Pope County, Illinois
Pope County, IL: non-irrigated cash rent $92 an acre (2025); land and buildings $4,224 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 158.6 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 17151. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Pope County averages $92 per acre in 2025, down 10.7 percent from 2013. Median corn yield 2012-2025 is 158.6 bushels per acre, with 2012 the worst year at 47.6. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 total $13.2 million, and excess moisture and flood is the largest cause at 53 percent. Heat and drought's share of indemnities moved from 29 percent in 1989-1999 to 37 percent in 2000-2009, 39 percent in 2010-2019, then 27 percent in 2020-2025. Weeks in severe drought or worse ran 46 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 2012 the worst year at 19 weeks; 13 of those weeks fell in 2021-2025. Census land value is $4,224 per acre in 2022. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
IL median of 2025 surveys $193 · lowest of 10
IL median $8,638 · lowest of 91
IL median $2.04 · 7th highest of 101
IL median 55% · 3rd lowest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope County | $92 2025 | — | $4,224 | — | $10.13 |
| Hardin County | — | — | $4,632 | — | $14.84 |
| Johnson County | $129 2025 | — | $4,327 | — | $13.45 |
| Massac County | $121 2025 | $203 2024 | $4,582 | — | $7.58 |
| Saline County | $150 | — | $4,910 | 170.3 | $5.68 |
| Livingston County, KY | $168 | — | $4,592 | — | $9.53 |
| Median next door | $159 2 co. | — | $4,592 | 170.3 1 co. | $9.53 |
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. Pope 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/pope-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.