Farmland Atlas · county record

La Salle Parish, Louisiana

La Salle Parish, LA: non-irrigated cash rent $32 an acre (2021); land and buildings $4,051 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 22059. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Non-irrigated cash rent in La Salle Parish averaged $32 per acre in 2021. Census land and buildings value stood at $4,051 per acre in 2022, up 27.2 percent over 2017-2022, or 4.9 percent a year. Crop insurance indemnities from 1990-2025 totaled $783,241, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 60 percent; heat and drought accounted for 46 percent of losses in 2010-2019 and 22 percent in 2020-2025. Just 1 percent of harvested cropland was irrigated as of the 2022 census. The county logged 37 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, against 150 of 1357 weeks (11.1 percent) over 2000-2025, with 2011 the worst year at 45 weeks.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$32/ac
2021 county average
too few 2021 county surveys in the state to compare
Land and buildings
$4,051/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
LA median $3,628 · 19th highest of 63
Rent as % of land value
—
not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield, median
—
fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
—
under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
22%
2022 census, rented from others
LA median 51% · 9th lowest of 63

Cash rent

Non-irrigated, 2021$32/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$4,051/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$2,565/ac
Census 2017$3,185/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+27.2%+4.9% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

Crop insurance record

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1990. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.

Largest causes of loss, 1990–2025excess moisture 60% · heat and drought 37% · other 2%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202523450

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–2025150 of 1,357 weeks11% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201145 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202537 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202672.5 °F1991–2020 normal 71.9 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.31 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September26.4 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 114% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.8 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20221%
Cover crops, 20222% of cropland84 ac
19861991199620012006201120162021053212

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 202512 ac
CRP expiring FY2026–20280 ac
Cattle and calves, 20222,975
Farmland rented from others, 202222%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueCorn yieldClaims per $100
La Salle Parish——$4,051——
Avoyelles Parish$115$155$3,193159.0$11.25
Caldwell Parish$49$107 2023$3,147—$15.38
Catahoula Parish$88$147 2025$2,908174.1$11.89
Grant Parish$78 2025—$3,170—$17.89
Rapides Parish$114$143$3,817152.3$10.45
Winn Parish$34 2023—$2,837——
Median next door$101$149 2 co.$3,159159.0$11.89

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. La Salle 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/la-salle-parish
Every 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.