Fresno County, California
Fresno County, CA: non-irrigated cash rent $22 an acre (2026); land and buildings $16,378 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 06019. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated cash rent in Fresno County runs $305 per acre, against $22 per acre for non-irrigated ground, which fell 45 percent from 2016 to 2026. Irrigation covers 98 percent of harvested cropland, and 53 percent of that water came from groundwater in 2015. July nights have warmed to a 60.8 F average low over 2017-2026, up from 58.7 F in the 1991-2020 normal, part of a 1.1 F per decade warming trend since 1976.
CA median $35 · lowest of 20
CA median $431 · tied for 10th lowest of 40
CA median $11,471 · 12th highest of 52
CA median $7.22 · 14th lowest of 42
CA median 43% · 10th lowest of 55
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
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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno County | $22 | $305 | $16,378 | $5.95 |
| Inyo County | — | — | $961 | — |
| Kings County | $22 2024 | $305 | $10,391 | $7.87 |
| Madera County | $66 | $410 | $13,239 | $4.37 |
| Merced County | $33 | $411 | $16,527 | $3.54 |
| Mono County | — | — | $3,138 | — |
| Monterey County | $14 2024 | $1,810 2025 | $12,799 | $5.65 |
| San Benito County | $16 2024 | $651 | $5,362 | $7.64 |
| Tulare County | $42 | $450 | $15,617 | $5.06 |
| Median next door | $42 | $411 | $11,595 | $5.36 |
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. Fresno County, California. 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/california/fresno-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.