Farm operations
715
Avg 265 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05149 715 farms Top quartile (#5/75) 37% cropland LIGHT MIXED
Yell County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Yell County. Ranked #5 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
190K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.9% 70K acres
- Other land
- 63.1% 120K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Yell County received $5.57 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.
- $5.57
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 0.48×
- 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.
715 farms · $384.4M sales
Yell County, Arkansas reports 715 farms and $384.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1804 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 75 counties in Arkansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 75
- National payments rank #1804 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.3%
Commodity sales
$384.4M
2.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
0.3% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$169.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Yell County's net farm income sits at the 94th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Yell County Farm Data Shows
Yell County, Arkansas reported 715 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $384.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($5.57/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $169.5M. In-state sales rank #5 of 75 in Arkansas.
Of 189,747 acres agricultural land, cropland is 70,003 acres (36.9%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 265 acres. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Arkansas.
Land Use
$5.57 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
189,747 acres
Cropland
70,003 acres
Avg Farm Size
265 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 36.9%
70,003 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 189,747 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 70,003 | 36.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 119,744 | 63.1% |
| Average farm size | 265 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Yell County, Arkansas?
Yell County, Arkansas has 715 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 265 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Yell County?
Yell County's total commodity sales are $384.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Yell County receive?
Yell County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.57/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Yell County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Yell County is $169.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Yell County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Yell (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Franklin County, KS · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Yell; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Caldwell County, LA · HEAVY
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Yell; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Sierra County, CA · HEAVY
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Yell; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Tuolumne County, CA · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Yell; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lawrence County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Lawrence sits near Yell on payments-per-acre ($5.60) while total receipts differ.
St. Lucie County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
St. Lucie sits near Yell on payments-per-acre ($5.52) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Yell stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Arkansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1804)
Yell ranks #1804 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Yell County, Arkansas stamps LIGHT · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1804 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.