Valley County, Nebraska
Valley County, NE: non-irrigated cash rent $132 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,037 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 182.3 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 31175. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated cropland rents at $302 per acre in 2026, non-irrigated at $132 per acre. Sixty-three percent of harvested cropland is irrigated, and 56 percent of irrigation water comes from groundwater, 2015. Non-irrigated rent rose 38.2 percent from 2016 to 2026. Land value in 2022 sits at $3,037 per acre. Solar and wind operating capacity: 0 MW.
NE median $141 · tied for 35th lowest of 80
NE median $272 · 20th highest of 78
NE median $4,499 · 39th lowest of 93
NE median 179.3 · tied for 29th highest of 67
NE median $4.74 · 40th lowest of 90
NE median 49% · 43rd lowest of 93
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
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
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 | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County | $132 | $302 | $3,037 | 182.3 | $4.58 |
| Custer County | $100 | $240 | $2,892 | 176.6 | $4.00 |
| Garfield County | $90 | $233 2025 | $1,660 | 184.8 | $6.83 |
| Greeley County | $145 | $267 | $4,034 | 185.4 | $3.48 |
| Sherman County | $134 | $299 | $3,905 | 177.1 | $4.30 |
| Wheeler County | $88 | $262 | $2,116 | — | $5.31 |
| Median next door | $100 | $265 | $2,892 | 181.0 | $4.30 |
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. Valley County, Nebraska. 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/nebraska/valley-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.