Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County, CO: non-irrigated cash rent $35 an acre (2021); land and buildings $16,602 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08059. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land value in Jefferson County, CO stands at $16,602 per acre, and the change from 2017-2022 was 115.2 percent, 16.6 percent a year. Non-irrigated cash rent in 2021 averaged $35 per acre, while irrigated cash rent in 2014 was $120 per acre. Irrigation covers 25 percent of harvested cropland as of the 2022 census, and none of that water came from groundwater in 2015. Drought has touched this county in 157 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2002 the worst year at 39 weeks, and 30 weeks fell in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025. July nightly lows have warmed at 0.52 F per decade since 1976, with the 2017-2026 average at 53.9 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 53 F.
too few 2021 county surveys in the state to compare
too few 2014 county surveys in the state to compare
CO median $2,765 · 2nd highest of 58
CO median 30% · 22nd highest 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 1996. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | — | — | $16,602 | — | — |
| Adams County | $20 | $146 | $2,918 | 68.8 | $17.90 |
| Arapahoe County | $14 | — | $2,773 | — | $18.66 |
| Boulder County | $49 2025 | $97 | $18,310 | — | $6.55 |
| Broomfield County | — | — | $8,319 | — | — |
| Clear Creek County | — | — | $3,896 | — | — |
| Denver County | — | — | $122,408 | — | $18.42 |
| Douglas County | — | — | $12,290 | — | — |
| Gilpin County | — | — | $8,979 | — | — |
| Park County | — | $33 | $2,330 | — | — |
| Teller County | — | — | $2,307 | — | — |
| Median next door | $17 2 co. | $97 | $6,108 | 68.8 1 co. | $18.16 |
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. Jefferson 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/jefferson-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.