McLean County, Illinois
McLean County, IL: non-irrigated cash rent $326 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,074 an acre in the 2022 census, flagged to read with care. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 17113. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in McLean County averages $326 per acre in 2026, up 19.9 percent from 2016. Corn yields trend up 4.4 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2025, with a median of 203.2 bushels per acre and a low of 109.5 in 2012. Irrigation is not a factor here: 0 percent of harvested cropland is irrigated as of the 2022 census. Heat and drought has driven 66 percent of crop insurance indemnities since 1989, though its share fell from 77 percent in 2010-2019 to 25 percent in 2020-2025, and the loss ratio over 2016-2025 sits at 0.11.
IL median $254 · tied for 5th highest of 86
IL median 190.2 · 13th highest of 82
IL median $2.04 · lowest of 101
IL median 55% · 11th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County | $326 | — | $7,074 | 203.2 | $0.49 |
| Champaign County | $316 | — | $7,187 | 191.3 | $1.06 |
| De Witt County | $301 | — | $11,261 | — | $0.53 |
| Ford County | $294 | — | $9,956 | 186.7 | $1.11 |
| Livingston County | $278 2023 | — | $10,108 | 197.2 | $1.21 |
| Logan County | $326 | — | $11,349 | 209.5 | $0.96 |
| Piatt County | $320 2025 | — | $12,224 | 214.8 | $0.58 |
| Tazewell County | $266 | $268 | $10,389 | 205.2 | $0.90 |
| Woodford County | $290 2025 | — | $10,987 | 206.0 | $1.08 |
| Median next door | $301 | $268 1 co. | $10,688 | 205.2 | $1.01 |
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. McLean 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/mclean-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.