Camas County, Idaho
Camas County, ID: non-irrigated cash rent $22 an acre (2023); land and buildings $2,055 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.84 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 16025. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Camas County averaged $22 per acre in 2023, up 57.1 percent from 2012. Land value came to $2,055 per acre in the 2022 census, up 53.2 percent from 2017, or 8.9 percent a year. Irrigated cropland is 33 percent of harvested cropland, with 60 percent of irrigation water drawn from groundwater as of 2015. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 totaled $1.1 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 61 percent overall; that share stood at 51 percent in 1989-1999, 77 percent in 2000-2009, 52 percent in 2010-2019, and 70 percent in 2020-2025. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed here.
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
ID median $3,689 · 3rd lowest of 42
ID median 33% · 6th lowest of 42
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camas County | $22 2023 | — | $2,055 | — |
| Blaine County | $32 | $120 | $3,556 | $2.51 |
| Elmore County | $34 2025 | $405 | $3,233 | $5.77 |
| Gooding County | — | $425 | $7,101 | $0.79 |
| Lincoln County | — | $261 | $5,720 | $5.45 |
| Median next door | $32 1 co. | $333 | $4,638 | $3.98 |
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. Camas 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/camas-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.