Cass County, Minnesota
Cass County, MN: non-irrigated cash rent $30 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,049 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.91 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 27021. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Cass County is $30 per acre in 2026, up 22.4 percent from 2016. Drought weeks ran 157 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 79 of those weeks falling in 2021-2025, and 2024 was the worst single year at 30 weeks. July nights have warmed 0.54 F per decade since 1976, reaching 58.7 F for 2017-2026 against a 57.6 F normal.
MN median $189 · 5th lowest of 81
too few 2021 county surveys in the state to compare
MN median $6,372 · 8th lowest of 84
MN median $4.92 · 15th highest of 82
MN median 47% · 9th lowest of 84
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | $30 | — | $3,049 | — | $9.05 |
| Aitkin County | $19 | — | $2,854 | — | $13.52 |
| Beltrami County | $54 | — | $3,063 | — | $9.92 |
| Crow Wing County | $45 | — | $3,187 | — | $15.66 |
| Hubbard County | $24 | $220 | $3,671 | — | $3.38 |
| Itasca County | $39 | — | $3,363 | — | $11.01 |
| Morrison County | $94 | — | $3,889 | 154.1 | $10.61 |
| Todd County | $110 | — | $3,654 | 146.9 | $6.98 |
| Wadena County | $39 | $215 | $3,230 | 143.6 | $5.65 |
| Median next door | $42 | $218 2 co. | $3,297 | 146.9 | $10.27 |
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. Cass County, Minnesota. 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/minnesota/cass-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.