Yavapai County, Arizona
Yavapai County, AZ: irrigated cash rent $93 an acre (2025); land and buildings $2,325 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 04025. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
All of Yavapai County's harvested cropland was irrigated as of the 2022 census, and 32 percent of that irrigation water came from groundwater in 2015. Land sat at $2,325 per acre in 2022, up 40.8 percent over 2017-2022 at 7.1 percent a year. The county spent 463 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, a share of 34.1 percent, with 2007 recording 52 such weeks. The July nightly low trend since 1976 runs 0.85 F per decade warming, reaching a 2017-2026 average of 66.5 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 64.9 F.
too few 2025 county surveys in the state to compare
AZ median $1,597 · 5th highest of 12
AZ median 20% · 7th lowest of 13
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 2015. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yavapai County | $93 2025 | $2,325 | — |
| Coconino County | — | $344 | — |
| Gila County | — | $356 | — |
| La Paz County | $276 | $2,604 | $11.07 |
| Maricopa County | $266 | $7,203 | $8.43 |
| Mohave County | — | $1,045 | — |
| Median next door | $271 2 co. | $1,045 | $9.75 2 co. |
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. Yavapai 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/yavapai-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.