Luce County, Michigan
Luce County, MI: non-irrigated cash rent $18 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,109 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26095. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Luce County had 8,037 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Luce County runs $18 per acre for 2026. Census value of land and buildings in 2022 stood at $3,109 per acre, up 23.3 percent from 2017-2022, or 4.3 percent a year. July nights have averaged 54.4 F over 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 53 F, and the July nightly low trend since 1976 runs 0.59 F per decade, warming. Drought has touched the county in 25 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2005 the worst year at 11 weeks, and 5 weeks from 2021-2025. All irrigation water came from groundwater in 2015. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
MI median $100
MI median $5,270
MI median 34%
Cash rent
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 | Land value |
|---|---|---|
| Luce County | $18 | $3,109 |
| Alger County | $20 | $2,348 |
| Chippewa County | $29 | $2,840 |
| Mackinac County | $20 | $3,181 |
| Schoolcraft County | — | $2,839 |
| Median next door | $20 | $2,840 |
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. Luce 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/luce-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.