Marquette County, Michigan
Marquette County, MI: land and buildings $3,434 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.79 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26103. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land value here is $3,434 per acre in 2022, up 55.7 percent from 2017, or 9.3 percent a year. July nights average 54.1 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 53.2 F, and the long trend since 1976 runs 0.34 F per decade with no clear direction. Heat and drought caused 55 percent of crop insurance indemnities across 1989-2024, a total of $2.9 million paid, with the loss ratio at 1.79. By period that share ran 74 percent in 1989-1999, 54 percent in 2000-2009, 44 percent in 2010-2019, and 74 percent in 2020-2025. Severe drought or worse covered at least 50 percent of the county in only 38 of 1357 weeks since 2000, and just 1 week from 2021-2025.
MI median $5,270 · 11th lowest of 76
MI median 34% · lowest of 78
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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County | — | $3,434 | — |
| Alger County | $20 | $2,348 | — |
| Baraga County | — | $6,098 | — |
| Delta County | $20 | $2,340 | $17.86 |
| Dickinson County | $22 2025 | $3,012 | $12.07 |
| Iron County | — | $4,200 | — |
| Menominee County | $23 | $3,061 | $17.40 |
| Median next door | $20 | $3,037 | $17.40 |
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. Marquette 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/marquette-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.