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Arkansas

State Quick Facts

Population
3,011,524

Total State GDP
$148,676,100,000

State Land Area (Acres)
33,302,400

Land in Forest (Acres)
18,866,902

Land in Forest
57%

Land in Farms (Acres)
14,000,000

Land in Farms
42%

Number of Farms
42,000

Average Farm Size (acres)
333

Farm Real Estate Value (per acre)
$3,550

Agricultural Cash Receipts
  $10,357,221,000

Cash Receipts from Crops
  $4,549,364,000

Cash Receipts from Animals
  $5,807,858,000

Top Ag. Commodities

Broilers
  $3,970,954,000

Soybeans
  $1,635,438,000

Rice
  $1,331,746,000

Chicken Eggs
$692,829,000

Corn
$651,903,000

Top Ag. Exports

Soybeans
  $943,469,887

Rice
  $789,882,252

Broiler Meat
$473,289,911

Cotton
$451,883,942

Other Poultry Products
$203,475,663

Arkansas Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2021, the Natural State generated around $10.4 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being broilers, soybeans, and rice. That same year, the value of Arkansas’ agricultural production and processing industries represented 8.2 percent of total state GDP. Some of the dollars generated by these industries end up being re-spent within the local economy, bringing additional value to the state through “multiplier effects.” Economic impact and contribution studies measure these effects, which can be broken down into direct, indirect, and induced economic effects.

Websites, reports, fact sheets, and articles related to the economic impacts and contributions of Arkansas’ food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

The following are current and historical studies, fact sheets, and articles related to Arkansas’ food, fiber, and forest industries.  These can be viewed and/or downloaded by clicking the images or links below:

 

Front cover of Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy fact sheet. Clicking on image will open report in the current tab. 2024 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2022
2023 – Pocket Facts – Arkansas Agriculture Profile
Research Documents of Arkansas 2023 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2023 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2023 – Poster – Economic Impact of COVID-19: A Regional Analysis of Arkansas’ Agriculture and Forestry Sectors 
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas’ Gross Domestic Product 1997-2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Pocket Facts – Arkansas Agriculture Profile
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2020
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2020
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Presentation – Economic Importance of Agriculture and Forestry in Arkansas
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Paper – Evaluating Economic Impacts of COVID-19 for Arkansas’ Agriculture and Forestry Sectors in 2020
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Presentation – Evaluating Economic Impacts of COVID-19 for Arkansas’ Agriculture and Forestry Sectors in 2020 – MCRSA
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Poster – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture As Explained Using Both Hypothetical Extraction and Export Base Methods
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Poster – Economic Considerations When Assessing Economic and Environmental Impacts of Arkansas Agriculture
Research Documents of Arkansas 2022 – Poster – Examining the Southern US Beef Industry through Economic Base Analysis
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas Gross Domestic Product 1997-2020
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Pocket Facts – Arkansas Agriculture Profile
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Yell County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Woodruff County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – White County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Washington County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Van Buren County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Union County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Stone County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – St. Francis County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Sharp County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Sevier County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Sebastian County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Searcy County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Scott County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Saline County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Randolph County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Pulaski County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Prairie County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Pope County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Polk County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Poinsett County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Pike County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Phillips County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Perry County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Ouachita County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Newton County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Nevada County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Montgomery County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Monroe County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Mississippi County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Miller County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Marion County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Madison County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Lonoke County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Logan County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Little River County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Lincoln County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Lee County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Lawrence County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Lafayette County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Johnson County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Jefferson County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Jackson County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Izard County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Independence County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Howard County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Hot Spring County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Hempstead County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Greene County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Grant County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Garland County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Fulton County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Franklin County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Faulkner County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Drew County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Desha County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Dallas County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Cross County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Crittenden County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Crawford County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Craighead County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Conway County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Columbia County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Cleveland County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Cleburne County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Clay County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Clark County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Chicot County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Carroll County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Calhoun County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Bradley County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Boone County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Benton County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Baxter County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Ashley County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Arkansas County Forests and Forest Industry, 2021
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Research Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2019
Research Documents of Arkansas 2021 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2019
NAMI 2021- Fact Sheet- Meat Fuels America, 2016
Poultry 2021- Fact Sheet- Poultry Feeds America, 2020
Research Documents of Arkansas 2020 – Research Report – Economic Contributions of the US Beef Industry
Research Documents of Arkansas 2020 – Presentation – Economic Contributions of the US Beef Industry
Feeding 2020- Fact Sheet- Feeding the Economy, 2019
Domestic_Product 2020 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas GDP (1997-2019)
Arkansas_Economy 2020 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2018
Arkansas_Economy 2020 – Research Report – Economic Contribution of the Agriculture Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2018
Agriculture_Profile 2020 – Pocket Facts – Arkansas Agriculture Profile
Agriculture_Profile 2020 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2017
Arkansas_Economy 2019 – Research Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2017
Arkansas_Economy 2019 – Pocket Facts – Arkansas Agriculture Profile
Arkansas_Economy 2018 – Fact Sheet – The Animal Feed and Pet Food Manufacturing Industry is Crucial to American Agriculture, Economy
Research Documents of Arkansas

 

2017 – Presentation – The Economic Contribution of Agriculture: A Review of Methods, Reporting, and Public Perception

Arkansas_Economy 2017 – Report – Sustainability Assessment of U.S. Beef Production Systems
Agriculture_Profile 2017 – Pocket Facts – Arkansas Agriculture Profile
 Arkansas_Economy 2017 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2015
Arkansas_Specialty_Crop 2017 – Report – Arkansas Specialty Crop Industry: Economic Contributions and Characteristics
Economic-Impact 2017 – Fact Sheet- AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
Research Documents of Arkansas 2016 – Proceedings – 2016 NARSC Pre-Conference Workshop: Development of Standard Procedures for Contribution Analysis of Agriculture and Forestry
Economic-Impact- 2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
 Economic-Impact- 2016 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas GDP (1997-2014)
Economic-Impact- 2016 – Booklet – Economic Contributions of Arkansas Forestry 2016
Economic-Impact- 2015 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas GDP (1997-2013)
Economic-Impact- 2014 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Arkansas Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2012
Economic-Impact- 2014 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2014 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas GDP (1997-2012)
Economic-Impact- 2014 – Report – Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas GDP (1997-2011)
Economic-Impact- 2013 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2011
Economic-Impact- 2013 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2012 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2010
Economic-Impact- 2012 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2011 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2009
Economic-Impact- 2011 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2011 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2009
Economic-Impact- 2010 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2008
Economic-Impact- 2010 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2010 – Fact Sheet – Economic Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy in 2008
Economic-Impact- 2009 – Report – Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2007 and Revised Estimates for 2006
Economic-Impact- 2009 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2008 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2007 – Report – Impact of the Agricultural Sector on the Arkansas Economy in 2003
Economic-Impact- 2006 – Pocket Guide – Economic Contribution of Arkansas Agriculture
Economic-Impact- 2005 – Report – Impact of the Agricultural Sector on the Arkansas Economy in 2001
Economic-Impact- 2004 – Pocket Guide – Value Added Economic Impact of Agriculture in Arkansas
Economic-Impact- 2002 – Report – Impact of the Agricultural Sector on the Arkansas Economy
Economic-Impact- 2002 – Pocket Guide – Solid Ground Impacts of Agriculture on the Arkansas Economy
Economic-Impact- 1999 – Report – Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy

*At present, there is no universally agreed upon standard methodology for producing economic impact or economic contribution reports.  Please exercise caution when viewing and comparing reports as each may vary significantly in terms of source data and analysis and reporting methodology.