Gila County, Arizona
Gila County, AZ: land and buildings $356 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 04007. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
All harvested cropland in Gila County is irrigated, so water carries the weight here. Weeks with at least 50 percent of the county in severe drought or worse ran 439 of 1357 (32.4 percent) from 2000-2025, with the worst year 2014 at 46 weeks. From 2021-2025 that count was 96 weeks. Census value of land and buildings, 2022, stood at $356 per acre, down 8.5 percent from 2017-2022, or 1.8 percent a year. July nightly lows have warmed 0.73 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 66.8 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 65.2 F.
AZ median $1,597 · 4th lowest of 12
AZ median 20% · 5th lowest of 13
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gila County | — | $356 | — |
| Coconino County | — | $344 | — |
| Graham County | $184 2025 | $736 | $9.76 |
| Maricopa County | $266 | $7,203 | $8.43 |
| Navajo County | $113 2023 | $325 | — |
| Pinal County | $183 | $2,148 | $21.16 |
| Yavapai County | $93 2025 | $2,325 | — |
| Median next door | $225 2 co. | $1,442 | $9.76 |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Gila County, Arizona. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/arizona/gila-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.