Fulton County, Indiana
Fulton County, IN: non-irrigated cash rent $208 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,558 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 177.3 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 18049. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Fulton County runs $208 per acre in 2026, up 9.5 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents at $302 per acre, a multiple of 1.45 over non-irrigated in 2026, versus 1.14 in 2009, with no clear direction over that span. Corn yield trend is 2.7 bushels per acre a year on published years 2008-2025, with a median of 177.3 bushels per acre and a worst year of 127.1 in 2012. Crop insurance indemnities for 1989-2025 total $33.8 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 34 percent; that share was 51 percent in 1989-1999, 38 percent in 2000-2009, 31 percent in 2010-2019, and 41 percent in 2020-2025. Census land value sits at $7,558 per acre in 2022, up 19.7 percent from 2017.
IN median $217 · 39th lowest of 89
IN median $276 · 4th highest of 14
IN median $8,158 · 36th lowest of 89
IN median 178.1 · 37th lowest of 76
IN median $2.54 · 4th lowest of 92
IN median 51% · 42nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | $208 | $302 | $7,558 | 177.3 | $0.86 |
| Cass County | $237 | — | $8,138 | 189.6 | $1.20 |
| Kosciusko County | $219 | $284 2025 | $8,605 | 173.2 | $1.35 |
| Marshall County | $219 | $210 | $7,190 | 172.2 | $2.00 |
| Miami County | $218 | $280 2023 | $7,928 | 172.9 | $1.62 |
| Pulaski County | $217 | $233 | $9,173 | 164.1 | $1.97 |
| Wabash County | $201 | — | $8,802 | 176.5 | $2.39 |
| Median next door | $219 | $222 2 co. | $8,372 | 173.1 | $1.80 |
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. Fulton 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/fulton-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.