Farm operations
235
Avg 187 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05139 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Union County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Union County. Ranked #68 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
43,998 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.8% 8,280 acres
- Other land
- 81.2% 35,718 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Union County received $5.86 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Arkansas county median of $11.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.86
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 0.50×
- 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, Union County, Arkansas is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$19.0M
0.11× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$258K
1.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$5.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Union County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Union County Farm Data Shows
Union County, Arkansas reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Union County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Union (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Webster County, LA · MID
$258K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Loudoun County, VA · TRACE
$258K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lehigh County, PA · LIGHT
$259K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Union; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Pendleton County, WV · TRACE
$259K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Alcona County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Alcona sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($5.84) while total receipts differ.
Union County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Union sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($5.82) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Union stamps LIGHT · 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 Union under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Union 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 Union County, Arkansas?
Union County, Arkansas has 235 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 187 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Union County?
Union County's total commodity sales are $19.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #68 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Union County receive?
Union County received $258K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.86/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Union County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Union County is $5.6M (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 LIGHT · 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.