De Soto Parish, Louisiana
De Soto Parish, LA: non-irrigated cash rent $30 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,577 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 22031. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in De Soto Parish averages $30 per acre in 2026, up 5.4 percent from 2016. Land value stood at $3,577 per acre in 2022, up 20.6 percent from 2017, a pace of 3.8 percent a year. July nights have warmed: the 2017-2026 average low is 73.3 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 72.2 F, part of a trend of 0.6 F per decade since 1976. Drought weeks in severe category or worse ran 161 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 2011 the worst year at 52 weeks and 20 weeks logged from 2021-2025; excess moisture and flood, not heat, drove the largest share of indemnities at 38 percent over 1989-2025.
LA median $56 · 15th lowest of 46
LA median $3,628 · 30th lowest of 63
LA median 51% · 12th lowest of 63
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
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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto Parish | $30 | — | $3,577 | — |
| Caddo Parish | $71 | $130 | $4,525 | $14.24 |
| Natchitoches Parish | $58 | $134 | $3,223 | $19.41 |
| Red River Parish | $78 | $125 2025 | $2,663 | $13.66 |
| Sabine Parish | $21 | — | $3,692 | — |
| Panola County, TX | $14 | — | $3,130 | — |
| Shelby County, TX | $18 | — | $3,584 | — |
| Median next door | $39 | $132 2 co. | $3,404 | $14.24 |
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. De Soto Parish, Louisiana. 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/louisiana/de-soto-parishEvery 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.