LIvESToCk InvEnTory
STATEWIDE rAnk
number of Farms
2,157
Source: Farm Bureau Arkansas, Farm Bureau Benton County and USDA Ag Census 2017
oTHEr InTErESTInG
FArm DATA
Benton
County
Agricultural
Facts
Average
Farm Size
141
acres
1-9 Acre
Farms
12%
10-49 Acre
Farms
36%
Approximate Land Area
542,274 acres
Acres in Farms
304,845
Forestland
219,654 acres
Total Farms
Increase/Decrease
-10%
vegetable
Production
19
th
Fruit, nut
& Berry
Production
15
th
new Beginning
Farmers & ranchers
1,069
All Crops $5,050,000
All Livestock $524,078,000
Total $529,128,000
Female Farmers
1,346
3
rd
Turkeys 518,672
Broilers
17,760,938
Laying Hens
1,672,147
milk Cows
1,985
Beef Cows
54,700
Cattle/Calves
115,546
Horses
3,087
8
th
1
st
1
st
1
st
1
st
1
st
18 2023 Benton County Fair
