Farmland Atlas · county record

Crowley County, Colorado

Crowley County, CO: land and buildings $1,003 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.71 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08025. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Land values in Crowley County reached $1,003 per acre in 2022, up 97.1 percent from 2017, or 14.5 percent a year. The county sat in severe drought or worse during 476 of 1357 weeks across 2000-2025, or 35.1 percent of that span, with 2013 reaching 53 weeks. July nightly lows averaged 60.9 F during 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 60 F, trending warmer at 0.48 F per decade since 1976.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
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NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county
Land and buildings
$1,003/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
CO median $2,765 · 2nd lowest of 58
Rent as % of land value
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not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield, median
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fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
—
under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
11%
2022 census, rented from others
CO median 30% · 5th lowest of 57

Cash rent

Cash rent— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$1,003/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$342/ac
Census 2017$509/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+97.1%+14.5% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

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.

Loss ratio, 1989–20251.71$5.1 million paid
Largest causes of loss, 1989–2025irrigation failure 45% · heat and drought 33% · wind 7%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

2000200520102015202020250530

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–2025476 of 1,357 weeks35% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201353 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202542 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202660.9 °F1991–2020 normal 60.0 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.48 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September9.6 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 105% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger1.7 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 2022— NASS published no harvested cropland for this county
Drained by tile, 20221% of cropland701 ac
Farmed no-till, 20222% of cropland1,302 ac
198619911996200120062011201620217,76769,606

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 202569,606 ac
CRP expiring FY2026–20282,949 ac4% of enrolled acres
CRP average rental payment, FY2025$15/acall contracts in force, old ones included; not today's offer
Solar and wind operating, 20251.5 MW solar · 0 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 202279,842+10.6% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202211%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueClaims per $100
Crowley County——$1,003—
Kiowa County$29—$1,238$23.93
Lincoln County$28—$900$24.91
Otero County—$155$1,646$26.84
Pueblo County—$175$1,659$35.09
Median next door$29 2 co.$165 2 co.$1,442$25.88

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. Crowley County, Colorado. 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/colorado/crowley-county
Every 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.