Crittenden County, Arkansas
Crittenden County, AR: non-irrigated cash rent $109 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,236 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 174.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 05035. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Crittenden County runs $109 per acre in 2026, up 26 percent from 2016. Irrigated ground rents at $157 per acre, and 65 percent of harvested cropland carries irrigation, drawn entirely from groundwater as of 2015. Water risk shows up more than heat risk here: excess moisture and flood account for 67 percent of the $156.6 million in indemnities paid across 1989-2025, while severe drought or worse covered 107 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2012 the worst year at 21 weeks. Heat and drought's share of indemnities moved from 32 percent in 1989-1999 to 43 percent in 2000-2009, then down to 12 percent in 2010-2019 and 18 percent in 2020-2025. Land value sits at $4,236 per acre, up 10 percent from 2017 to 2022.
AR median $30 · 8th highest of 61
AR median $158 · tied for 12th lowest of 27
AR median $3,631 · tied for 15th highest of 75
AR median 180.1 · 5th lowest of 21
AR median $13.59 · 4th lowest of 41
AR median 29% · 2nd highest 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
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden County | $109 | $157 | $4,236 | 174.2 | $7.15 |
| Cross County | $140 | $149 | $4,223 | — | $11.49 |
| Lee County | $100 2025 | $152 | $3,431 | 173.2 | $10.37 |
| Mississippi County | $169 | $184 | $4,584 | 174.5 | $3.74 |
| Poinsett County | $110 | $184 | $4,440 | 180.1 | $7.51 |
| St. Francis County | $136 | $152 | $3,503 | 179.0 | $8.46 |
| DeSoto County, MS | $110 | — | $4,266 | — | $9.98 |
| Tunica County, MS | $98 | $157 | $4,274 | — | $11.80 |
| Shelby County, TN | $120 2025 | — | $5,264 | — | $10.31 |
| Tipton County, TN | $156 | $172 | $4,367 | 152.0 | $4.12 |
| Median next door | $136 | $157 | $4,274 | 174.5 | $9.98 |
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. Crittenden 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/crittenden-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.