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Preliminary 2017 Crop Acreage

for Arkansas Counties

Breana Watkins

Program Associate, Economics

Cooperative Extension Service

Jonesboro, AR

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Preliminary 2017 Crop Acreage for Arkansas Counties

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For 2017, USDA Farm Service Agency’s

certified corn acreage planted in Arkansas was

589,150. Arkansas planted 22% less acres in

2017 than 2016’s 752,398 acres.

The top five counties for corn planted

acreage in Arkansas were Arkansas,

Jefferson, Lonoke, Phillips, Craighead. The

top five counties planted 32% of

Arkansas’ total corn acreage.

In 2017, 94% of the corn acreage planted in

Arkansas was irrigated. The county with the

largest planted acreage, Arkansas, irrigated

100% of the corn acres planted.

County Total Acres % Irrigated County Total Acres % Irrigated County Total Acres % Irrigated

STATE 589,150 93% GARLAND - - OUACHITA - -

ARKANSAS 46,232 100% GRANT - - PERRY 396 91%

ASHLEY 25,555 99% GREENE 16,972 93% PHILLIPS 34,650 92%

BAXTER - - HEMPSTEAD 196 - PIKE - -

BENTON 210 - HOWARD - - POINSETT 18,153 100%

BOONE 61 - HOT SPRING - - POLK - -

BRADLEY - - INDEPENDENCE 4,400 77% POPE 867 47%

CALHOUN - - IZARD - - PRAIRIE 12,608 100%

CARROLL 629 8% JACKSON 10,434 98% PULASKI 4,061 99%

CHICOT 18,831 96% JEFFERSON 40,286 96% RANDOLPH 4,233 98%

CLARK 471 36% JOHNSON 1,439 34% SAINT FRANCIS 15,501 100%

CLAY 29,999 96% LAFAYETTE 11,044 84% SALINE - -

CLEBURNE - - LAWRENCE 7,132 98% SCOTT - -

CLEVELAND - - LEE 30,853 93% SEARCY - -

COLUMBIA - - LINCOLN 16,715 100% SEBASTIAN 801 2%

CONWAY 2,720 80% LITTLE RIVER 9,967 63% SEVIER - -

CRAIGHEAD 32,641 99% LOGAN 2,550 4% SHARP - -

CRAWFORD 1,721 56% LONOKE 35,060 100% STONE - -

CRITTENDEN 13,908 97% MADISON 51 - UNION - -

CROSS 15,610 100% MARION - - VAN BUREN - -

DALLAS - - MILLER 13,822 27% WASHINGTON - -

DESHA 24,393 100% MISSISSIPPI 17,412 94% WHITE 5,143 96%

DREW 9,491 100% MONROE 28,528 100% WOODRUFF 17,886 100%

FAULKNER 829 59% MONTGOMERY - - YELL 2,882 62%

FRANKLIN 610 42% NEVADA - -

FULTON - - NEWTON - -

Table 1: Total Acres Planted, Corn, Arkansas Counties, 2017


STATE 589,150 93% LAWRENCE 7,132 98% COLUMBIA - -

ARKANSAS 46,232 100% WHITE 5,143 96% DALLAS - -

JEFFERSON 40,286 96% INDEPENDENCE 4,400 77% FULTON - -

LONOKE 35,060 100% RANDOLPH 4,233 98% GARLAND - -

PHILLIPS 34,650 92% PULASKI 4,061 99% GRANT - -

CRAIGHEAD 32,641 99% YELL 2,882 62% HOT SPRING - -

LEE 30,853 93% CONWAY 2,720 80% HOWARD - -

CLAY 29,999 96% LOGAN 2,550 4% IZARD - -

MONROE 28,528 100% CRAWFORD 1,721 56% MARION - -

ASHLEY 25,555 99% JOHNSON 1,439 34% MONTGOMERY - -

DESHA 24,393 100% POPE 867 47% NEVADA - -

CHICOT 18,831 100% FAULKNER 829 59% NEWTON - -

POINSETT 18,153 100% SEBASTIAN 801 2% OUACHITA - -

WOODRUFF 17,886 100% CARROLL 629 8% PIKE - -

MISSISSIPPI 17,412 94% FRANKLIN 610 42% POLK - -

GREENE 16,972 93% CLARK 471 36% SALINE - -

LINCOLN 16,715 100% PERRY 396 91% SCOTT - -

CROSS 15,610 100% BENTON 210 0% SEARCY - -

SAINT FRANCIS 15,501 100% HEMPSTEAD 196 0% SEVIER - -

CRITTENDEN 13,908 97% BOONE 61 0% SHARP - -

MILLER 13,822 27% MADISON 51 0% STONE - -

PRAIRIE 12,608 100% BAXTER - - UNION - -

LAFAYETTE 11,044 84% BRADLEY - - VAN BUREN - -

JACKSON 10,434 98% CALHOUN - - WASHINGTON - -

LITTLE RIVER 9,967 63% CLEBURNE - -

DREW 9,491 100% CLEVELAND - -

Table 2: Total Acres Planted, Corn, ordered from largest to smallest, Arkansas Counties, 2017

For 2017, USDA Farm Service Agency’s certified

sorghum planted acreage for Arkansas was 2,158

acres. After a 90% decrease in sorghum planted

acreage in 2016, Arkansas’ sorghum acreage

decreased 84% more in 2017.

The top five counties for sorghum

planted acreage in Arkansas were

Cross, Crittenden, Jackson, Monroe,

and Clay. The top five counties

planted 35% of Arkansas’ total

sorghum acreage.

In 2017, 35% of sorghum acreage planted

in Arkansas were irrigated. The county

with the largest planted acreage, Cross,

irrigated 91% of the sorghum acres

planted.



ARKANSAS 18 100% GRANT - - PERRY - -

ASHLEY - - GREENE 236 17% PHILLIPS 166 0%

BAXTER - - HEMPSTEAD - - PIKE - -

BENTON - - HOT SPRING - - POINSETT 318 19%

BOONE - - HOWARD - - POLK - -

BRADLEY - - INDEPENDENCE 14 0% POPE - -

CALHOUN - - IZARD - - PRAIRIE 37 100%

CARROLL - - JACKSON 488 54% PULASKI - -

CHICOT 20 0% JEFFERSON 4 100% RANDOLPH 231 100%

CLARK - - JOHNSON - - SAINT FRANCIS 314 14%

CLAY 396 29% LAFAYETTE 11 0% SALINE - -

CLEBURNE - - LAWRENCE 192 62% SCOTT - -

CLEVELAND - - LEE 139 100% SEARCY - -

COLUMBIA - - LINCOLN 26 0% SEBASTIAN - -

CONWAY - - LITTLE RIVER - - SEVIER - -

CRAIGHEAD 31 100% LOGAN - - SHARP - -

CRAWFORD - - LONOKE 27 100% STONE - -

CRITTENDEN 605 29% MADISON - - UNION - -

CROSS 626 91% MARION - - VAN BUREN - -

DALLAS - - MILLER - - WASHINGTON - -

DESHA - - MISSISSIPPI 391 35% WHITE 33 0%

DREW 19 0% MONROE 420 99% WOODRUFF 93 95%

FAULKNER - - MONTGOMERY - - YELL - -

FRANKLIN - - NEVADA - -


Table 3: Total Acres Planted, Sorghum, Arkansas Counties, 2017


STATE 7,244 35% ASHLEY - - LOGAN - -

CROSS 626 34% BAXTER - - MADISON - -

CRITTENDEN 605 48% BENTON - - MARION - -

JACKSON 488 57% BOONE - - MILLER - -

MONROE 420 95% BRADLEY - - MONTGOMERY - -

CLAY 396 25% CALHOUN - - NEVADA - -

MISSISSIPPI 391 58% CARROLL - - NEWTON - -

POINSETT 318 31% CLARK - - OUACHITA - -

SAINT FRANCIS 314 63% CLEBURNE - - PERRY - -

GREENE 236 84% CLEVELAND - - PIKE - -

RANDOLPH 231 37% COLUMBIA - - POLK - -

LAWRENCE 192 83% CONWAY - - POPE - -

PHILLIPS 166 60% CRAWFORD - - PULASKI - -

LEE 139 59% DALLAS - - SALINE - -

WOODRUFF 93 0% DESHA - - SCOTT - -

PRAIRIE 37 88% FAULKNER . . SEARCY - -

WHITE 33 36% FRANKLIN - - SEBASTIAN - -

CRAIGHEAD 31 64% FULTON - - SEVIER - -

LONOKE 27 0% GARLAND - - SHARP - -

LINCOLN 26 93% GRANT - - STONE - -

CHICOT 20 23% HEMPSTEAD - - UNION - -

DREW 19 68% HOWARD - - VAN BUREN - -

ARKANSAS 18 75% HOT SPRING - - WASHINGTON - -

INDEPENDENCE 14 47% IZARD - - YELL - -

LAFAYETTE 11 91% JOHNSON - -

JEFFERSON 4 67% LITTLE RIVER - -

Table 4: Total Acres Planted, Sorghum, ordered largest to smallest, Arkansas Counties, 2017

For 2017, USDA Farm Service

Agency’s certified wheat planted

acres for Arkansas was 182,561.

Acres in Arkansas in 2017 were

up 3% from 2016’s acres.

The top five counties in wheat

planted acres in Arkansas for

2017 were Miller, Mississippi,

Jackson, Phillips, and

Crittenden. In 2017, the top five

counties produced 44% of

Arkansas’ wheat planted

acreage.

County Total Acres County Total Acres County Total Acres

STATE 182,561 GARLAND - OUACHITA -

ARKANSAS 2,165 GRANT - PERRY 239

ASHLEY 1,507 GREENE 2,205 PHILLIPS 10,545

BAXTER - HEMPSTEAD - PIKE -

BENTON 375 HOT SPRING - POINSETT 7,239

BOONE 718 HOWARD POLK -

BRADLEY - INDEPENDENCE 1,264 POPE 1,136

CALHOUN - IZARD - PRAIRIE 1,138

CARROLL 20 JACKSON 10,772 PULASKI 700

CHICOT 1,829 JEFFERSON 6,906 RANDOLPH 357

CLARK 207 JOHNSON 192 SAINT FRANCIS 3,337

CLAY 3,456 LAFAYETTE 3,021 SALINE -

CLEBURNE - LAWRENCE 1,063 SCOTT -

CLEVELAND - LEE 8,218 SEARCY -

COLUMBIA - LINCOLN 4,449 SEBASTIAN 727

CONWAY 1,832 LITTLE RIVER 3,872 SEVIER 404

CRAIGHEAD 4,793 LOGAN 2,365 SHARP -

CRAWFORD 1,653 LONOKE 1,662 STONE -

CRITTNDEN 8,653 MADISON - UNION -

CROSS 4,206 MARION - VAN BUREN -

DALLAS - MILLER 28,844 WASHNGTON -

DESHA 1,371 MISSISSIPPI 21,364 WHITE 746

DREW 955 MONROE 6,430 WOODRUFF 4,131

FAULKNER 949 MONTGOMERY - YELL 155

FRANKLIN 30 NEVADA -

FULTON - NEWTON -

Table 5: Total Acres Planted, Wheat, Arkansas Counties, 2017


STATE 182,561 DESHA 1,371 DALLAS -

MILLER 28,844 INDEPENDENCE 1,264 FULTON -

MISSISSIPPI 21,364 PRAIRIE 1,138 GARLAND -

JACKSON 10,772 POPE 1,136 GRANT -

PHILLIPS 10,545 LAWRENCE 1,063 HEMPSTEAD -

CRITTENDEN 8,653 DREW 955 HOWARD -

LEE 8,218 FAULKNER 949 HOT SPRING -

POINSETT 7,239 WHITE 746 IZARD -

JEFFERSON 6,906 SEBASTIAN 727 MADISON -

MONROE 6,430 BOONE 718 MARION -

CRAIGHEAD 4,793 PULASKI 700 MONTGOMERY -

LINCOLN 4,449 SEVIER 404 NEVADA -

CROSS 4,206 BENTON 375 NEWTON -

WOODRUFF 4,131 RANDOLPH 357 OUACHITA -

LITTLE RIVER 3,872 PERRY 239 PIKE -

CLAY 3,456 CLARK 207 POLK -

SAINT FRANCIS 3,337 JOHNSON 192 SALINE -

LAFAYETTE 3,021 YELL 155 SCOTT -

LOGAN 2,365 FRANKLIN 30 SEARCY -

GREENE 2,205 CARROLL 20 SHARP -

ARKANSAS 2,165 BAXTER - STONE -

CONWAY 1,832 BRADLEY - UNION -

CHICOT 1,829 CALHOUN - VAN BUREN -

LONOKE 1,662 CLEBURNE - WASHINGTON -

CRAWFORD 1,653 CLEVELAND -

ASHLEY 1,507 COLUMBIA -

Table 6: Total Acres Planted, Wheat, ordered from largest to smallest, Arkansas Counties, 2017

For 2017, USDA Farm Service Agency’s

certified soybean planted acres for Arkansas

was 3,486,577 acres. In 2017, soybean

planted acres increased 12% from 2016’s

acreage. In 2016, USDA Farm Service Agency’s

certified soybean acres for Arkansas was

3,102,677 acres.

The top five counties in Arkansas

for soybean planted acres in 2016

were Mississippi, Phillips,

Crittenden, Poinsett, and

Arkansas. In 2017, the top five

counties planted 33% of

Arkansas’ soybean acres.

In 2017, 84% of the soybean planted acreage in

Arkansas was irrigated. The county with the

largest planted acreage, Mississippi, irrigated

71% of the soybean acres planted.


STATE 3,486,577 84% GARLAND - - OUACHITA - -

ARKANSAS 179,388 99% GRANT - - PERRY 2,197 57%



BENTON 987 0% HOT SPRING 780 97% POINSETT 176,288 91%

BOONE 44 0% HOWARD - - POLK - -

BRADLEY - - INDEPENDENCE 28,014 72% POPE 7,758 41%

CALHOUN - - IZARD - - PRAIRIE 99,531 96%

CARROLL 111 82% JACKSON 138,397 90% PULASKI 16,603 65%

CHICOT 165,319 88% JEFFERSON 120,355 95% RANDOLPH 32,980 92%

CLARK 4,181 42% JOHNSON 2,780 38% SAINT FRANCIS 141,928 80%

CLAY 119,221 88% LAFAYETTE 15,396 80% SALINE - -

CLEBURNE - - LAWRENCE 66,752 87% SCOTT - -


COLUMBIA - - LINCOLN 75,640 99% SEBASTIAN 3,469 6%

CONWAY 18,069 42% LITTLE RIVER 12,141 33% SEVIER 562 0%

CRAIGHEAD 115,508 96% LOGAN 5,741 14% SHARP - -

CRAWFORD 12,214 11% LONOKE 107,174 97% STONE 1,284 0%

CRITTENDEN 236,838 67% MADISON - - UNION - -


DALLAS - - MILLER 32,627 11% WASHNGTON 536 0%

DESHA 163,095 96% MISSISSIPPI 280,705 67% WHITE 32,875 86%


FAULKNER 8,569 56% MONTGOMERY - - YELL 5,991 36%

FRANKLIN 1,680 17% NEVADA - -


Table 7: Total Acres Planted, Soybean, Arkansas Counties, 2017


STATE 3,486,577 84% INDEPENDENCE 28,014 72% CLEBURNE - -

MISSISSIPPI 292,453 71% WHITE 27,599 82% CLEVELAND - -

PHILLIPS 244,940 72% PULASKI 19,178 69% COLUMBIA - -

CRITTENDEN 236,838 67% CONWAY 18,069 42% DALLAS - -

POINSETT 197,590 93% LAFAYETTE 15,396 80% FULTON - -

ARKANSAS 179,388 99% CRAWFORD 12,214 33% GARLAND - -

CROSS 166,064 95% LITTLE RIVER 12,141 33% GRANT - -

CHICOT 165,319 88% FAULKNER 8,569 56% HEMPSTEAD - -

DESHA 163,095 96% POPE 8,005 44% HOWARD - -

SAINT FRANCIS 150,929 83% LOGAN 5,741 14% IZARD - -

LEE 146,252 72% YELL 5,594 35% MADISON - -

JACKSON 138,397 90% CLARK 4,181 42% MARION - -

WOODRUFF 127,818 87% SEBASTIAN 3,742 8% MONTGOMERY - -

JEFFERSON 120,355 95% JOHNSON 2,780 38% NEVADA - -

LONOKE 119,866 98% PERRY 2,125 57% NEWTON - -

CLAY 119,221 88% FRANKLIN 1,680 17% OUACHITA - -

MONROE 118,081 97% BENTON 987 0% PIKE - -

CRAIGHEAD 115,508 96% STONE 904 0% POLK - -

PRAIRIE 108,747 97% HOT SPRING 780 97% SALINE - -

LINCOLN 75,640 99% SEVIER 410 0% SCOTT - -

GREENE 71,976 83% CARROLL 111 82% SEARCY - -

LAWRENCE 66,752 87% WASHINGTON 53 0% SHARP - -

ASHLEY 63,187 98% BOONE 44 0% UNION - -

DREW 40,888 97% BAXTER - - VAN BUREN - -

RANDOLPH 37,665 95% BRADLEY - -

MILLER 32,592 21% CALHOUN - -

Table 8: Total Acres Planted, Soybean, ordered from largest to smallest, Arkansas Counties, 2017

In 2017, USDA Farm Service Agency’s

certified rice planted acres for

Arkansas was 1,099,871 acres. Rice

planted acres in 2017 were down

22% from 2016’s rice crop. In 2016,

USDA Farm Service Agency’s certified

rice planted acres for Arkansas were

1,404,026 acres.

The top five counties in rice

planted acres for Arkansas in

2017 were Poinsett,

Lawrence, Lonoke, Jackson,

and Greene. In 2017, these

five counties planted 37% of

the state’s total rice acre.


STATE 1,099,871 GARLAND - OUACHITA -

ARKANSAS 65,980 GRANT - PERRY 1,502

ASHLEY 4,092 GREENE 67,261 PHILLIPS 13,473

BAXTER - HEMPSTEAD - PIKE -

BENTON - HOWARD - POINSETT 91,324

BOONE - HOT SPRING 468 POLK -

BRADLEY - INDEPENDENCE 7,289 POPE 2,525

CALHOUN - IZARD - PRAIRIE 54,242

CARROLL - JACKSON 77,826 PULASKI 4,623

CHICOT 20,441 JEFFERSON 54,903 RANDOLPH 28,057

CLARK 2,181 JOHNSON - SAINT FRANCIS 25,904

CLAY 63,862 LAFAYETTE 4,798 SALINE -

CLEBURNE - LAWRENCE 88,535 SCOTT -

CLEVELAND - LEE 7,345 SEARCY -

COLUMBIA - LINCOLN 15,068 SEBASTIAN -

CONWAY 1,187 LITTLE RIVER - SEVIER -

CRAIGHEAD 56,526 LOGAN - SHARP -

CRAWFORD - LONOKE 78,927 STONE -

CRITTENDEN 41,051 MADISON - UNION -

CROSS 61,520 MARION - VAN BUREN -

DALLAS - MILLER 852 WASHINGTON -

DESHA 9,162 MISSISSIPPI 49,126 WHITE 6,013

DREW 8,138 MONROE 37,228 WOODRUFF 46,473

FAULKNER 777 MONTGOMERY - YELL 1,122

FRANKLIN 73 NEVADA -

FULTON - NEWTON -

Table 9: Total Acres Planted, Rice, Arkansas Counties, 2017


STATE 1,099,871 LAFAYETTE 4,798 HEMPSTEAD -

POINSETT 91,324 PULASKI 4,623 HOWARD -

LAWRENCE 88,535 ASHLEY 4,092 IZARD -

LONOKE 78,927 POPE 2,525 JOHNSON -

JACKSON 77,826 CLARK 2,181 LITTLE RIVER -

GREENE 67,261 PERRY 1,502 LOGAN -

ARKANSAS 65,980 CONWAY 1,187 MADISON -

CLAY 63,862 YELL 1,122 MARION -

CROSS 61,520 MILLER 852 MONTGOMERY -

CRAIGHEAD 56,526 FAULKNER 777 NEVADA -

JEFFERSON 54,903 HOT SPRING 468 NEWTON -

PRAIRIE 54,242 FRANKLIN 73 OUACHITA -

MISSISSIPPI 49,126 BAXTER - PIKE -

WOODRUFF 46,473 BENTON - POLK -

CRITTENDEN 41,051 BOONE - SALINE -

MONROE 37,228 BRADLEY - SCOTT -

RANDOLPH 28,057 CALHOUN - SEARCY -

SAINT FRANCIS 25,904 CARROLL - SEBASTIAN -

CHICOT 20,441 CLEBURNE - SEVIER -

LINCOLN 15,068 CLEVELAND - SHARP -

PHILLIPS 13,473 COLUMBIA - STONE -

DESHA 9,162 CRAWFORD - UNION -

DREW 8,138 DALLAS - VAN BUREN -

LEE 7,345 FULTON - WASHINGTON

INDEPENDENCE 7,289 GARLAND -

WHITE 6,013 GRANT -

Table 10: Total Acres Planted, Rice, ordered largest to smallest, Arkansas Counties, 2017

In 2017, USDA Farm Service Agency’s certified

cotton planted acres for Arkansas was 429,956

acres. Cotton acres in 2017 increased 15% from

2016’s acreage.

The top five counties for cotton

planted acres in Arkansas were

Mississippi, Craighead, Lee, Clay, and

Phillips. The top five counties

planted 60% of Arkansas’ total

cotton acres.

In 2017, 94% of Arkansas’ cotton acres were

irrigated. The county with the largest planted

acreage, Mississippi, irrigated 90% of the

cotton acres planted.



ARKANSAS 5 100% GRANT - - PERRY - -



BENTON - - HOWARD - - POINSETT 20,072 100%

BOONE - - HOT SPRING - - POLK - -

BRADLEY - - INDEPENDENCE - - POPE - -

CALHOUN - - IZARD - - PRAIRIE 849 79%

CARROLL - - JACKSON 356 87% PULASKI 239 100%

CHICOT 13,596 94% JEFFERSON 5,275 99% RANDOLPH - -

CLARK 278 0% JOHNSON - - SAINT FRANCIS 21,976 94%

CLAY 32,311 99% LAFAYETTE 122 100% SALINE - -

CLEBURNE - - LAWRENCE 264 41% SCOTT - -


COLUMBIA - - LINCOLN 18,158 100% SEBASTIAN - -

CONWAY - - LITTLE RIVER 845 78% SEVIER - -

CRAIGHEAD 68,085 99% LOGAN - - SHARP - -

CRAWFORD - - LONOKE 4,358 97% STONE - -

CRITTENDEN 22,337 80% MADISON - - UNION - -


DALLAS - - MILLER 1,291 88% WASHINGTON - -

DESHA 15,980 100% MISSISSIPPI 87,107 90% WHITE - -


FAULKNER - - MONTGOMERY - - YELL - -

FRANKLIN - - NEVADA - -


Table 11: Total Acres Planted, Cotton, Arkansas Counties, 2017


STATE 429,956 94% PULASKI 239 100% LOGAN - -

MISSISSIPPI 87,107 90% LAFAYETTE 122 100% MADISON - -

CRAIGHEAD 68,085 99% ARKANSAS 5 100% MARION - -

LEE 45,367 89% BAXTER - - MONTGOMERY - -

CLAY 32,311 99% BENTON - - NEVADA - -

PHILLIPS 25,543 89% BOONE - - NEWTON - -

ASHLEY 25,527 98% BRADLEY - - OUACHITA - -

CRITTENDEN 22,337 80% CALHOUN - - PERRY - -

SAINT FRANCIS 21,976 94% CARROL - - PIKE - -

POINSETT 20,072 100% CLEBURNE - - POLK - -

LINCOLN 18,158 100% CLEVELAND - - POPE - -

DESHA 15,980 100% COLUMBIA - - RANDOLPH - -

CHICOT 13,596 94% CONWAY - - SALINE - -

DREW 8,123 100% CRAWFORD - - SCOTT - -

JEFFERSON 5,275 99% DALLAS - - SEARCY - -

LONOKE 4,358 97% FAULKNER - - SEBASTIAN - -

CROSS 3,589 100% FRANKLIN - - SEVIER - -

GREENE 3,441 96% FULTON - - SHARP - -

MONROE 2,712 100% GARLAND - - STONE - -

WOODRUFF 2,148 100% GRANT - - UNION - -

MILLER 1,291 88% HEMPSTEAD - - VAN BUREN - -

PRAIRIE 849 79% HOT SPRING - - WASHINGTON - -

LITTLE RIVER 845 78% HOWARD - - WHITE - -

JACKSON 356 87% INDEPENDENCE - - YELL - -

CLARK 278 0% IZARD - -

LAWRENCE 264 41% JOHNSON - -

Table 12: Total Acres Planted, Cotton, ordered from largest to smallest, Arkansas Counties, 2017

The top five counties in Arkansas for

peanut acres in 2017 were

Craighead, Mississippi, Lawrence,

Randolph, and Lee. In 2017 peanut

acres in Arkansas increased 25%

from 2016. The total peanut acreage

for Arkansas in 2017 was 28,959.

The top five counties in

Arkansas for fruit acreage for

2017 were Mississippi,

Craighead, Jefferson, Boone,

and Woodruff. The USDA Farm

Service Agency’s certified acres

for 2017 in Arkansas was 2,850.

The top five counties accounted

for 58% of Arkansas’ certified

fruit acres. Fruit planted acres

include apples, blueberries,

caneberries, cantaloupes,

grapes, nectarines, peaches,

plums, strawberries, and

watermelons.

County Total Acres County Total Acres

STATE 28,959 GREENE 814

CRAIGHEAD 9,725 WOODRUFF 807

MISSISSIPPI 7,864 CLAY 795

LAWRENCE 3,130 PHILLIPS 576

RANDOLPH 2,687 CRITTENDEN 490

LEE 1,988 ASHLEY 83

Table 13: Total Acres Planted, Peanuts, Arkansas Counties, 2017

The top five counties for

pecan acreage in

Arkansas for 2017 were

Little River, Miller,

Lonoke, Phillips, and

Conway. The USDA Farm

Service Agency’s

certified acres for

pecans in 2017 was

6,056. The top five

counties account for

91% of Arkansas’

certified pecan acres.

The top five counties for

vegetable acreage in Arkansas

for 2017 were Cross, Jefferson,

St. Francis, Mississippi, and

Chicot. The USDA Farm Service

Agency’s other vegetable

planted acres for 2017 was

8,598 acres. The top five

counties accounted for 71% of

Arkansas’ other vegetable

planted acres in 2015.

Reference:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (USDA, FSA). “Crop Acreage Data.” Internet Site:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=newsroom&subject=landing&topic=foi-er-fri-cad

(Accessed August 2017).
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=newsroom&subject=landing&topic=foi-er-fri-cad

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