Arkansas Poultry Facts

  • Poultry is the largest agricultural product in Arkansas, in terms of cash receipts, providing over 50% percent of the total accounting for roughly 6.67 billion$ in economic development in 2023, of that 40% came from Broilers
  • Over 6,500 farms in Arkansas produce some type of poultry.
  • 3rd in the nation of broilers produced, with 1.03 billion broilers raised in 2023
  • 3rd in the nation of turkeys produced, with 27 million turkeys raised in 2023
  • 7th in the nation in egg production with 3.9 billion eggs produced in 2023
  • In 2022, the industry was responsible for as much as $35.03 billion in total economic activity throughout the state
  • The top poultry producing counties are Benton, Washington, Howard, Yell, Madison, Sevier, Hempstead, Logan and Carroll.