Carter County, Montana
Carter County, MT: non-irrigated cash rent $22 an acre (2026); land and buildings $753 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.21 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 30011. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Carter County is $22 per acre, up 13.2 percent from 2014 to 2026. Crop insurance indemnities for 1989-2025 total $52.9 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 55 percent, and that share has moved higher each period since: 19 percent in 1989-1999, 40 percent in 2000-2009, 58 percent in 2010-2019, 72 percent in 2020-2025. The loss ratio for 2016-2025 is 1.45, above the 1.21 ratio for the full 1989-2025 record. July nights average 57.4 F over 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 56 F, though the longer trend since 1976 shows no clear direction.
MT median $31 · tied for 3rd lowest of 40
MT median $1,237 · 4th lowest of 53
MT median $13.95 · 3rd highest of 46
MT median 29% · 25th lowest of 56
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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter County | $22 | — | $753 | $30.99 |
| Custer County | $18 2023 | $103 | $1,017 | $10.56 |
| Fallon County | $27 | — | $1,043 | $24.00 |
| Powder River County | $18 2025 | — | $957 | $21.17 |
| Butte County, SD | $40 | $122 | $1,359 | $18.24 |
| Harding County, SD | $33 | — | $1,006 | $22.72 |
| Crook County, WY | $14 2025 | — | $1,776 | $27.97 |
| Median next door | $33 | $113 2 co. | $1,030 | $21.95 |
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. Carter County, Montana. 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/montana/carter-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.