Lee County, Illinois
Lee County, IL: non-irrigated cash rent $283 an acre (2026); land and buildings $10,639 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 188.4 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 17103. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Lee County runs $283 per acre in 2026, up 19.4 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent is $323 per acre, and the irrigated multiple sits at 1.14 in 2026 versus 1.13 in 2009, with no clear direction. Corn yield trend is 3.5 bushels per acre a year on published years 2008-2025, with a median of 188.4 bushels per acre and a worst year of 142.3 in 2012. Drought weeks were low from 2000-2025, at 90 of 1357, and only 5 weeks from 2021-2025. Heat and drought's share of indemnities moved 40 percent, 20 percent, 21 percent, then 37 percent across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025. Census land value stands at $10,639 per acre, up 22.7 percent from 2017 to 2022.
IL median $254 · 25th highest of 86
IL median $275 · highest of 9
IL median $8,638 · 11th highest of 91
IL median 190.2 · 39th lowest of 82
IL median $2.04 · 26th lowest of 101
IL median 55% · 31st highest of 101
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
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
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 | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | $283 | $323 | $10,639 | 188.4 | $1.25 |
| Bureau County | $301 | $310 | $10,199 | 199.2 | $1.96 |
| DeKalb County | $318 2025 | — | $7,704 | 190.3 | $1.82 |
| LaSalle County | $277 | — | $10,136 | 192.0 | $1.38 |
| Ogle County | $282 | — | $9,818 | 192.3 | $1.33 |
| Whiteside County | $270 | $303 | $8,976 | 188.8 | $1.88 |
| Median next door | $280 | $307 2 co. | $9,818 | 192.0 | $1.82 |
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. Lee County, Illinois. 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/illinois/lee-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.