Sangamon County, Illinois
Sangamon County, IL: non-irrigated cash rent $334 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,261 an acre in the 2022 census, flagged to read with care. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 17167. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Sangamon County averages $334 per acre for 2026, up 11 percent from 2016. Corn yield trend runs 4.1 bushels per acre a year across 2008-2025, with a median of 210.9 bushels per acre and a worst year of 131.3 in 2012. Crop insurance losses totaled $156.5 million over 1989-2025, with heat and drought at 37 percent of indemnities in 1989-1999, 7 percent in 2000-2009, 26 percent in 2010-2019, and 11 percent in 2020-2025. The county spent 8 weeks in severe drought or worse over 2021-2025, against 57 weeks total across 2000-2025. Solar operating capacity stands at 592.8 MW, wind at 302 MW.
IL median $254 · 3rd highest of 86
IL median 190.2 · 4th highest of 82
IL median $2.04 · tied for 24th lowest of 101
IL median 55% · 18th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon County | $334 | — | $7,261 | 210.9 | $1.22 |
| Cass County | $306 | $293 2023 | $7,711 | 198.7 | $1.34 |
| Christian County | $332 | — | $10,960 | 199.2 | $0.78 |
| Logan County | $326 | — | $11,349 | 209.5 | $0.96 |
| Macon County | $347 | — | $6,339 | 212.1 | $0.58 |
| Macoupin County | $245 | — | $8,862 | 191.2 | $1.73 |
| Menard County | $288 | $256 2025 | $9,257 | 209.3 | $1.31 |
| Montgomery County | $291 | — | $8,961 | 190.8 | $1.58 |
| Morgan County | $281 | $153 2023 | $9,869 | 198.6 | $1.18 |
| Median next door | $299 | — | $9,109 | 199.0 | $1.25 |
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. Sangamon 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/sangamon-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.