Total population (1990 census): 40,241
County seat: Benton
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals
Grain Legumes
Oilseeds
Forage Grasses and Legumes
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactives
Industrials and Fiber
Nursery and Ornamentals
Forest
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 241 | 64075 | 8456748 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 63 | 8354 | 666801 bu | |
| Wheat | 248 | 44009 | 2163030 bu | |
| Rice | 7 | 757 | 42779 bu | |
| Rye | 5 | 257 | 6267 bu | |
| Cotton | 37 | 11898 | 14766 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 192 | 5956 | 12446 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | 775 | 2385 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 13 | 156 | 290 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 130 | 4104 | 8471 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 30 | 728 | 1061 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 193 | 722 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 309 | 105138 | 3402897 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | 3 | (D) | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | (D) | ||
| 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 | 7 | (D) | 7 | 60 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | (X) | 7 | (X) |
| Floriculture Crops | 7 | (D) | 7 | 60 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 4 | - | 3 | 33 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.