Counties in Arkansas by land in farms

Mississippi County had the highest land in farms of 75 counties in 2017, at 476,502 acres. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 18,740 acres. The median was 179,306 acres and the figure for Arkansas was 13,888,929 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest476,502Mississippi County
Lowest18,740Calhoun County
Median179,30675 counties
Arkansas13,888,929History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 414,354 acresAshley County: 131,948 acresBaxter County: 101,444 acresBenton County: 243,753 acresBoone County: 305,922 acresBradley County: 29,716 acresCalhoun County: 18,740 acresCarroll County: 290,429 acresChicot County: 307,498 acresClark County: 102,979 acresClay County: 286,482 acresCleburne County: 129,466 acresCleveland County: 31,605 acresColumbia County: 54,343 acresConway County: 171,893 acresCraighead County: 321,437 acresCrawford County: 122,319 acresCrittenden County: 314,694 acresCross County: 272,288 acresDallas County: 29,414 acresDesha County: 311,484 acresDrew County: 133,852 acresFaulkner County: 200,539 acresFranklin County: 183,799 acresFulton County: 224,054 acresGarland County: 33,950 acresGrant County: 49,218 acresGreene County: 261,146 acresHempstead County: 186,302 acresHot Spring County: 77,331 acresHoward County: 150,126 acresIndependence County: 267,507 acresIzard County: 189,545 acresJackson County: 270,804 acresJefferson County: 292,354 acresJohnson County: 103,566 acresLafayette County: 133,235 acresLawrence County: 269,678 acresLee County: 257,883 acresLincoln County: 208,800 acresLittle River County: 159,335 acresLogan County: 187,008 acresLonoke County: 367,051 acresMadison County: 277,701 acresMarion County: 179,306 acresMiller County: 126,613 acresMississippi County: 476,502 acresMonroe County: 202,837 acresMontgomery County: 77,302 acresNevada County: 77,557 acresNewton County: 100,981 acresOuachita County: 28,318 acresPerry County: 77,610 acresPhillips County: 363,415 acresPike County: 82,459 acresPoinsett County: 316,508 acresPolk County: 140,210 acresPope County: 158,605 acresPrairie County: 272,597 acresPulaski County: 79,220 acresRandolph County: 222,789 acresSt. Francis County: 259,422 acresSaline County: 41,928 acresScott County: 93,460 acresSearcy County: 195,438 acresSebastian County: 100,790 acresSevier County: 142,256 acresSharp County: 161,736 acresStone County: 159,516 acresUnion County: 36,352 acresVan Buren County: 127,623 acresWashington County: 316,738 acresWhite County: 344,368 acresWoodruff County: 255,218 acresYell County: 194,263 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Mississippi County: 476,502 acresMississippi County476,502Arkansas County: 414,354 acresArkansas County414,354Lonoke County: 367,051 acresLonoke County367,051Phillips County: 363,415 acresPhillips County363,415White County: 344,368 acresWhite County344,368Craighead County: 321,437 acresCraighead County321,437Washington County: 316,738 acresWashington County316,738Poinsett County: 316,508 acresPoinsett County316,508Crittenden County: 314,694 acresCrittenden County314,694Desha County: 311,484 acresDesha County311,484Chicot County: 307,498 acresChicot County307,498Boone County: 305,922 acresBoone County305,922Jefferson County: 292,354 acresJefferson County292,354Carroll County: 290,429 acresCarroll County290,429Clay County: 286,482 acresClay County286,482Madison County: 277,701 acresMadison County277,701Prairie County: 272,597 acresPrairie County272,597Cross County: 272,288 acresCross County272,288Jackson County: 270,804 acresJackson County270,804Lawrence County: 269,678 acresLawrence County269,678Independence County: 267,507 acresIndependence County267,507Greene County: 261,146 acresGreene County261,146St. Francis County: 259,422 acresSt. Francis County259,422Lee County: 257,883 acresLee County257,883Woodruff County: 255,218 acresWoodruff County255,218Benton County: 243,753 acresBenton County243,753Fulton County: 224,054 acresFulton County224,054Randolph County: 222,789 acresRandolph County222,789Lincoln County: 208,800 acresLincoln County208,800Monroe County: 202,837 acresMonroe County202,837Faulkner County: 200,539 acresFaulkner County200,539Searcy County: 195,438 acresSearcy County195,438Yell County: 194,263 acresYell County194,263Izard County: 189,545 acresIzard County189,545Logan County: 187,008 acresLogan County187,008Hempstead County: 186,302 acresHempstead County186,302Franklin County: 183,799 acresFranklin County183,799Marion County: 179,306 acresMarion County179,306Conway County: 171,893 acresConway County171,893Sharp County: 161,736 acresSharp County161,736Mississippi County: 476,502 acresMississippi County476,502Arkansas County: 414,354 acresArkansas County414,354Lonoke County: 367,051 acresLonoke County367,051Phillips County: 363,415 acresPhillips County363,415White County: 344,368 acresWhite County344,368Craighead County: 321,437 acresCraighead County321,437Washington County: 316,738 acresWashington County316,738Poinsett County: 316,508 acresPoinsett County316,508Crittenden County: 314,694 acresCrittenden County314,694Desha County: 311,484 acresDesha County311,484Chicot County: 307,498 acresChicot County307,498Boone County: 305,922 acresBoone County305,922Jefferson County: 292,354 acresJefferson County292,354Carroll County: 290,429 acresCarroll County290,429Clay County: 286,482 acresClay County286,482Madison County: 277,701 acresMadison County277,701Prairie County: 272,597 acresPrairie County272,597Cross County: 272,288 acresCross County272,288Jackson County: 270,804 acresJackson County270,804Lawrence County: 269,678 acresLawrence County269,678Independence County: 267,507 acresIndependence County267,507Greene County: 261,146 acresGreene County261,146St. Francis County: 259,422 acresSt. Francis County259,422Lee County: 257,883 acresLee County257,883Woodruff County: 255,218 acresWoodruff County255,218Benton County: 243,753 acresBenton County243,753Fulton County: 224,054 acresFulton County224,054Randolph County: 222,789 acresRandolph County222,789Lincoln County: 208,800 acresLincoln County208,800Monroe County: 202,837 acresMonroe County202,837Faulkner County: 200,539 acresFaulkner County200,539Searcy County: 195,438 acresSearcy County195,438Yell County: 194,263 acresYell County194,263Izard County: 189,545 acresIzard County189,545Logan County: 187,008 acresLogan County187,008Hempstead County: 186,302 acresHempstead County186,302Franklin County: 183,799 acresFranklin County183,799Marion County: 179,306 acresMarion County179,306Conway County: 171,893 acresConway County171,893Sharp County: 161,736 acresSharp County161,736
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Mississippi County476,502
2Arkansas County414,354
3Lonoke County367,051
4Phillips County363,415
5White County344,368
6Craighead County321,437
7Washington County316,738
8Poinsett County316,508
9Crittenden County314,694
10Desha County311,484
11Chicot County307,498
12Boone County305,922
13Jefferson County292,354
14Carroll County290,429
15Clay County286,482
16Madison County277,701
17Prairie County272,597
18Cross County272,288
19Jackson County270,804
20Lawrence County269,678
21Independence County267,507
22Greene County261,146
23St. Francis County259,422
24Lee County257,883
25Woodruff County255,218
26Benton County243,753
27Fulton County224,054
28Randolph County222,789
29Lincoln County208,800
30Monroe County202,837
31Faulkner County200,539
32Searcy County195,438
33Yell County194,263
34Izard County189,545
35Logan County187,008
36Hempstead County186,302
37Franklin County183,799
38Marion County179,306
39Conway County171,893
40Sharp County161,736
41Stone County159,516
42Little River County159,335
43Pope County158,605
44Howard County150,126
45Sevier County142,256
46Polk County140,210
47Drew County133,852
48Lafayette County133,235
49Ashley County131,948
50Cleburne County129,466
51Van Buren County127,623
52Miller County126,613
53Crawford County122,319
54Johnson County103,566
55Clark County102,979
56Baxter County101,444
57Newton County100,981
58Sebastian County100,790
59Scott County93,460
60Pike County82,459
61Pulaski County79,220
62Perry County77,610
63Nevada County77,557
64Hot Spring County77,331
65Montgomery County77,302
66Columbia County54,343
67Grant County49,218
68Saline County41,928
69Union County36,352
70Garland County33,950
71Cleveland County31,605
72Bradley County29,716
73Dallas County29,414
74Ouachita County28,318
75Calhoun County18,740

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mississippi County, with 476,502 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Calhoun County, with 18,740 acres in 2017.

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