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Cross County, Arkansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Cross County, Arkansas grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Cross County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (143,700 acres), rice (54,042 acres) and corn (22,382 acres). Its farms sold $222 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 30th of 75 counties in Arkansas.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for rice (12th of 100 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$222 million740th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
256275,217 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
over 99% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2210 published, 12 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $1.7M$1.7M to $7M$7M to $26M$26M to $87M$87M to $260M$260M+
Cross County
$222 million
2% of Arkansas farm sales. No. 30 of 75 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Cross County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Soybeans9th in Arkansas143,700 acres
  2. 2Rice8th in Arkansas54,042 acres
  3. 3Corn15th in Arkansas22,382 acres
  4. 4Wheat8th in Arkansas8,617 acres
  5. 5Sorghum1st in Arkansas*2,249 acres
  6. 6Hay60th in Arkansas2,081 acres

How does Cross County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Arkansas and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Cross County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of ARMeasure
Sorghum189,955 bushels1*172*27%production
Wheat439,141 bushels8625*5%production
Rice416 million pounds812*5%production
Soybeans7.6 million bushels988*5%production
Corn3.9 million bushels158123%production
Goats286 goats431,841*under 1%head on farms
Hay5,201 tons602,507*under 1%production
Cattle1,762 cattle662,706*under 1%head on farms
Sheep30 sheep57*2,571*under 1%head on farms
Eggs338 laying hens55*2,315*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, blackberries, peaches, chickens and hogs.

What livestock does Cross County raise?

Cross County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle1,76266head on farms
Laying hens33855*head on farms
Goats28643head on farms
Sheep3057*head on farms

Other farm counties in Arkansas

Top Arkansas counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Benton County$871 million
Washington County$702 million
Carroll County$521 million
Mississippi County$463 million
Yell County$384 million
Madison County$381 million
Hempstead County$369 million
Howard County$352 million
Randolph County$331 million
Arkansas County$329 million
Sevier County$323 million
Logan County$309 million

What does Arkansas grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.