Carroll County, Arkansas
Carroll County, AR: non-irrigated cash rent $50 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,992 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 05015. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent for 2026 in Carroll County averages $50 per acre, up 47.1 percent from 2016. None of the harvested cropland was irrigated as of the 2022 census. Land value stood at $3,992 per acre in 2022, up 45.2 percent from 2017, a change of 7.7 percent a year. July nights average 68 F for 2017-2026 against a 67 F normal for 1991-2020, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.24 F per decade with no clear direction. Drought held severe status or worse for 77 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2012 the worst year at 28 weeks; 2021-2025 saw 17 such weeks. Solar operating capacity is 2.2 MW, wind is 0 MW, and 183 MW of wind is proposed to EIA.
AR median $30 · 15th highest of 61
AR median $3,631 · 25th highest of 75
AR median 29% · 23rd lowest of 75
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 2013. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | $50 | $3,992 | — |
| Benton County | $53 | $9,796 | — |
| Boone County | $36 | $3,933 | — |
| Madison County | $53 | $4,232 | — |
| Newton County | $26 | $3,159 | — |
| Barry County, MO | $45 | $4,384 | $16.38 |
| Stone County, MO | $37 2023 | $4,003 | — |
| Taney County, MO | $24 | $3,385 | — |
| Median next door | $40 | $4,003 | $16.38 1 co. |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Carroll County, Arkansas. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/arkansas/carroll-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.