Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County, IN: non-irrigated cash rent $230 an acre (2026); land and buildings $11,769 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 173.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 18039. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Elkhart County stands at $230 per acre in 2026, up 43.8 percent from 2016. Irrigated cash rent runs $307 per acre; the irrigated multiple over non-irrigated rent was 1.55 in 2009 and is 1.33 in 2026, direction falling. Corn yield trend is up 2.7 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2024, with a median of 173.2 bushels per acre and a worst year of 92.5 in 2012. Heat and drought's share of indemnities has moved 14 percent, 21 percent, 32 percent, 33 percent across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025. Census land value is $11,769 per acre, up 5.3 percent from 2017 to 2022.
IN median $217 · tied for 31st highest of 89
IN median $276 · 2nd highest of 14
IN median $8,158 · 2nd highest of 89
IN median 178.1 · tied for 30th lowest of 76
IN median $2.54 · 38th lowest of 92
IN median 51% · 28th 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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart County | $230 | $307 | $11,769 | 173.2 | $2.15 |
| Kosciusko County | $219 | $284 2025 | $8,605 | 173.2 | $1.35 |
| LaGrange County | $159 | $274 | $14,455 | 142.8 | $1.79 |
| Marshall County | $219 | $210 | $7,190 | 172.2 | $2.00 |
| Noble County | $190 | $233 | $9,064 | 169.8 | $1.64 |
| St. Joseph County | $196 | $312 | $8,309 | 161.9 | $3.03 |
| Cass County, MI | $126 | $280 | $5,984 | 158.8 | $3.83 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | $131 | $321 | $7,367 | 142.7 | $1.90 |
| Median next door | $190 | $277 | $8,309 | 161.9 | $1.90 |
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. Elkhart 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/elkhart-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.