Farmland Atlas · county record

Honolulu County, Hawaii

Honolulu County, HI: land and buildings $29,887 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 15003. Figures as of 2026-10-06.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
n/a
county not in the NASS cash rents survey frame
Land and buildings
$29,887/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
HI median $12,660 · highest of 4
Rent as % of land value
n/a
not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield
n/a
NASS publishes no county corn yield series for this county
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
n/a
under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
56%
2022 census, rented from others
HI median 39% · 2nd highest of 4
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Most of Honolulu County's cropland is irrigated, 86 percent, with 18 percent of irrigation water coming from groundwater. July nights have warmed: the average nightly low was 69.8 F in the 1991-2020 normal but reached 71.2 F in 2017-2026. The county has seen 19 Julys since 1900 with an average low at or above 70 F. Crop insurance indemnities from 1997-2005 were $113,086, with excess moisture and flood causing 79 percent of losses. Heat and drought did not cause indemnities in 2000-2009. Solar and wind generation are present, with 354.7 MW solar and 126.6 MW wind operating.

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Cash rent

Cash rentCounty not in the NASS cash rents survey frame

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$29,887/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$20,171/ac
Census 2017$24,794/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+20.5%+3.8% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census valueNASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

County corn yieldNASS publishes no county corn yield series for this county

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.

Largest causes of loss, 1997–2005excess moisture 79% · other 21% · heat and drought 0%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

200020052010201520202025040

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–202511 of 1,304 weeks1% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks20234 weeks
Last five years, 2020–202511 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202671.2 °F1991–2020 normal 69.8 °F
Rain, April to September22.4 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 96% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.2 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Rain so far this year in Hawaii, county by county

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 202286%
Farmed no-till, 20225% of cropland1,207 ac
Cover crops, 202215% of cropland3,502 ac
1986199119962001200620112016202108484

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 202584 ac
CRP expiring FY2027–20290 ac
Solar and wind operating, 2025354.7 MW solar · 126.6 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 20223,335−33.1% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202256%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

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AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Honolulu County, Hawaii. Figures as of 2026-10-06, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/hawaii/honolulu-county
Every figure is a county average from the sources named below. Rent ranks count every county with a published rent in the same survey year, within the state (the same counties as the state rent page); other ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms. 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.

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