Grown Where

Arkansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture and NASS annual estimates

What does Arkansas grow?

Arkansas's farms sold $13.9 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, No. 13 among the 50 states. It leads the nation in rice. Livestock and animal products make up 62% of its farm sales.

Farm sales, 2022
$13.9 billionNo. 13 of 50 states
Farms, 2022
37,75613,722,525 acres of farmland
Crops sold, 2022
$5.3 billion38% of farm sales
No. 1 in the US
1 itemof 66 tracked here
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+
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture. Hatched counties are withheld by NASS to protect individual farms.

What does Arkansas grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (or bearing acres for orchards) in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1SoybeansNo. 11 in the US3,253,602 acres
  2. 2HayNo. 17 in the US1,326,039 acres
  3. 3RiceNo. 1 in the US1,125,866 acres
  4. 4CornNo. 18 in the US724,199 acres
  5. 5WheatNo. 33 in the US164,284 acres
  6. 6PeanutsNo. 7 in the US32,478 acres
  7. 7Sorghum8,984 acres
  8. 8Pecans7,467 acres
  9. 9Sweet potatoes6,370 acres
  10. 10Oats5,627 acres

Where does Arkansas rank nationally?

Every item where Arkansas is in the top 10 states. Ranks use NASS's latest annual estimate where it covers the main producing states, and the 2022 Census otherwise.

Arkansas's top-10 national rankings
ItemUS rankShareAmountSource
RiceNo. 145%9.3 billion poundsNASS, 2025
ChickensNo. 3*11%1.1 billion broiler chickensNASS, 2025
TurkeysNo. 3*11%21.5 million turkeysNASS, 2025
PeanutsNo. 73%235 million poundsNASS, 2025
EggsNo. 8*4%4 billion eggsNASS, 2025
BlackberriesNo. 83%457 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
* Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher.

What livestock does Arkansas raise?

Animals on farms at the end of 2022 (broiler chickens: head sold during 2022), from the Census of Agriculture.

Arkansas livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadShare of USMeasure
Broiler chickens1,045,855,38611%head sold
Laying hens14,421,9294%head on farms
Turkeys11,393,02712%head on farms
Cattle1,588,0742%head on farms
Hogs145,376under 1%head on farms
Goats40,8922%head on farms
Sheep32,485under 1%head on farms
Milk cows3,809under 1%head on farms

Which Arkansas counties farm the most?

Counties ranked by the value of crops and livestock sold in 2022. Counties with enough published data have their own page.

Top 20 Arkansas counties by farm sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Benton County$871 millionHay1,796
Washington County$702 millionHay2,099
Carroll County$521 millionHay904
Mississippi County$463 millionSoybeans268
Yell County$384 millionHay715
Madison County$381 millionHay1,012
Hempstead County$369 millionHay622
Howard County$352 millionHay446
Randolph County$331 millionSoybeans673
Arkansas County$329 millionSoybeans421
Sevier County$323 millionHay417
Logan County$309 millionHay949
Clay County$308 millionSoybeans465
Phillips County$306 millionSoybeans240
Lonoke County$296 millionSoybeans663
Lincoln County$281 millionSoybeans287
Poinsett County$263 millionSoybeans289
Independence County$262 millionHay851
Crittenden County$261 millionSoybeans247
Conway County$248 millionHay679
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Arkansas counties ranked 21 to 75 by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Lawrence County$242 millionRice389
Craighead County$241 millionSoybeans393
Lee County$241 millionSoybeans221
Scott County$239 millionHay488
White County$236 millionHay1,552
Sharp County$232 millionHay525
Jefferson County$230 millionSoybeans375
Franklin County$229 millionHay682
Johnson County$226 millionHay553
Cross County$222 millionSoybeans256
Pope County$222 millionHay818
Boone County$221 millionHay1,076
Desha County$212 millionSoybeans200
St. Francis County$204 millionSoybeans211
Chicot County$200 millionSoybeans209
Polk County$199 millionHay622
Jackson County$197 millionSoybeans340
Prairie County$174 millionSoybeans357
Greene County$167 millionSoybeans496
Lafayette County$152 millionHay192
Little River County$144 millionHay361
Woodruff County$143 millionSoybeans165
Sebastian County$135 millionHay628
Pike County$130 millionHay350
Monroe County$123 millionSoybeans163
Ashley County$116 millionSoybeans321
Cleveland County$115 millionHay208
Nevada County$98.3 millionHay325
Stone County$94.8 millionHay446
Izard County$81.1 millionHay574
Drew County$77.9 millionSoybeans260
Miller County$77.9 millionHay360
Crawford County$68.8 millionHay765
Bradley County$67.5 millionHay152
Perry County$58.7 millionHay339
Marion County$56.8 millionHay481
Fulton County$55.7 millionHay714
Cleburne County$44.1 millionHay546
Newton County$42.6 millionHay454
Faulkner County$33.8 millionHay1,130
Searcy County$33.7 millionHay562
Pulaski County$30.2 millionSoybeans398
Baxter County$29.4 millionHay464
Columbia County$29.3 millionHay269
Hot Spring County$28.1 millionHay503
Clark County$25.8 millionHay342
Montgomery County$24 millionHay368
Union County$19 millionHay235
Garland County$17.5 millionHay313
Van Buren County$15.6 millionHay569
Ouachita County$12.6 millionHay155
Saline County$12 millionHay380
Grant County$7.1 millionHay250
Calhoun County$3.7 millionHay119
Dallas County$565,000Hay89

Arkansas's signature crops

Items where Arkansas has the largest share of the national total.

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service: 2022 Census of Agriculture (farm sales, farms, acreage, livestock and all county figures) and NASS annual estimates (latest final year) for national rankings where they cover the main producing states. Figures NASS withholds to protect individual farms are marked withheld. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.