Farm operations
368
Avg 203 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05097 368 farms Bottom quartile (#67/75) 24% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Montgomery County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Montgomery County. Ranked #67 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
75K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.9% 18K acres
- Other land
- 76.1% 57K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Montgomery County received $9.54 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Arkansas county median of $11.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.54
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 0.81×
- 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.
368 farms · $24.0M sales
Montgomery County, Arkansas reports 368 farms and $24.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2023 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #67 of 75 counties in Arkansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #67 of 75
- National payments rank #2023 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.0%
Commodity sales
$24.0M
0.14× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$712K
3.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.8M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Montgomery County's net farm income sits at the 28th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Montgomery County Farm Data Shows
Montgomery County, Arkansas reported 368 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $24.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $712K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.54/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $4.8M. In-state sales rank #67 of 75 in Arkansas.
Of 74,645 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 17,806 acres (23.9%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Arkansas.
Land Use
$9.54 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
74,645 acres
Cropland
17,806 acres
Avg Farm Size
203 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.9%
17,806 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 74,645 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 17,806 | 23.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 56,839 | 76.1% |
| Average farm size | 203 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Montgomery County, Arkansas?
Montgomery County, Arkansas has 368 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 203 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Montgomery County?
Montgomery County's total commodity sales are $24.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #67 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Montgomery County receive?
Montgomery County received $712K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.54/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Montgomery County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Montgomery County is $4.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Montgomery County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Montgomery (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Shawnee County, KS · LIGHT
$711K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Montgomery; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lee County, MS · MID
$715K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Montgomery; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Claiborne County, MS · MID
$716K federal receipts is higher by $4K than Montgomery; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Kerr County, TX · TRACE
$708K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Montgomery; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Elmore County (MID $/acre pole)
Elmore sits near Montgomery on payments-per-acre ($9.60) while total receipts differ.
Lunenburg County (MID $/acre pole)
Lunenburg sits near Montgomery on payments-per-acre ($9.47) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Montgomery stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Arkansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2023)
Montgomery ranks #2023 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Montgomery County, Arkansas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2023 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.