Sierra County, California
Sierra County, CA: land and buildings $2,427 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 06091. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land value here was $2,427 per acre in 2022, up 42.6 percent from 2017, or 7.4 percent a year. July nights average 51.6 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 49.6 F, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.98 F per decade, warming. No July since 1900 has averaged a low at or above 70 F. Groundwater supplied 71 percent of irrigation water in 2015, and the county spent 98 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, out of 349 such weeks total from 2000-2025, with 2015 the worst year at 52 weeks. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
CA median $11,471 · 2nd lowest of 52
CA median 43% · 7th lowest of 55
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 | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County | — | — | $2,427 | — |
| Lassen County | $32 | $225 | $4,493 | $12.76 |
| Nevada County | $20 2024 | $1,540 | $8,650 | — |
| Plumas County | — | — | $4,222 | — |
| Yuba County | — | $365 | $11,174 | $8.60 |
| Washoe County, NV | — | — | $1,083 | — |
| Median next door | $32 1 co. | $365 | $4,493 | $10.68 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. Sierra 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/sierra-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.