Wheeler County, Nebraska
Wheeler County, NE: non-irrigated cash rent $88 an acre (2026); land and buildings $2,116 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 185.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 31183. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Wheeler County runs $88 per acre in 2026, down 11.6 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent is $262 per acre, and that gap has moved without a clear direction, from 3.80 in 2013 to 2.99 in 2026. Median corn yield 2008-2024 is 185.2 bushels per acre, with the worst year, 2008, at 151. Crop insurance indemnities for 1989-2025 total $40.4 million, led by excess moisture and flood at 43 percent, while heat and drought's share has moved from 7 percent in 1989-1999 to 12 percent in 2000-2009, 11 percent in 2010-2019, and 16 percent in 2020-2025. Census land value sits at $2,116 per acre, up 38.5 percent from 2017 to 2022.
NE median $141 · tied for 22nd lowest of 80
NE median $272 · 30th lowest of 78
NE median $4,499 · 25th lowest of 93
NE median $4.74 · 37th highest of 90
NE median 49% · 6th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler County | $88 | $262 | $2,116 | — | $5.31 |
| Antelope County | $173 | $320 | $5,999 | — | $2.99 |
| Boone County | $204 | $295 | $6,452 | — | $2.79 |
| Garfield County | $90 | $233 2025 | $1,660 | 184.8 | $6.83 |
| Greeley County | $145 | $267 | $4,034 | 185.4 | $3.48 |
| Holt County | $90 | $274 | $2,650 | 195.0 | $4.17 |
| Valley County | $132 | $302 | $3,037 | 182.3 | $4.58 |
| Median next door | $139 | $295 | $3,536 | 185.1 | $3.83 |
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. Wheeler 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/wheeler-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.