Arkansas (AR) received $4.13B across 770,353 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$4.13B
Payments
770,353
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$5K
15% above national avg
How Arkansas Compares
National Rank
#12 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$1K
Share of National Total
2.8%
💡 Key Insight
Arkansas's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $815.7M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($815.7M) was 2.8× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Arkansas
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1.44B |
| 2 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $424.5M |
| 3 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $272.0M |
| 4 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $270.5M |
| 5 | CFAP Round 2 | $192.2M |
| 6 | Emergency Relief Program | $149.7M |
| 7 | CRP Annual Rental | $146.1M |
| 8 | Livestock Forage Program | $143.4M |
| 9 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $134.9M |
| 10 | Rice Production Program | $117.5M |
Top Recipients in Arkansas
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agheritage | $45.1M |
| 2 | Southern Bancorp Bank | $21.0M |
| 3 | Farmers & Merchants Bank | $18.4M |
| 4 | Carpenter Produce | $18.3M |
| 5 | Regions Bank | $17.7M |
| 6 | Merchants & Planters Bank | $17.1M |
| 7 | Simmons 1st National Bank | $17.0M |
| 8 | Cross County Bank | $16.3M |
| 9 | Farm Credit Midsouth-Pca | $15.8M |
| 10 | Arkansas County Bank | $12.6M |
| 11 | First National Bank Of Wynne | $12.4M |
| 12 | Fnb Of Eastern Arkansas | $10.7M |
| 13 | Relyance Bank | $9.3M |
| 14 | Bank Of Lake Village | $8.3M |
| 15 | First National Bank | $8.1M |
| 16 | Farm Service Agency/Commodity Cre | $7.7M |
| 17 | Griffin Farms Partnership | $7.6M |
| 18 | Farm Credit Midsouth Pca | $7.6M |
| 19 | Bancorp South | $7.4M |
| 20 | Bancorp South Bank | $7.3M |
| 21 | Brantley Farming Co | $6.3M |
| 22 | Mcgehee Bank Inc | $6.2M |
| 23 | 3m Planting Company | $6.2M |
| 24 | Delta Production Credit Assn | $5.9M |
| 25 | Don Kittler Farms | $5.6M |
Counties in Arkansas
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 37,768 | $220.2M |
| 2 | Poinsett | 31,168 | $205.5M |
| 3 | Arkansas | 30,548 | $204.4M |
| 4 | Craighead | 40,191 | $194.8M |
| 5 | Jackson | 26,226 | $192.7M |
| 6 | Cross | 22,998 | $174.3M |
| 7 | Lonoke | 28,612 | $163.2M |
| 8 | Jefferson | 19,754 | $159.0M |
| 9 | Clay | 35,239 | $158.1M |
| 10 | Phillips | 19,366 | $155.5M |
| 11 | Lawrence | 22,890 | $151.6M |
| 12 | Crittenden | 15,954 | $150.2M |
| 13 | Desha | 22,006 | $144.3M |
| 14 | Monroe | 19,624 | $124.9M |
| 15 | Lee | 20,357 | $121.4M |
| 16 | Prairie | 25,281 | $121.3M |
| 17 | Chicot | 13,946 | $117.8M |
| 18 | Greene | 35,024 | $116.7M |
| 19 | Woodruff | 17,929 | $114.9M |
| 20 | St. Francis | 15,962 | $102.5M |
| 21 | Lincoln | 15,471 | $82.6M |
| 22 | Randolph | 12,738 | $67.2M |
| 23 | Ashley | 8,149 | $57.5M |
| 24 | White | 14,000 | $54.5M |
| 25 | Drew | 7,266 | $49.4M |
| 26 | Madison | 10,587 | $39.1M |
| 27 | Boone | 10,349 | $38.9M |
| 28 | Independence | 11,702 | $36.6M |
| 29 | Carroll | 8,383 | $36.0M |
| 30 | Benton | 6,753 | $30.0M |
| 31 | Washington | 8,248 | $29.3M |
| 32 | Lafayette | 4,188 | $25.5M |
| 33 | Sharp | 6,774 | $19.9M |
| 34 | Little River | 3,568 | $19.9M |
| 35 | Yell | 6,335 | $18.7M |
| 36 | Conway | 5,968 | $18.6M |
| 37 | Fulton | 5,290 | $18.0M |
| 38 | Faulkner | 5,073 | $17.3M |
| 39 | Miller | 2,585 | $16.8M |
| 40 | Logan | 4,400 | $16.4M |
| 41 | Franklin | 3,902 | $15.5M |
| 42 | Pulaski | 3,368 | $14.6M |
| 43 | Pope | 4,510 | $14.5M |
| 44 | Izard | 3,495 | $14.2M |
| 45 | Searcy | 5,114 | $13.5M |
| 46 | Hempstead | 3,796 | $13.3M |
| 47 | Howard | 3,636 | $13.0M |
| 48 | Polk | 4,078 | $12.2M |
| 49 | Stone | 3,602 | $12.1M |
| 50 | Marion | 3,169 | $11.7M |
| 51 | Cleburne | 4,218 | $11.1M |
| 52 | Sevier | 2,845 | $10.3M |
| 53 | Dunklin | 3,852 | $9.8M |
| 54 | Newton | 4,416 | $9.5M |
| 55 | Perry | 2,426 | $9.3M |
| 56 | Van Buren | 3,871 | $9.0M |
| 57 | Crawford | 2,863 | $8.3M |
| 58 | Sebastian | 2,206 | $8.2M |
| 59 | Clark | 2,312 | $8.2M |
| 60 | Scott | 2,492 | $8.0M |
| 61 | Johnson | 2,274 | $7.8M |
| 62 | Bradley | 700 | $7.7M |
| 63 | Baxter | 2,381 | $7.4M |
| 64 | Hot Spring | 2,236 | $5.5M |
| 65 | Pike | 1,580 | $5.2M |
| 66 | Montgomery | 1,811 | $5.0M |
| 67 | Nevada | 1,834 | $4.8M |
| 68 | Pemiscot | 2,327 | $4.8M |
| 69 | Butler | 1,019 | $3.5M |
| 70 | Cleveland | 593 | $2.3M |
| 71 | Columbia | 612 | $1.9M |
| 72 | Saline | 855 | $1.7M |
| 73 | Garland | 941 | $1.5M |
| 74 | New Madrid | 413 | $1.4M |
| 75 | Union | 557 | $1.4M |
| 76 | Grant | 710 | $1.4M |
| 77 | Ouachita | 550 | $1.4M |
| 78 | Coahoma | 197 | $1.4M |
| 79 | Haakon | 38 | $1.2M |
| 80 | Tipton | 141 | $1.0M |
| 81 | McDonald | 164 | $1.0M |
| 82 | Dallas | 652 | $1.0M |
| 83 | Ripley | 364 | $977K |
| 84 | Le Flore | 266 | $971K |
| 85 | Stoddard | 306 | $922K |
| 86 | Adair | 202 | $920K |
| 87 | Calhoun | 369 | $920K |
| 88 | Delaware | 190 | $914K |
| 89 | Ness | 291 | $892K |
| 90 | Morehouse | 296 | $811K |
| 91 | Cassia | 57 | $792K |
| 92 | Sharkey | 44 | $787K |
| 93 | West Carroll | 267 | $712K |
| 94 | Sullivan | 97 | $673K |
| 95 | Taylor | 79 | $640K |
| 96 | Harper | 195 | $589K |
| 97 | Kiowa | 268 | $582K |
| 98 | Bolivar | 123 | $569K |
| 99 | Bossier | 181 | $475K |
| 100 | Barry | 108 | $455K |
📊 Understanding Arkansas's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Arkansas received $4.13B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #12 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Price Loss Coverage Program at $1.44B, followed by Market Facilitation Program 2019 at $424.5M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in Arkansas ($5K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Arkansas with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.