Mineral County, Colorado
Mineral County, CO: land and buildings $4,334 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08079. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Cropland here is 93 percent irrigated, with 2 percent of that water drawn from groundwater. The July average nightly low sits at 43.5 F against a 43 F normal for 1991-2020, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.26 F per decade with no clear direction. Drought has marked 345 of 1357 weeks at severe or worse from 2000-2025, worst year 2003 with 52 weeks, and 79 weeks from 2021-2025. Census land and building value stands at $4,334 per acre, up 26 percent from 2017-2022, or 4.7 percent a year. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed here.
CO median $2,765 · 16th highest of 58
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral County | — | — | $4,334 | — |
| Archuleta County | $21 2023 | $68 2024 | $4,985 | — |
| Hinsdale County | — | — | $3,273 | — |
| Rio Grande County | $26 2023 | $220 | $5,672 | $6.14 |
| Saguache County | — | $189 | $2,951 | $6.50 |
| Median next door | — | $205 2 co. | $4,129 | $6.32 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. Mineral 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/mineral-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.