Independence County, Arkansas
Independence County, AR: non-irrigated cash rent $29 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,067 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 159.9 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 05063. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent here runs $28 per acre, down 25 percent from 2016 to 2026. Irrigated land rents at $143 per acre in 2023, and the irrigated multiple over non-irrigated rent has moved from 1.84 in 2009 to 4.21 in 2023, direction rising. Excess moisture and flood account for 81 percent of crop insurance indemnities paid out from 1989-2025, a total of $41.8 million, with a loss ratio of 1.05 over that span and 1.22 over 2016-2025. Heat and drought's share of indemnities was 21 percent in 1989-1999, 25 percent in 2000-2009, 10 percent in 2010-2019, and 13 percent in 2020-2025. Census land value sits at $3,067 per acre for 2022, up 33.4 percent from 2017 to 2022. Solar and wind capacity, operating or proposed, is 0 MW.
AR median $30 · tied for 27th lowest of 61
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
AR median $3,631 · 17th lowest of 75
AR median $13.59 · 17th highest of 41
AR median 29% · 29th highest of 75
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. 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 | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence County | $29 | $143 2023 | $3,067 | — | $15.09 |
| Cleburne County | $23 | — | $3,631 | — | — |
| Izard County | $28 | — | $2,778 | — | — |
| Jackson County | $114 2025 | $185 | $4,007 | 168.9 | $24.25 |
| Lawrence County | $90 | $150 | $4,609 | — | $16.05 |
| Sharp County | $25 | — | $3,164 | — | — |
| Stone County | $30 | — | $2,891 | — | — |
| White County | $31 | $118 | $3,384 | — | $30.68 |
| Median next door | $29 | $150 | $3,384 | 168.9 1 co. | $24.25 |
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. Independence County, Arkansas. 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/arkansas/independence-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.