FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Little River County, Arkansas

$412,716 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 55/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Little River County

$412,716 in USDA farm subsidies to Little River County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 219 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $286,342
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $123,952
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $2,415

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$1.7M in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 Paul H Hawkins Farms Inc $49,476
2 Laynesport Landing Inc $40,135
3 Matteson Farms $39,086
4 View Point Farms LLC $37,542
5 M.P.C. $35,841
6 K.C. $22,395
7 R.K. $17,987
8 Cowling Farms $16,035
9 Zeigler Farms LLC $15,330
10 Texarkana Ag Holdings LLC $10,496

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Little River County

Little River County has roughly 361 farms working about 173,519 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~481 acres per farm.

In Little River County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $35/acre and farmland is valued near $2,717/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Below-average USDA $/acre vs. state; Elevated beginning-producer presence (60 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

55 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#49 of 75 in Arkansas (36th pctile)
63rd national percentile
Funding Gap? 20.0/25
Program Eligibility? 13.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 11.9/25
Economic Need? 11.0/25
What drives this score
  • Below-average USDA $/acre vs. state
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (60 per 100 farms)
  • Above-average women producers (60 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (6.6%)
  • Moderate insured-policy density (0.6 policies/farm)
  • Moderate poverty (17.7%)
  • Below-average income ($48,837)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Little River County received about $2.38 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,160 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (173,519 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
11,805
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$48,837
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
17.7%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.5%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$35/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$2,717/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
208
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
27,003
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Little River County receive?

Little River County recipients received about $412,716 in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Little River County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 55 for Little River County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Farms in Little River County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.