Sweet Grass County, Montana
Sweet Grass County, MT: non-irrigated cash rent $15 an acre (2019); land and buildings $1,499 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 30097. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated cash rent in Sweet Grass County stands at $70 per acre for 2026, against a non-irrigated rate of $15 per acre in 2019. Irrigation covers 53 percent of harvested cropland as of the 2022 census, and none of that water comes from groundwater as of 2015. Crop insurance history shows heat and drought as the largest cause of indemnities at 57 percent across closed crop years 1989-2024, with the share rising to 75 percent in 2020-2025 after 47 percent in 2010-2019. July nights have warmed, averaging 51.1 F over 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 50 F.
too few 2019 county surveys in the state to compare
MT median $98 · 6th lowest of 29
MT median $1,237 · 20th highest of 53
MT median 29% · 13th highest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Grass County | — | $70 | $1,499 | — |
| Golden Valley County | $29 | — | $977 | $16.90 |
| Meagher County | — | — | $1,316 | $11.77 |
| Park County | $33 | $92 | $2,000 | $5.54 |
| Stillwater County | $20 | $103 | $1,747 | $9.17 |
| Wheatland County | $22 | — | $1,197 | $23.77 |
| Median next door | $25 | $97 2 co. | $1,316 | $11.77 |
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. Sweet Grass 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/sweet-grass-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.