Deer Lodge County, Montana
Deer Lodge County, MT: land and buildings $2,334 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.99 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 30023. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
MT median $1,237 · 8th highest of 53
MT median 29% · 5th lowest of 56
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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Lodge County | — | — | $2,334 | — |
| Beaverhead County | $19 | $121 | $1,883 | $4.02 |
| Granite County | $15 2023 | — | $2,808 | — |
| Jefferson County | $23 | $98 | $1,954 | $12.49 |
| Powell County | $28 2025 | $80 | $1,783 | — |
| Ravalli County | $36 | $87 | $9,096 | — |
| Silver Bow County | — | $59 | $2,572 | — |
| Median next door | $23 | $87 | $2,263 | $8.26 2 co. |
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. Deer Lodge 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/deer-lodge-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.