St. Francis County, Arkansas
St. Francis County, AR: non-irrigated cash rent $136 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,503 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 179.0 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 05123. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in St. Francis County runs $136 per acre in 2026, up 142.9 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent is $152 per acre, and the irrigated multiple has moved from 1.52 in 2009 to 1.12 in 2026, with no clear direction over the full record. Irrigation covers 74 percent of harvested cropland, and groundwater supplies 94 percent of that water. Crop insurance shows $107.3 million in indemnities from 1989-2025, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 59 percent; heat and drought's share fell from 33 percent in 1989-1999 and 2000-2009 to 20 percent in 2010-2019 and 21 percent in 2020-2025. Land value sits at $3,503 per acre, up 12.7 percent from 2017 to 2022.
AR median $30 · 4th highest of 61
AR median $158 · tied for 8th lowest of 27
AR median $3,631 · 34th lowest of 75
AR median 180.1 · 9th lowest of 21
AR median $13.59 · 7th lowest of 41
AR median 29% · 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis County | $136 | $152 | $3,503 | 179.0 | $8.46 |
| Crittenden County | $109 | $157 | $4,236 | 174.2 | $7.15 |
| Cross County | $140 | $149 | $4,223 | — | $11.49 |
| Lee County | $100 2025 | $152 | $3,431 | 173.2 | $10.37 |
| Monroe County | $80 2023 | $157 | $3,754 | 169.6 | $15.24 |
| Woodruff County | $127 | $155 | $3,916 | 165.7 | $15.87 |
| Median next door | $127 | $155 | $3,916 | 171.4 | $11.49 |
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. St. Francis 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/st-francis-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.