Las Animas County, Colorado
Las Animas County, CO: non-irrigated cash rent $6 an acre (2026); land and buildings $1,005 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08071. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Las Animas County is $6 per acre. Irrigated cash rent is $122 per acre. Irrigation covers 57 percent of harvested cropland, and none of that water comes from groundwater. The July nightly low has warmed 0.28 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 58.1 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.5 F. Drought has been present: 467 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 saw severe drought or worse, with 2013 the worst year at 53 weeks, and 49 such weeks came in 2021-2025. Heat and drought's share of crop insurance indemnities moved 26 percent, 56 percent, 27 percent, 20 percent across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025.
CO median $30 · lowest of 24
CO median $155 · 10th lowest of 30
CO median $2,765 · 3rd lowest of 58
CO median 30% · 15th lowest of 57
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Animas County | $6 | $122 | $1,005 | — |
| Baca County | $31 | $123 2023 | $1,682 | $27.77 |
| Bent County | $18 | $178 | $1,087 | $34.41 |
| Costilla County | — | $210 2025 | $996 | $7.56 |
| Huerfano County | — | — | $1,360 | — |
| Otero County | — | $155 | $1,646 | $26.84 |
| Pueblo County | — | $175 | $1,659 | $35.09 |
| Colfax County, NM | — | $47 2024 | $977 | — |
| Union County, NM | — | — | $852 | $19.03 |
| Median next door | $24 2 co. | $175 | $1,224 | $27.31 |
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. Las Animas 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/las-animas-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.