Putnam County, Illinois
Putnam County, IL: non-irrigated cash rent $246 an acre (2026); land and buildings $9,797 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 195.3 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 17155. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Putnam County stands at $246 per acre, up 2.5 percent from 2016 to 2026. Corn yield trend runs 2.2 bushels per acre a year on published years 2008-2025, with a median of 195.3 bushels per acre and a worst year of 163.8 in 2010. Cropland here is 0 percent irrigated as of the 2022 census, so heat and rainfall pass straight through to yield. Heat and drought caused 52 percent of crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025, holding near that level across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025. Census land value reached $9,797 per acre in 2022, up 17 percent from 2017 to 2022.
IL median $254 · 37th lowest of 86
IL median $8,638 · 28th highest of 91
IL median 190.2 · 28th highest of 82
IL median $2.04 · 50th lowest of 101
IL median 55% · 40th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | $246 | — | $9,797 | 195.3 | $2.03 |
| Bureau County | $301 | $310 | $10,199 | 199.2 | $1.96 |
| LaSalle County | $277 | — | $10,136 | 192.0 | $1.38 |
| Marshall County | $293 | — | $10,448 | 202.2 | $1.11 |
| Median next door | $293 | $310 1 co. | $10,199 | 199.2 | $1.38 |
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. Putnam 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/putnam-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.