Sanilac County, Michigan
Sanilac County, MI: non-irrigated cash rent $157 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,380 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 173.8 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26151. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Sanilac County averages $157 per acre in 2026, up 31.9 percent from 2016. The census value of land and buildings was $6,380 per acre in 2022, up 29.4 percent from 2017, or 5.3 percent a year. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 total $102.5 million, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 49 percent. Heat and drought's share of indemnities was 15 percent in 1989-1999, 28 percent in 2000-2009, 19 percent in 2010-2019, and 34 percent in 2020-2025. July nightly lows have warmed 0.63 F per decade since 1976, and irrigation covers 0 percent of harvested cropland as of the 2022 census. Wind capacity operating is 122 MW; solar operating is 0 MW, with 539 MW solar proposed to EIA.
MI median $100 · 11th highest of 70
too few 2016 county surveys in the state to compare
MI median $5,270 · 20th highest of 76
MI median 153.0 · 2nd highest of 45
MI median $5.92 · 9th lowest of 62
MI median 34% · 29th 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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanilac County | $157 | $6,380 | 173.8 | $3.69 |
| Huron County | $239 | $7,652 | 174.8 | $2.24 |
| Lapeer County | $99 | $6,513 | 161.4 | $6.82 |
| St. Clair County | $94 | $5,814 | 159.9 | $10.51 |
| Tuscola County | $222 | $6,465 | 172.0 | $3.41 |
| Median next door | $160 | $6,489 | 166.7 | $5.12 |
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. Sanilac 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/sanilac-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.