Total population (1990 census): 2,350,725
State Capital: Little Rock
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 831 | 184079 | 21901248 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 875 | 130948 | 8988578 bu | |
| Sorghum for Sirup | 7 | 81 | 58993 lbs | |
| Wheat | 3361 | 763388 | 35361702 bu | |
| Barley | 1 | D | D | |
| Canola | 2 | D | D | |
| Other Rapeseed | 1 | D | D | |
| Oats | 100 | 8062 | 578205 bu | |
| Rice | 4207 | 1384969 | 78882488 cwt | |
| Rye | 1 | D | D | |
| Sunflower Seed | 7 | 44 | 43220 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 6889 | 3571342 | 103074994 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 4 | 50 | 510 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 4 | 361 | 348751 lbs | |
| Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 17 | 1888 | 16403 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 238 | 17127 | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 226 | 16684 | 3504158 lbs | |
| Lespedeza Seed | 1 | D | D | |
| Red Clover Seed | 5 | 107 | D | |
| Total Hay* | 22201 | 1232771 | 2396515 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 594 | 22520 | 55324 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 512 | 20919 | 39247 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 15134 | 820972 | 1729558 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 7333 | 349363 | 545351 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 321 | 18997 | 81108 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 36 | 3442 | 41671 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 3 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 49 | 2714 | 28413 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 11 | 29 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 17 | 44 | ||
| Snap Beans | 120 | 2464 | ||
| Beets | 13 | 7 | ||
| Broccoli | 14 | 15 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 27 | 192 | ||
| Cantaloups | 62 | 251 | ||
| Collards | 15 | 140 | ||
| Green Cowpeas | 99 | 1951 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 46 | 41 | ||
| Eggplant | 23 | 25 | ||
| Garlic | 3 | D | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 11 | 7 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 8 | 1 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 29 | 403 | ||
| Dry Onions | 17 | 35 | ||
| Green Onions | 21 | 23 | ||
| Okra | 73 | 107 | ||
| Green Peas | 28 | 1143 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 30 | 36 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 34 | 56 | ||
| Potatoes | 39 | 135 | 7358 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 40 | 164 | 34135 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 58 | 376 | ||
| Spinach | 14 | 107 | ||
| Squash | 73 | 408 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 122 | 1654 | ||
| Tomatoes | 213 | 1058 | ||
| Turnips | 13 | 58 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 36 | 1018 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 6 | 9 | ||
| Watermelons | 192 | 2644 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 27 | 110 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 213 | 979 | 79937 trees | |
| Apricots | 8 | D | 123 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 14 | 3 | 182 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 2 | D | D | |
| Figs | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 175 | 1418 | 669694 trees | |
| Nectarines | 8 | 4 | 305 trees | |
| Peaches | 261 | 2663 | 240751 trees | |
| Pears | 53 | 52 | 3745 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 39 | 26 | 1696 | |
| Peanuts | 29 | 1616 | 4209590 lbs | |
| Pecans | 275 | 9062 | 120790 in shell | |
| English Walnuts | 6 | 25 | 390 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 18 | 56 | 2687 | |
| Other Nuts | 8 | 42 | 1858 | |
| Blackberries | 68 | 178 | 246579 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 147 | 543 | 1578961 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 21 | 9 | 8619 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 73 | 212 | 1004538 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 1730 | 962272 | 1621344 bales | |
| Other | 14 | 556 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 401 | 3240635 | 6998 | 27167 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 134 | X | 4921 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 185 | 2432226 | 114 | 11608 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 143 | 1768139 | 59 | 7365 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 21 | 11083 | 41 | 290 |
| Foliage Plants | 25 | 194127 | D | 1257 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 52 | 458877 | D | 2696 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 9 | D | 108 | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 73 | X | 428 | 370 |
| Mushrooms | 8 | 46299 | X | 214 |
| Nursery Crops | 98 | 655675 | 360 | 4388 |
| Sod Harvested | 45 | X | 5586 | 8375 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 13 | 16312 | 20 | 168 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 15 | 38668 | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 30 | D | 383 | 1405 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.