Idaho County, Idaho
Idaho County, ID: non-irrigated cash rent $70 an acre (2026); land and buildings $2,367 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.15 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 16049. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Idaho County runs $70 per acre in 2026, up 11.1 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent was $86 per acre in 2020, but irrigation covers only 1 percent of harvested cropland, so most land here is dryland and priced that way. Census land and buildings value stood at $2,367 per acre in 2022, up 44 percent from 2017, a 7.6 percent a year pace. Heat and drought has taken a growing share of crop insurance indemnities, from 27 percent in 1989-1999 to 33 percent in 2000-2009, 35 percent in 2010-2019, and 52 percent in 2020-2025, against $93.5 million in total indemnities across 1989-2025. July nightly lows have warmed from 46.5 F normal to 47.8 F over 2017-2026.
ID median $52 · 6th highest of 18
too few 2020 county surveys in the state to compare
ID median $3,689 · 5th lowest of 42
ID median $5.70 · 6th highest of 36
ID median 33% · 7th highest 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho County | $70 | — | $2,367 | $13.59 |
| Adams County | — | $70 | $2,752 | — |
| Clearwater County | $57 | — | $3,570 | $26.35 |
| Lemhi County | $36 2023 | $74 | $3,947 | — |
| Lewis County | $88 | — | $2,819 | $13.42 |
| Nez Perce County | $89 | — | $3,156 | $13.89 |
| Valley County | — | $106 | $3,900 | — |
| Missoula County, MT | $35 2025 | $69 2025 | $2,276 | — |
| Ravalli County, MT | $36 | $87 | $9,096 | — |
| Wallowa County, OR | $52 | $109 | $1,654 | $15.65 |
| Median next door | $57 | $87 | $3,156 | $14.77 |
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. Idaho 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/idaho-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.