Broiler farms are increasingly concentrated in the Arkansas counties with the largest Latin and Native American populations

Quantity of chicken waste produced by all contract farmers and Latin/Native American populations in Arkansas by county, 2017

Benton

County

Washington

County

Pounds of chicken waste

No

farms

500m

1bn

1.5bn

2bn

Latin and Native American

share of population

20%

1%

Benton

County

Washington

County

Pounds of chicken waste

No

farms

500m

1bn

1.5bn

2bn

Latin and Native American

share of population

20%

1%

Benton

County

Washington

County

Pounds of chicken waste

No

farms

500m

1bn

1.5bn

2bn

Latin and Native American

share of population

20%

5%

1%

Benton

County

Washington

County

Pounds of chicken waste

No

farms

500m

1bn

1.5bn

2bn

Latin and Native American

share of population

20%

5%

1%

Benton

County

Washington

County

Pounds of chicken waste

No

farms

500m

1bn

1.5bn

2bn

Latin and Native American

share of population

20%

5%

1%

Guardian graphic. Source: US Census Bureau via UCS Food & Environment Program