Counties in Arkansas by land in farms

Mississippi County had the highest land in farms of 75 counties in 2012, at 475,699 acres. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 13,875 acres. The median was 163,917 acres and the figure for Arkansas was 13,810,786 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest475,699Mississippi County
Lowest13,875Calhoun County
Median163,91775 counties
Arkansas13,810,786History

Map of counties, 2012

Arkansas County: 402,159 acresAshley County: 111,521 acresBaxter County: 91,868 acresBenton County: 304,845 acresBoone County: 257,154 acresBradley County: 19,757 acresCalhoun County: 13,875 acresCarroll County: 256,416 acresChicot County: 289,534 acresClark County: 90,215 acresClay County: 331,467 acresCleburne County: 157,449 acresCleveland County: 27,197 acresColumbia County: 45,580 acresConway County: 179,318 acresCraighead County: 337,668 acresCrawford County: 125,292 acresCrittenden County: 337,904 acresCross County: 278,915 acresDallas County: 21,258 acresDesha County: 267,088 acresDrew County: 129,835 acresFaulkner County: 184,958 acresFranklin County: 159,864 acresFulton County: 204,424 acresGarland County: 35,682 acresGrant County: 64,677 acresGreene County: 260,400 acresHempstead County: 196,439 acresHot Spring County: 68,714 acresHoward County: 146,846 acresIndependence County: 247,879 acresIzard County: 172,579 acresJackson County: 307,098 acresJefferson County: 291,703 acresJohnson County: 118,391 acresLafayette County: 115,257 acresLawrence County: 252,785 acresLee County: 260,738 acresLincoln County: 199,749 acresLittle River County: 171,551 acresLogan County: 197,652 acresLonoke County: 338,880 acresMadison County: 269,414 acresMarion County: 136,740 acresMiller County: 163,917 acresMississippi County: 475,699 acresMonroe County: 268,312 acresMontgomery County: 74,437 acresNevada County: 66,659 acresNewton County: 114,211 acresOuachita County: 26,024 acresPerry County: 70,369 acresPhillips County: 352,363 acresPike County: 70,022 acresPoinsett County: 385,236 acresPolk County: 118,851 acresPope County: 153,782 acresPrairie County: 275,197 acresPulaski County: 84,058 acresRandolph County: 210,550 acresSt. Francis County: 299,747 acresSaline County: 44,838 acresScott County: 100,278 acresSearcy County: 168,795 acresSebastian County: 118,855 acresSevier County: 129,229 acresSharp County: 158,279 acresStone County: 135,205 acresUnion County: 42,503 acresVan Buren County: 122,875 acresWashington County: 311,752 acresWhite County: 355,669 acresWoodruff County: 274,160 acresYell County: 160,179 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Mississippi County: 475,699 acresMississippi County475,699Arkansas County: 402,159 acresArkansas County402,159Poinsett County: 385,236 acresPoinsett County385,236White County: 355,669 acresWhite County355,669Phillips County: 352,363 acresPhillips County352,363Lonoke County: 338,880 acresLonoke County338,880Crittenden County: 337,904 acresCrittenden County337,904Craighead County: 337,668 acresCraighead County337,668Clay County: 331,467 acresClay County331,467Washington County: 311,752 acresWashington County311,752Jackson County: 307,098 acresJackson County307,098Benton County: 304,845 acresBenton County304,845St. Francis County: 299,747 acresSt. Francis County299,747Jefferson County: 291,703 acresJefferson County291,703Chicot County: 289,534 acresChicot County289,534Cross County: 278,915 acresCross County278,915Prairie County: 275,197 acresPrairie County275,197Woodruff County: 274,160 acresWoodruff County274,160Madison County: 269,414 acresMadison County269,414Monroe County: 268,312 acresMonroe County268,312Desha County: 267,088 acresDesha County267,088Lee County: 260,738 acresLee County260,738Greene County: 260,400 acresGreene County260,400Boone County: 257,154 acresBoone County257,154Carroll County: 256,416 acresCarroll County256,416Lawrence County: 252,785 acresLawrence County252,785Independence County: 247,879 acresIndependence County247,879Randolph County: 210,550 acresRandolph County210,550Fulton County: 204,424 acresFulton County204,424Lincoln County: 199,749 acresLincoln County199,749Logan County: 197,652 acresLogan County197,652Hempstead County: 196,439 acresHempstead County196,439Faulkner County: 184,958 acresFaulkner County184,958Conway County: 179,318 acresConway County179,318Izard County: 172,579 acresIzard County172,579Little River County: 171,551 acresLittle River County171,551Searcy County: 168,795 acresSearcy County168,795Miller County: 163,917 acresMiller County163,917Yell County: 160,179 acresYell County160,179Franklin County: 159,864 acresFranklin County159,864Mississippi County: 475,699 acresMississippi County475,699Arkansas County: 402,159 acresArkansas County402,159Poinsett County: 385,236 acresPoinsett County385,236White County: 355,669 acresWhite County355,669Phillips County: 352,363 acresPhillips County352,363Lonoke County: 338,880 acresLonoke County338,880Crittenden County: 337,904 acresCrittenden County337,904Craighead County: 337,668 acresCraighead County337,668Clay County: 331,467 acresClay County331,467Washington County: 311,752 acresWashington County311,752Jackson County: 307,098 acresJackson County307,098Benton County: 304,845 acresBenton County304,845St. Francis County: 299,747 acresSt. Francis County299,747Jefferson County: 291,703 acresJefferson County291,703Chicot County: 289,534 acresChicot County289,534Cross County: 278,915 acresCross County278,915Prairie County: 275,197 acresPrairie County275,197Woodruff County: 274,160 acresWoodruff County274,160Madison County: 269,414 acresMadison County269,414Monroe County: 268,312 acresMonroe County268,312Desha County: 267,088 acresDesha County267,088Lee County: 260,738 acresLee County260,738Greene County: 260,400 acresGreene County260,400Boone County: 257,154 acresBoone County257,154Carroll County: 256,416 acresCarroll County256,416Lawrence County: 252,785 acresLawrence County252,785Independence County: 247,879 acresIndependence County247,879Randolph County: 210,550 acresRandolph County210,550Fulton County: 204,424 acresFulton County204,424Lincoln County: 199,749 acresLincoln County199,749Logan County: 197,652 acresLogan County197,652Hempstead County: 196,439 acresHempstead County196,439Faulkner County: 184,958 acresFaulkner County184,958Conway County: 179,318 acresConway County179,318Izard County: 172,579 acresIzard County172,579Little River County: 171,551 acresLittle River County171,551Searcy County: 168,795 acresSearcy County168,795Miller County: 163,917 acresMiller County163,917Yell County: 160,179 acresYell County160,179Franklin County: 159,864 acresFranklin County159,864
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Mississippi County475,699
2Arkansas County402,159
3Poinsett County385,236
4White County355,669
5Phillips County352,363
6Lonoke County338,880
7Crittenden County337,904
8Craighead County337,668
9Clay County331,467
10Washington County311,752
11Jackson County307,098
12Benton County304,845
13St. Francis County299,747
14Jefferson County291,703
15Chicot County289,534
16Cross County278,915
17Prairie County275,197
18Woodruff County274,160
19Madison County269,414
20Monroe County268,312
21Desha County267,088
22Lee County260,738
23Greene County260,400
24Boone County257,154
25Carroll County256,416
26Lawrence County252,785
27Independence County247,879
28Randolph County210,550
29Fulton County204,424
30Lincoln County199,749
31Logan County197,652
32Hempstead County196,439
33Faulkner County184,958
34Conway County179,318
35Izard County172,579
36Little River County171,551
37Searcy County168,795
38Miller County163,917
39Yell County160,179
40Franklin County159,864
41Sharp County158,279
42Cleburne County157,449
43Pope County153,782
44Howard County146,846
45Marion County136,740
46Stone County135,205
47Drew County129,835
48Sevier County129,229
49Crawford County125,292
50Van Buren County122,875
51Sebastian County118,855
52Polk County118,851
53Johnson County118,391
54Lafayette County115,257
55Newton County114,211
56Ashley County111,521
57Scott County100,278
58Baxter County91,868
59Clark County90,215
60Pulaski County84,058
61Montgomery County74,437
62Perry County70,369
63Pike County70,022
64Hot Spring County68,714
65Nevada County66,659
66Grant County64,677
67Columbia County45,580
68Saline County44,838
69Union County42,503
70Garland County35,682
71Cleveland County27,197
72Ouachita County26,024
73Dallas County21,258
74Bradley County19,757
75Calhoun County13,875

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mississippi County, with 475,699 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Calhoun County, with 13,875 acres in 2012.

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