Kent County, Michigan
Kent County, MI: non-irrigated cash rent $145 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,869 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 156.5 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26081. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Kent County stands at $145 per acre in 2026, up 26.1 percent from 2016. Irrigated ground rents at $247 per acre, a multiple of 1.70 over non-irrigated in 2026, against 2.15 in 2009, with no clear direction over that span. Corn yields have trended up 2 bushels per acre a year on published years 2008-2023, with a median of 156.5 bushels per acre and a worst year of 129.9 in 2012. Crop insurance losses over 1989-2025 total $119.8 million, led by freeze and frost at 59 percent; heat and drought's share of indemnities has run 17 percent, 18 percent, 8 percent, and 7 percent across the four periods on record. Census land value sits at $7,869 per acre, up 6.6 percent from 2017 to 2022.
MI median $100 · 15th highest of 70
MI median $241 · 8th highest of 18
MI median $5,270 · 6th highest of 76
MI median 153.0 · 19th highest of 45
MI median $5.92 · 11th highest of 62
MI median 34% · 30th highest of 78
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | $145 | $247 | $7,869 | 156.5 | $10.96 |
| Allegan County | $155 | $292 2023 | $6,684 | 160.8 | $4.97 |
| Barry County | $129 | $228 2023 | $6,027 | 153.0 | $4.27 |
| Ionia County | $196 | $235 | $6,594 | 164.1 | $3.78 |
| Montcalm County | $107 | $241 | $4,937 | 151.5 | $2.78 |
| Muskegon County | $111 | — | $5,539 | 138.6 | $9.66 |
| Newaygo County | $94 | $130 | $5,405 | 138.2 | $6.19 |
| Ottawa County | $143 | $250 | $8,743 | — | $7.33 |
| Median next door | $129 | $238 | $6,027 | 152.3 | $4.97 |
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. Kent County, Michigan. 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/michigan/kent-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.