Farm operations
503
Avg 134 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05059 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
Hot Spring County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hot Spring County. Ranked #65 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
67,178 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 27.3% 18,358 acres
- Other land
- 72.7% 48,820 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hot Spring County received $2.07 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Arkansas county median of $11.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.07
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 0.18×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Hot Spring County, Arkansas is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$28.1M
0.16× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$139K
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$164K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Hot Spring County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hot Spring County Farm Data Shows
Hot Spring County, Arkansas reads as a MIXED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 75 of 75 Arkansas counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 75 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 69 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Arkansas.
Read with Hot Spring County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hot Spring (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Lincoln County, LA · TRACE
$139K federal receipts is higher by - than Hot Spring; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Quitman County, GA · MID
$138K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Hot Spring; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Rutherford County, TN · TRACE
$140K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Hot Spring; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Trinity County, TX · TRACE
$140K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Hot Spring; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lincoln County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Lincoln sits near Hot Spring on payments-per-acre ($2.07) while total receipts differ.
Lamar County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Lamar sits near Hot Spring on payments-per-acre ($2.10) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Hot Spring stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Arkansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Hot Spring under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Hot Spring County, Arkansas:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hot Spring County, Arkansas?
Hot Spring County, Arkansas has 503 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 134 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hot Spring County?
Hot Spring County's total commodity sales are $28.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #65 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Hot Spring County receive?
Hot Spring County received $139K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.07/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hot Spring County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hot Spring County is $164K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.