Arkansas
Landscaper and lawn care insurance in Arkansas
Green-industry data, chemical licensing, and city guides for Arkansas landscapers. A quote is not a binder.
Arkansas had 753 landscaping service businesses in 2023 with 4,607 employees, by the Census Bureau's count. Below: the state's green-industry numbers, who licenses chemical applicators, what moves a landscaper's quote, and guides to the largest cities.
Arkansas landscaping industry data
| Measure | Arkansas | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Landscaping services establishments (2023) | 753 | Census CBP |
| Landscaping services employees (2023) | 4,607 | Census CBP |
| Annual payroll per landscaping employee | $42,497 | Census CBP |
| Landscaping firms with fewer than 5 employees | 71% | Census CBP |
| Nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores | 217 | Census CBP |
| Single-family share of housing units | 72% | Census ACS |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (May 2025) | 6,610 | BLS OEWS |
| Median annual wage, landscaping workers | $35,770 | BLS OEWS |
| Tree trimmers and pruners employed | 290 | BLS OEWS |
| Median annual wage, tree trimmers | $45,650 | BLS OEWS |
| Landscaping supervisors employed | 1,140 | BLS OEWS |
Census CBP 2023 (NAICS 561730, 444220); BLS OEWS May 2025 (37-3011, 37-3013, 37-1012); ACS 2020–2024 (B25024).
Pesticide and herbicide licensing in Arkansas
Commercial application of pesticides and herbicides in Arkansas is licensed by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, State Plant Board. Insurance has its own requirement: many general liability policies exclude pollution, so crews that spray should carry a pesticide and herbicide applicator endorsement. Our chemical liability guide lists the agencies for all ten states.
What moves a Arkansas landscaper quote
- Services: maintenance, installation, tree work, chemicals, snow.
- Revenue and number of crews.
- Payroll by job class.
- Trucks, trailers, and drivers.
- Equipment values and theft protection.
- Commercial contract requirements.
- Claims history.
More on pricing in landscaper cost factors; crew tips in the safety checklist.
Arkansas city guides
- Centerton
- Cabot
- Texarkana
- Jacksonville
- Russellville
- Paragould
- Bella Vista
- Sherwood
- Hot Springs
- Benton
- Pine Bluff
- Bentonville
- North Little Rock
- Conway
- Rogers
- Jonesboro
- Springdale
- Fort Smith
- Fayetteville
- Little Rock
Landscaper coverage pages
- General liability for landscapers
- Workers' compensation for landscapers
- Commercial auto for landscapers
- Tools and equipment coverage
- Insurance for lawn care businesses
- Tree and shrub service insurance
- Irrigation contractor insurance
- Groundskeeping insurance
- Pesticide and herbicide liability
- What affects landscaper insurance cost
- Landscaping crew safety checklist
- Snow removal insurance
- Landscaper insurance application checklist
Every other Arkansas community
We take requests from landscapers statewide. Remaining towns, by county (Z to A), biggest town first:
Yell County: Dardanelle · Danville · Ola · Plainview · Belleville · Havana · Corinth
Woodruff County: Augusta · McCrory · Cotton Plant · Patterson · Hunter
White County: Searcy · Beebe · Bald Knob · Judsonia · Kensett · Higginson · Bradford · McRae · Pangburn · Rose Bud · Letona · Garner · Russell · West Point · Griffithville · Georgetown
Washington County: Farmington · Prairie Grove · Tontitown · Elkins · Johnson · Elm Springs · Goshen · Lincoln · West Fork · Greenland · Winslow
Van Buren County: Clinton · Fairfield Bay · Damascus · Shirley
Union County: El Dorado · Smackover · Norphlet · Junction City · Huttig · Calion · Strong · Felsenthal
Stone County: Mountain View · Fifty-Six
St. Francis County: Forrest City · Hughes · Madison · Palestine · Caldwell · Colt · Wheatley · Widener
Sharp County: Cherokee Village · Cave City · Ash Flat · Highland · Hardy · Evening Shade · Sidney · Williford
Sevier County: De Queen · Horatio · Lockesburg · Gillham · Ben Lomond
Sebastian County: Greenwood · Barling · Lavaca · Mansfield · Hackett · Bonanza · Hartford · Huntington · Central City · Midland
Searcy County: Marshall · Leslie · St. Joe · Pindall · Gilbert
Scott County: Waldron
Saline County: Bryant · Shannon Hills · Haskell · Alexander · Bauxite · Traskwood
Randolph County: Pocahontas · Reyno · Maynard · Biggers · O'Kean · Ravenden Springs
Pulaski County: Maumelle · Wrightsville · Cammack Village
Prairie County: Des Arc · Hazen · De Valls Bluff · Fredonia · Ulm
Pope County: Pottsville · Atkins · Dover · London · Hector
Polk County: Mena · Wickes · Grannis · Hatfield · Cove · Vandervoort
Poinsett County: Trumann · Harrisburg · Marked Tree · Lepanto · Tyronza · Weiner · Fisher · Waldenburg
Pike County: Glenwood · Murfreesboro · Delight · Antoine · Daisy
Phillips County: Helena-West Helena · Marvell · Elaine · Lake View · Lexa
Perry County: Perryville · Bigelow · Perry · Houston · Adona · Casa · Fourche
Ouachita County: Camden · East Camden · Stephens · Bearden · Chidester · Louann
Newton County: Jasper · Western Grove
Nevada County: Prescott · Emmet · Rosston · Willisville · Bodcaw · Bluff City · Cale
Montgomery County: Mount Ida · Norman · Oden · Black Springs
Monroe County: Brinkley · Clarendon · Holly Grove · Roe · Fargo
Mississippi County: Blytheville · Osceola · Manila · Gosnell · Leachville · Luxora · Wilson · Keiser · Joiner · Dyess · Etowah · Dell · Burdette · Bassett · Marie · Birdsong · Victoria
Miller County: Fouke · Garland
Marion County: Bull Shoals · Flippin · Yellville · Summit · Pyatt
Madison County: Huntsville · St. Paul · Hindsville
Lonoke County: Ward · Lonoke · Austin · England · Carlisle · Humnoke · Keo · Allport · Coy
Logan County: Booneville · Paris · Magazine · Subiaco · Scranton · Ratcliff · Caulksville · Morrison Bluff · Blue Mountain
Little River County: Ashdown · Foreman · Wilton · Ogden · Winthrop
Lincoln County: Star City · Gould · Grady
Lee County: Marianna · Moro · Rondo · Haynes · Aubrey · LaGrange
Lawrence County: Walnut Ridge · Hoxie · Imboden · Black Rock · Portia · Ravenden · Strawberry · Lynn · Sedgwick · Alicia · Powhatan · Minturn · Smithville
Lafayette County: Stamps · Lewisville · Bradley · Buckner
Johnson County: Clarksville · Lamar · Coal Hill · Knoxville · Hartman
Jefferson County: White Hall · Redfield · Altheimer · Wabbaseka · Sherrill
Jackson County: Newport · Tuckerman · Diaz · Swifton · Grubbs · Campbell Station · Jacksonport · Beedeville · Tupelo · Amagon · Weldon
Izard County: Horseshoe Bend · Calico Rock · Melbourne · Oxford · Mount Pleasant · Franklin · Pineville · Guion
Independence County: Batesville · Southside · Newark · Sulphur Rock · Cushman · Pleasant Plains · Magness · Oil Trough · Moorefield
Howard County: Nashville · Mineral Springs · Dierks · Tollette
Hot Spring County: Malvern · Rockport · Midway · Donaldson · Perla · Friendship
Hempstead County: Hope · Blevins · Perrytown · Fulton · Washington · Oakhaven · McCaskill · Patmos · Ozan · McNab
Greene County: Marmaduke · Oak Grove Heights · Lafe · Delaplaine
Grant County: Sheridan · Tull · Leola · Prattsville · Poyen
Garland County: Mountain Pine · Fountain Lake · Lonsdale
Fulton County: Salem · Mammoth Spring · Viola
Franklin County: Ozark · Charleston · Altus · Branch · Denning · Wiederkehr Village
Faulkner County: Greenbrier · Vilonia · Mayflower · Wooster · Guy · Holland · Enola · Twin Groves · Mount Vernon
Drew County: Monticello · Wilmar · Tillar · Winchester
Desha County: Dumas · McGehee · Arkansas City · Mitchellville · Watson · Reed
Dallas County: Fordyce · Sparkman · Carthage
Cross County: Wynne · Parkin · Cherry Valley · Hickory Ridge
Crittenden County: West Memphis · Marion · Earle · Turrell · Crawfordsville · Clarkedale · Horseshoe Lake · Edmondson · Gilmore · Sunset · Anthonyville · Jennette · Jericho
Crawford County: Van Buren · Alma · Mulberry · Cedarville · Kibler · Dyer · Mountainburg · Chester · Rudy
Craighead County: Brookland · Bono · Lake City · Bay · Monette · Caraway · Cash · Black Oak · Egypt
Conway County: Morrilton · Oppelo · Plumerville · Menifee
Columbia County: Magnolia · Waldo · Taylor · McNeil · Emerson
Cleveland County: Rison · Kingsland
Cleburne County: Heber Springs · Greers Ferry · Quitman · Concord · Higden
Clay County: Piggott · Corning · Rector · St. Francis · Pollard · Greenway · Knobel · McDougal · Peach Orchard · Success · Nimmons · Datto
Clark County: Arkadelphia · Gurdon · Amity · Caddo Valley · Okolona · Gum Springs · Whelen Springs
Chicot County: Dermott · Lake Village · Eudora
Carroll County: Berryville · Green Forest · Holiday Island · Eureka Springs · Oak Grove · Beaver · Blue Eye
Calhoun County: Hampton · Thornton · Harrell · Tinsman
Bradley County: Warren · Hermitage · Banks
Boone County: Harrison · Diamond City · Bergman · Bellefonte · Alpena · Lead Hill · Valley Springs · Omaha · Everton · Zinc · South Lead Hill
Benton County: Siloam Springs · Lowell · Pea Ridge · Cave Springs · Gentry · Gravette · Little Flock · Highfill · Decatur · Garfield · Avoca · Sulphur Springs · Gateway · Springtown
Baxter County: Mountain Home · Gassville · Cotter · Lakeview · Salesville · Norfork · Briarcliff · Big Flat
Ashley County: Crossett · Hamburg · Wilmot · Portland · Montrose · Parkdale · Fountain Hill
Arkansas County: Stuttgart · DeWitt · Gillett · Humphrey · Almyra · St. Charles
Arkansas landscaper insurance FAQ
Who licenses pesticide applicators in Arkansas?
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture, State Plant Board licenses commercial pesticide applicators in Arkansas. Confirm current categories and requirements with the agency.
How many landscaping businesses are in Arkansas?
The Census Bureau counted 753 landscaping service establishments in Arkansas in 2023, employing 4,607 people.
Where can a Arkansas landscaper check an insurer or file a complaint?
Contact the Arkansas Insurance Department, which oversees insurers doing business in the state.
Do Arkansas landscapers need workers' compensation?
Generally yes once you hire crew members, though thresholds, owner exemptions, and opt-out rules differ by state. Seasonal crew count too.
Where these numbers come from
Landscaping firm counts and payroll: Census County Business Patterns, 2023 data. Worker counts and wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Housing mix: Census ACS five-year file, 2020–2024. City sizes: Census 2024 estimates. Insurance oversight: Arkansas Insurance Department.
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Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research