Madison County, Montana
Madison County, MT: non-irrigated cash rent $36 an acre (2019); land and buildings $2,757 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 30057. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated cash rent in Madison County is $127 per acre for 2026, against $36 per acre for non-irrigated land in 2019. Eighty percent of harvested cropland is irrigated, and none of that water comes from groundwater, so surface supply carries the county. Heat and drought's share of crop insurance indemnities has moved up each period: 13 percent in 1989-1999, 19 percent in 2000-2009, 32 percent in 2010-2019, 72 percent in 2020-2025. The July nightly low has warmed 0.6 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 48.6 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 47.1 F. Land value per the 2022 census stands at $2,757 per acre, up 61.2 percent from 2017.
too few 2019 county surveys in the state to compare
MT median $98 · 7th highest of 29
MT median $1,237 · 6th highest of 53
MT median $13.95 · 4th lowest of 46
MT median 29% · 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | — | $127 | $2,757 | $4.40 |
| Fremont County, ID | $58 | $180 | $4,813 | $6.72 |
| Beaverhead County | $19 | $121 | $1,883 | $4.02 |
| Gallatin County | $39 | $173 | $4,069 | $4.07 |
| Jefferson County | $23 | $98 | $1,954 | $12.49 |
| Silver Bow County | — | $59 | $2,572 | — |
| Median next door | $31 | $121 | $2,572 | $5.40 |
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. Madison 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/madison-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.