Dearborn County, Indiana
Dearborn County, IN: non-irrigated cash rent $147 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,735 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 160.6 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 18029. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Dearborn County for 2026 is $147 per acre. Census value of land and buildings in 2022 was $6,735 per acre, up 38.6 percent from 2017, 6.7 percent a year. Corn yield trend from 2008-2024 runs 3.7 bushels per acre a year, with a median of 160.6 bushels per acre and a worst year of 88 in 2012. Drought has been light: 2 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, against 32 weeks total from 2000-2025. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 total $13.9 million, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 49 percent. Solar and wind operating capacity are both 0 MW.
IN median $217 · 5th lowest of 89
IN median $8,158 · 22nd lowest of 89
IN median 178.1 · 8th lowest of 76
IN median $2.54 · highest of 92
IN median 51% · 2nd lowest of 92
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearborn County | $147 | $6,735 | 160.6 | $10.02 |
| Franklin County | $177 | $8,458 | 180.8 | $3.53 |
| Ohio County | $90 2025 | $6,126 | — | $4.77 |
| Ripley County | $174 | $6,590 | 168.6 | $8.05 |
| Boone County, KY | $45 | $8,920 | 145.1 | $8.74 |
| Hamilton County, OH | $167 2025 | $13,985 | — | $3.34 |
| Median next door | $174 | $8,458 | 168.6 | $4.77 |
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. Dearborn County, Indiana. 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/indiana/dearborn-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.