Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arkansas 
Arkansas 
Ashley 
Baxter 
Benton 
Boone 
Bradley 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
45,071 
492 
376 
561 
2,157 
1,282 
185 
2007 
49,346 
539 
436 
668 
2,151 
1,266 
219 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,810,786 
402,159 
111,521 
91,868 
304,845 
257,154 
19,757 
2007 
13,872,862 
405,103 
154,180 
97,150 
254,608 
242,042 
25,235 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
306 
817 
297 
164 
141 
201 
107 
2007 
281 
752 
354 
145 
118 
191 
115 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
45,071 
492 
376 
561 
2,157 
1,282 
185 
2007 
49,346 
539 
436 
668 
2,151 
1,266 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
36,415,777 
1,066,779 
323,997 
245,102 
1,352,122 
661,303 
68,991 
2007 
32,505,792 
845,670 
353,720 
266,411 
1,247,456 
656,891 
72,789 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
807,965 
2,168,249 
861,694 
436,902 
626,853 
515,837 
372,925 
2007 
658,732 
1,568,961 
811,284 
398,818 
579,942 
518,871 
332,369 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,637 
2,653 
2,905 
2,668 
4,435 
2,572 
3,492 
2007 
2,343 
2,088 
2,294 
2,742 
4,900 
2,714 
2,884 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,834 
44 
42 
37 
97 
69 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,580 
55 
42 
67 
137 
130 
28 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,081 
57 
97 
99 
361 
280 
37 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,880 
82 
114 
220 
822 
413 
61 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,876 
45 
29 
88 
401 
222 
26 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,107 
32 
15 
31 
223 
113 
13 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,192 
106 
15 
17 
89 
50 
3 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,099 
56 
16 
2 
23 
3 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
422 
15 
6 
- 
4 
2 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
33,303,026 
632,833 
592,223 
354,741 
542,333 
377,748 
415,511 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
41.5 
63.5 
18.8 
25.9 
56.2 
68.1 
4.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,918 
14 
37 
44 
162 
54 
8 
acres 
9,706 
56 
219 
216 
866 
268 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
11,947 
74 
143 
172 
769 
359 
65 
acres 
334,595 
2,334 
3,722 
4,500 
20,654 
9,854 
1,767 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,827 
29 
33 
37 
209 
125 
26 
acres 
221,708 
1,660 
1,886 
(D) 
12,109 
7,206 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,986 
38 
19 
60 
223 
136 
16 
acres 
408,684 
3,150 
1,579 
5,025 
18,237 
10,817 
1,295 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,737 
26 
39 
75 
224 
131 
23 
acres 
548,445 
3,135 
4,382 
8,724 
25,953 
15,006 
2,686 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,081 
34 
22 
43 
131 
94 
13 
acres 
483,179 
5,275 
3,429 
6,671 
20,389 
14,875 
2,051 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,343 
26 
14 
32 
107 
61 
21 
acres 
462,715 
5,037 
2,828 
6,250 
21,149 
12,099 
4,228 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,654 
5 
10 
13 
51 
51 
1 
acres 
393,781 
1,152 
2,445 
3,039 
12,191 
12,032 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,725 
41 
13 
49 
170 
153 
7 
acres 
1,661,683 
13,895 
4,611 
17,404 
57,843 
54,087 
2,310 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,598 
39 
13 
23 
67 
75 
4 
acres 
1,769,199 
27,457 
9,658 
16,691 
44,927 
50,196 
2,366 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,760 
102 
13 
11 
34 
34 
1 
acres 
2,471,096 
149,920 
18,203 
14,517 
44,405 
42,606 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,495 
64 
20 
2 
10 
9 
acres 
5,045,995 
189,088 
58,559 
(D) 
26,122 
28,108 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,581 
14 
42 
50 
169 
68 
6 
acres 
13,375 
82 
254 
238 
858 
346 
44 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
15,119 
79 
167 
254 
889 
371 
77 
acres 
416,051 
1,987 
4,274 
6,636 
23,682 
10,358 
2,005 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,068 
33 
35 
55 
214 
133 
27 
acres 
235,384 
1,941 
2,032 
3,090 
12,323 
7,670 
1,591 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,049 
50 
33 
60 
221 
120 
36 
acres 
412,401 
4,015 
2,727 
4,968 
17,675 
9,860 
3,000 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,544 
19 
34 
67 
205 
116 
27 
acres 
526,197 
2,192 
3,946 
7,839 
23,378 
13,593 
3,169 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,255 
25 
15 
43 
115 
94 
13 
acres 
511,959 
3,824 
2,348 
6,727 
17,987 
14,782 
2,130 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,123 
20 
18 
30 
70 
70 
9 
acres 
418,315 
3,956 
3,549 
5,895 
13,681 
13,732 
1,780 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,690 
17 
11 
17 
45 
48 
7 
acres 
401,900 
4,090 
2,688 
4,071 
10,703 
1 1 ,402 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,777 
54 
15 
56 
144 
128 
13 
acres 
1,694,363 
18,683 
5,189 
20,300 
50,496 
46,614 
4,587 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,959 
76 
14 
27 
58 
87 
3 
acres 
2,028,825 
55,515 
10,698 
19,255 
39,823 
58,761 
2,268 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,803 
91 
32 
6 
14 
22 
- 
acres 
2,499,817 
128,788 
45,440 
7,216 
18,640 
29,390 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,378 
61 
20 
3 
7 
9 
1 
acres 
4,714,275 
180,030 
71,035 
10,915 
25,362 
25,534 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
29,380 
417 
236 
265 
1,344 
725 
102 
2007 
35,154 
475 
297 
362 
1,471 
792 
157 
acres, 2012 
7,931,111 
360,246 
83,652 
12,763 
88,042 
38,746 
5,505 
2007 
8,432,221 
359,044 
120,139 
18,835 
101,107 
57,607 
9,646 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25,535 
294 
204 
225 
1,215 
662 
96 
2007 
29,050 
348 
245 
264 
1,297 
651 
135 
acres, 2012 
7,316,469 
337,179 
79,834 
10,729 
73,554 
29,059 
4,825 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
7,367,068 
341,719 
113,428 
10,516 
74,384 
30,140 
5,646 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,049 
13 
16 
18 
132 
49 
9 
2007 
8,790 
62 
80 
95 
394 
240 
36 
acres, 2012 
180,875 
443 
575 
407 
7,906 
3,189 
229 
2007 
724,044 
5,404 
3,845 
6,689 
24,238 
23,875 
3,523 
--continued 
304 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
