Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County, IL: non-irrigated cash rent $267 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,777 an acre in the 2022 census, flagged to read with care. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 17183. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Vermilion County stands at $267 per acre for 2026, up 14.6 percent from 2016. Corn yield has trended up 4.1 bushels per acre a year across 2008-2025, with a median of 194.2 bushels per acre and a worst year of 100.1 in 2012. Heat and drought drove 56 percent of crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025, though its share by period varied: 67 percent in 1989-1999, 15 percent in 2000-2009, 65 percent in 2010-2019, and 24 percent in 2020-2025. Irrigation covers 1 percent of harvested cropland, and the loss ratio over 2016-2025 closed crop years was 0.22.
IL median $254 · tied for 36th highest of 86
IL median 190.2 · 29th highest of 82
IL median $2.04 · tied for 21st lowest of 101
IL median 55% · 14th 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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion County | $267 | $6,777 | 194.2 | $1.18 |
| Champaign County | $316 | $7,187 | 191.3 | $1.06 |
| Edgar County | $275 | $10,162 | 191.2 | $0.71 |
| Ford County | $294 | $9,956 | 186.7 | $1.11 |
| Iroquois County | — | $8,638 | 186.2 | $1.54 |
| Benton County, IN | $300 | $10,011 | 194.6 | $0.49 |
| Vermillion County, IN | $270 | $8,513 | 185.6 | $1.74 |
| Warren County, IN | $303 | $7,338 | 191.6 | $0.92 |
| Median next door | $297 | $8,638 | 191.2 | $1.06 |
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. Vermilion 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/vermilion-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.