Poultry farms are found throughout Arkansas, but especially in the northern and western regions. Broiler production accounts for about 40% of the state's agricultural receipts. Arkansas was the 2nd-highest broiler-producing state in the US in 2001 (after Georgia); 5.7 billion lb (2.6 billion kg) of broilers were valued at $2.2 billion.
In 2001 it was estimated that Arkansas produced 3.4 billion eggs. In 2001 Arkansas produced 472 million lb (214 million kg) of turkey valued at $189 million. Arkansas sold 97.3 million lb (44 million kg) of chickens valued at $7.8 million.
The dairy yield of the state's 35,000 milk cows in 2001 was 432 million lb (196 million kg) of milk. In 2003 Arkansas had an estimated 1.85 million cattle and calves valued at $1.15 billion. In 2002 Arkansas had an estimated 305,000 hogs and pigs valued at $20.7 million.