Glades County, Florida
Glades County, FL: land and buildings $4,623 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.15 since 1996. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 12043. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Glades County carried 92 percent of its harvested cropland under irrigation in 2022, drawing 7 percent of that water from groundwater. Land and buildings were valued at $4,623 per acre in 2022, up 7.3 percent from 2017. The July average nightly low for 2017-2026 was 74.2 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 72.8 F, continuing a warming trend of 0.64 F per decade since 1976.
FL median $6,645 · 9th lowest of 61
FL median $6.45 · 13th lowest of 52
FL median 33% · 12th lowest of 62
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 1995. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glades County | — | — | $4,623 | $4.43 |
| Charlotte County | $27 | — | $8,300 | $11.60 |
| Hendry County | $42 | $310 2025 | $4,646 | $5.66 |
| Highlands County | $52 2023 | $352 | $5,657 | $3.95 |
| Okeechobee County | $41 | — | $5,713 | $4.60 |
| Median next door | $41 | $352 1 co. | $5,685 | $5.13 |
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. Glades 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/glades-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.