Citrus County, Florida
Citrus County, FL: non-irrigated cash rent $21 an acre (2025); land and buildings $13,801 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 12017. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Citrus County runs $21 per acre. Census land and building value stands at $13,801 per acre, up 74.1 percent from 2017-2022, or 11.7 percent a year. July nightly lows have warmed since 1976, at 0.69 F per decade, and the 2017-2026 average of 74.5 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 72.8 F. Crop insurance indemnities from 2007-2025 total $1.2 million, with freeze and frost the largest cause at 52 percent; heat and drought accounted for 0 percent in both 2010-2019 and 2020-2025. Drought weeks were 122 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 13 recorded in 2021-2025.
too few 2025 county surveys in the state to compare
FL median $6,645 · 4th highest of 61
FL median 33% · 30th highest of 62
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 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus County | $21 2025 | — | $13,801 | — |
| Hernando County | $51 2025 | — | $11,831 | $1.10 |
| Levy County | $58 | $133 2023 | $6,275 | $5.14 |
| Marion County | $30 | — | $12,964 | $8.84 |
| Sumter County | $52 | — | $9,390 | $2.57 |
| Median next door | $52 | — | $10,611 | $3.86 |
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. Citrus County, Florida. 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/florida/citrus-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.