Farm operations
904
Avg 274 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05015 904 farms Top quartile (#3/75) 18% cropland DENSE PASTURE-LED
Carroll County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carroll County. Ranked #3 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
248K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.3% 45K acres
- Other land
- 81.7% 202K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carroll County received $19.11 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Arkansas county median of $11.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $19.11
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 1.63×
- Arkansas median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
904 farms · $521.5M sales
Carroll County, Arkansas reports 904 farms and $521.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #646 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #3 of 75 counties in Arkansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #3 of 75
- National payments rank #646 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.9%
Commodity sales
$521.5M
3.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.7M
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$198.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Carroll County's net farm income sits at the 96th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carroll County Farm Data Shows
Carroll County, Arkansas reported 904 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $521.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($19.11/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $198.1M. In-state sales rank #3 of 75 in Arkansas.
Of 247,703 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 45,315 acres (18.3%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Arkansas.
Land Use
$19.11 per acre of agricultural land · the median Arkansas county receives $11.71. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
247,703 acres
Cropland
45,315 acres
Avg Farm Size
274 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 18.3%
45,315 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 247,703 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 45,315 | 18.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 202,388 | 81.7% |
| Average farm size | 274 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carroll County, Arkansas?
Carroll County, Arkansas has 904 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 274 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carroll County?
Carroll County's total commodity sales are $521.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Carroll County receive?
Carroll County received $4.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($19.11/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carroll County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carroll County is $198.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carroll County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carroll (DENSE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE PASTURE-LED
Donley County, TX · MID
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Carroll; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Freeborn County, MN · HEAVY
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Calhoun County, MS · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Fayette County, IL · HEAVY
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $10K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Codington County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Codington sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($19.18) while total receipts differ.
Pickaway County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Pickaway sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($19.02) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Carroll stamps DENSE · PASTURE-LED inside Arkansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#646)
Carroll ranks #646 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Carroll County, Arkansas stamps DENSE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #646 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Arkansas compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Arkansas state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.