Nez Perce County, Idaho
Nez Perce County, ID: non-irrigated cash rent $89 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,156 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 16069. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Nez Perce County runs $89 per acre, up 15.6 percent from 2016 to 2026. Census land value stands at $3,156 per acre, up 51.8 percent from 2017 to 2022, 8.7 percent a year. Crop insurance history shows $126.6 million in indemnities over 1989-2025, with heat and drought the largest cause at 63 percent; that share was 49 percent in 1989-1999, 57 percent in 2000-2009, 37 percent in 2010-2019, and 76 percent in 2020-2025. The loss ratio for 2016-2025 was 1.42, above the 1989-2025 figure of 1.24. July nightly lows have warmed 0.79 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 55 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 53.4 F.
ID median $52 · highest of 18
ID median $3,689 · 14th lowest of 42
ID median $5.70 · 5th highest of 36
ID median 33% · 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nez Perce County | $89 | — | $3,156 | $13.89 |
| Clearwater County | $57 | — | $3,570 | $26.35 |
| Idaho County | $70 | — | $2,367 | $13.59 |
| Latah County | $80 | — | $3,464 | $10.90 |
| Lewis County | $88 | — | $2,819 | $13.42 |
| Wallowa County, OR | $52 | $109 | $1,654 | $15.65 |
| Asotin County, WA | $55 | — | $1,820 | $15.65 |
| Whitman County, WA | $79 | — | $2,528 | $12.08 |
| Median next door | $70 | $109 1 co. | $2,528 | $13.59 |
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. Nez Perce 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/nez-perce-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.