Bonner County, Idaho
Bonner County, ID: non-irrigated cash rent $53 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,142 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 16017. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Bonner County averages $53 per acre in 2026, up 45.2 percent from 2014. Land and buildings carry a census value of $6,142 per acre, up 22 percent from 2017 to 2022, or 4.1 percent a year. Heat and drought caused 46 percent of crop insurance indemnities in 2010-2019 and 67 percent in 2020-2025, out of $477,316 in indemnities from 2014-2025. The county logged 71 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, against 176 weeks total from 2000-2025, with 2001 the worst single year at 42 weeks. July nightly lows average 52 F for 2017-2026, above the 50.2 F normal for 1991-2020, and the long-term trend runs 0.78 F per decade, warming.
ID median $52 · 9th highest of 18
ID median $3,689 · 7th highest of 42
ID median 33% · 4th lowest of 42
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 2014. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner County | $53 | — | $6,142 | — |
| Boundary County | $81 | — | $5,691 | $6.96 |
| Kootenai County | $65 2025 | $70 | $11,050 | $12.61 |
| Shoshone County | — | — | $8,542 | — |
| Lincoln County, MT | — | — | $4,690 | — |
| Sanders County, MT | $22 | $62 | $1,180 | — |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | $39 | $72 | $3,486 | — |
| Spokane County, WA | $50 | $79 2023 | $4,951 | $14.88 |
| Median next door | $44 | $70 | $4,951 | $12.61 |
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. Bonner County, Idaho. 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/idaho/bonner-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.