Meagher County, Montana
Meagher County, MT: non-irrigated cash rent $22 an acre (2014); land and buildings $1,316 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 30059. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated cropland in Meagher County rents for $38 per acre, non-irrigated for $22 per acre, both 2014 figures. Sixty percent of harvested cropland is irrigated, and none of that irrigation water comes from groundwater as of 2015. The July nightly low has moved from a 1991-2020 normal of 47 F to 48.9 F over 2017-2026, part of a warming trend of 0.65 F per decade since 1976. Heat and drought caused 40 percent of the county's $8.1 million in crop insurance indemnities across 1989-2025, and its share by period was 10 percent in 1989-1999, 51 percent in 2000-2009, 36 percent in 2010-2019, and 66 percent in 2020-2025. Census land value rose 44.9 percent from 2017 to 2022, reaching $1,316 per acre in 2022.
too few 2014 county surveys in the state to compare
too few 2014 county surveys in the state to compare
MT median $1,237 · 24th highest of 53
MT median $13.95 · 13th lowest of 46
MT median 29% · 18th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meagher County | — | — | $1,316 | $11.77 |
| Broadwater County | $24 2024 | $215 | $1,894 | $6.78 |
| Cascade County | $46 | $100 | $1,234 | $11.82 |
| Gallatin County | $39 | $173 | $4,069 | $4.07 |
| Judith Basin County | $34 | — | $1,350 | $12.63 |
| Lewis and Clark County | $36 2025 | $86 | $1,762 | $13.10 |
| Park County | $33 | $92 | $2,000 | $5.54 |
| Sweet Grass County | — | $70 | $1,499 | — |
| Wheatland County | $22 | — | $1,197 | $23.77 |
| Median next door | $34 | $96 | $1,631 | $11.82 |
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. Meagher 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/meagher-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.