Washington County, Indiana
Washington County, IN: non-irrigated cash rent $168 an acre (2026); land and buildings $5,753 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 159.0 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 18175. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Washington County, IN sits at $168 per acre for 2026, up 46.1 percent from 2016. Land value in the 2022 census stood at $5,753 per acre, with a 27.8 percent change from 2017 to 2022, or 5 percent a year. Cropland here is 0 percent irrigated, and water stress has been mild: 34 of 1357 weeks fell into severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, and 2021-2025 recorded 0 such weeks. Heat and drought caused 47 percent of $66.2 million in indemnities from 1989-2025, with the share running 53 percent in 1989-1999, 43 percent in 2000-2009, 51 percent in 2010-2019, and 35 percent in 2020-2025. The loss ratio over 2016-2025 was 0.27. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
IN median $217 · 13th lowest of 89
IN median $8,158 · 5th lowest of 89
IN median 178.1 · 6th lowest of 76
IN median $2.54 · 35th highest of 92
IN median 51% · 15th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | $168 | — | $5,753 | 159.0 | $3.17 |
| Clark County | $150 | — | $6,194 | 161.2 | $5.74 |
| Crawford County | $115 2025 | — | $4,347 | — | $6.12 |
| Floyd County | $92 2024 | — | $9,135 | — | $5.46 |
| Harrison County | $170 | — | $5,877 | 170.6 | $3.42 |
| Jackson County | $196 | $200 | $6,958 | — | $6.43 |
| Lawrence County | $179 | — | $5,474 | — | $5.42 |
| Orange County | $209 | — | $6,544 | — | $2.45 |
| Scott County | $155 | — | $6,850 | 166.9 | $9.24 |
| Median next door | $175 | $200 1 co. | $6,369 | 166.9 | $5.60 |
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. Washington 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/washington-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.