Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County, CO: non-irrigated cash rent $14 an acre (2012); land and buildings $12,290 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08035. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Douglas County ran $14 per acre in 2012. Census value of land and buildings stood at $12,290 per acre in 2022, up 82.2 percent from 2017, or 12.7 percent a year. Irrigated cropland was a small share of the total, 13 percent, in the 2022 census. July nights have warmed, averaging 55.4 F over 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 54.3 F, with a trend of 0.52 F per decade since 1976. Drought was present but not constant: the county spent 179 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, with 2002 the worst year at 38 weeks, and 25 such weeks from 2021-2025.
too few 2012 county surveys in the state to compare
CO median $2,765 · 4th highest of 58
CO median 30% · 8th lowest of 57
Cash rent
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 2002. 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 | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | — | $12,290 | — |
| Arapahoe County | $14 | $2,773 | $18.66 |
| El Paso County | $7 2024 | $2,688 | — |
| Elbert County | $29 | $2,935 | $23.39 |
| Jefferson County | — | $16,602 | — |
| Teller County | — | $2,307 | — |
| Median next door | $21 2 co. | $2,773 | $21.03 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. Douglas 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/douglas-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.