Farm operations
454
Avg 190 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05101 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Newton County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Newton County. Ranked #59 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
86,152 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 15.9% 13,714 acres
- Other land
- 84.1% 72,438 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Newton County received $7.96 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Arkansas county median of $11.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.96
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 0.68×
- 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, Newton County, Arkansas is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$42.6M
0.25× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$686K
1.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$13.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Newton County's net farm income sits at the 42th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Newton County Farm Data Shows
Newton County, Arkansas reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
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 Newton County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Newton (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Greeley County, NE · LIGHT
$687K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Newton; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Volusia County, FL · MID
$688K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Newton; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Tippah County, MS · MID
$688K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Newton; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Crawford County, AR · LIGHT
$682K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Newton; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Schuylkill County (MID $/acre pole)
Schuylkill sits near Newton on payments-per-acre ($7.96) while total receipts differ.
Warren County (MID $/acre pole)
Warren sits near Newton on payments-per-acre ($8.03) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Newton stamps MID · PASTURE-LED 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 Newton under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Newton 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 Newton County, Arkansas?
Newton County, Arkansas has 454 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 190 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Newton County?
Newton County's total commodity sales are $42.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #59 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Newton County receive?
Newton County received $686K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.96/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Newton County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Newton County is $13.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.