Prowers County, Colorado
Prowers County, CO: non-irrigated cash rent $34 an acre (2026); land and buildings $1,393 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 159.3 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08099. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Prowers County runs $34 per acre, irrigated $154 per acre. Crop insurance indemnities for 1989-2025 closed crop years total $263.1 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 44 percent. That share moved 35 percent in 1989-1999, 45 percent in 2000-2009, 41 percent in 2010-2019, and 48 percent in 2020-2025. The county spent 466 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, with 2013 the worst year at 53 weeks; 2021-2025 alone logged 79 such weeks. July nightly lows sit at 63 F for 2017-2026, matching the 1991-2020 normal of 63 F. Census value of land and buildings reached $1,393 per acre in 2022, up 72.8 percent from 2017-2022.
CO median $30 · 9th highest of 24
CO median $155 · 15th lowest of 30
CO median $2,765 · 9th lowest of 58
CO median $13.57 · 3rd highest of 31
CO median 30% · 19th highest 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
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prowers County | $34 | $154 | $1,393 | $30.22 |
| Baca County | $31 | $123 2023 | $1,682 | $27.77 |
| Bent County | $18 | $178 | $1,087 | $34.41 |
| Kiowa County | $29 | — | $1,238 | $23.93 |
| Greeley County, KS | $49 | — | $1,795 | $17.36 |
| Hamilton County, KS | $34 | $157 2025 | $1,478 | $22.74 |
| Stanton County, KS | $33 | $101 | $1,446 | $21.15 |
| Median next door | $32 | $140 2 co. | $1,462 | $23.34 |
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. Prowers 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/prowers-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.