mississippi County: 461,328 acresMississippi County461,328Phillips County: 437,274 acresPhillips County437,274White County: 411,404 acresWhite County411,404Arkansas County: 405,103 acresArkansas County405,103Lonoke County: 371,423 acresLonoke County371,423Poinsett County: 340,704 acresPoinsett County340,704Craighead County: 336,919 acresCraighead County336,919Prairie County: 331,825 acresPrairie County331,825Clay County: 330,464 acresClay County330,464Washington County: 327,225 acresWashington County327,225Crittenden County: 313,688 acresCrittenden County313,688Desha County: 306,496 acresDesha County306,496Jefferson County: 303,080 acresJefferson County303,080Lee County: 302,490 acresLee County302,490Jackson County: 302,125 acresJackson County302,125Chicot County: 285,517 acresChicot County285,517Cross County: 282,963 acresCross County282,963Woodruff County: 274,364 acresWoodruff County274,364Greene County: 267,263 acresGreene County267,263Lawrence County: 263,615 acresLawrence County263,615Madison County: 259,540 acresMadison County259,540St. Francis County: 255,102 acresSt. Francis County255,102Benton County: 254,608 acresBenton County254,608Randolph County: 252,325 acresRandolph County252,325Independence County: 249,653 acresIndependence County249,653Carroll County: 242,506 acresCarroll County242,506Monroe County: 242,235 acresMonroe County242,235Boone County: 242,042 acresBoone County242,042Hempstead County: 210,571 acresHempstead County210,571Searcy County: 194,963 acresSearcy County194,963Faulkner County: 190,089 acresFaulkner County190,089Conway County: 187,142 acresConway County187,142Lincoln County: 186,024 acresLincoln County186,024Sharp County: 184,105 acresSharp County184,105Fulton County: 177,221 acresFulton County177,221Yell County: 175,097 acresYell County175,097Miller County: 174,931 acresMiller County174,931Izard County: 170,415 acresIzard County170,415Logan County: 160,380 acresLogan County160,380Ashley County: 154,180 acresAshley County154,180Mississippi County: 461,328 acresMississippi County461,328Phillips County: 437,274 acresPhillips County437,274White County: 411,404 acresWhite County411,404Arkansas County: 405,103 acresArkansas County405,103Lonoke County: 371,423 acresLonoke County371,423Poinsett County: 340,704 acresPoinsett County340,704Craighead County: 336,919 acresCraighead County336,919Prairie County: 331,825 acresPrairie County331,825Clay County: 330,464 acresClay County330,464Washington County: 327,225 acresWashington County327,225Crittenden County: 313,688 acresCrittenden County313,688Desha County: 306,496 acresDesha County306,496Jefferson County: 303,080 acresJefferson County303,080Lee County: 302,490 acresLee County302,490Jackson County: 302,125 acresJackson County302,125Chicot County: 285,517 acresChicot County285,517Cross County: 282,963 acresCross County282,963Woodruff County: 274,364 acresWoodruff County274,364Greene County: 267,263 acresGreene County267,263Lawrence County: 263,615 acresLawrence County263,615Madison County: 259,540 acresMadison County259,540St. Francis County: 255,102 acresSt. Francis County255,102Benton County: 254,608 acresBenton County254,608Randolph County: 252,325 acresRandolph County252,325Independence County: 249,653 acresIndependence County249,653Carroll County: 242,506 acresCarroll County242,506Monroe County: 242,235 acresMonroe County242,235Boone County: 242,042 acresBoone County242,042Hempstead County: 210,571 acresHempstead County210,571Searcy County: 194,963 acresSearcy County194,963Faulkner County: 190,089 acresFaulkner County190,089Conway County: 187,142 acresConway County187,142Lincoln County: 186,024 acresLincoln County186,024Sharp County: 184,105 acresSharp County184,105Fulton County: 177,221 acresFulton County177,221Yell County: 175,097 acresYell County175,097Miller County: 174,931 acresMiller County174,931Izard County: 170,415 acresIzard County170,415Logan County: 160,380 acresLogan County160,380Ashley County: 154,180 acresAshley County154,180
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Mississippi County461,328
2Phillips County437,274
3White County411,404
4Arkansas County405,103
5Lonoke County371,423
6Poinsett County340,704
7Craighead County336,919
8Prairie County331,825
9Clay County330,464
10Washington County327,225
11Crittenden County313,688
12Desha County306,496
13Jefferson County303,080
14Lee County302,490
15Jackson County302,125
16Chicot County285,517
17Cross County282,963
18Woodruff County274,364
19Greene County267,263
20Lawrence County263,615
21Madison County259,540
22St. Francis County255,102
23Benton County254,608
24Randolph County252,325
25Independence County249,653
26Carroll County242,506
27Monroe County242,235
28Boone County242,042
29Hempstead County210,571
30Searcy County194,963
31Faulkner County190,089
32Conway County187,142
33Lincoln County186,024
34Sharp County184,105
35Fulton County177,221
36Yell County175,097
37Miller County174,931
38Izard County170,415
39Logan County160,380
40Ashley County154,180
41Pope County153,693
42Franklin County152,822
43Stone County142,397
44Little River County139,291
45Polk County133,351
46Marion County130,445
47Cleburne County129,815
48Drew County124,371
49Crawford County119,227
50Sevier County116,557
51Van Buren County114,270
52Newton County112,985
53Howard County110,712
54Johnson County105,820
55Sebastian County104,459
56Lafayette County97,628
57Baxter County97,150
58Scott County96,465
59Pulaski County94,904
60Pike County83,570
61Clark County81,808
62Montgomery County73,721
63Perry County72,681
64Hot Spring County72,122
65Nevada County65,215
66Columbia County47,044
67Saline County44,782
68Garland County39,474
69Union County37,917
70Grant County34,613
71Ouachita County32,513
72Cleveland County31,083
73Bradley County25,235
74Dallas County19,918
75Calhoun County16,405

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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, 2007. 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=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mississippi County, with 461,328 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Calhoun County, with 16,405 acres in 2007.

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