Elko County, Nevada
Elko County, NV: irrigated cash rent $91 an acre (2026); land and buildings $647 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 32007. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
All harvested cropland in Elko County is irrigated, 100 percent, and only 6 percent of that irrigation water comes from groundwater in 2015. Land value sits at $647 per acre in the 2022 census, up 17.9 percent from 2017-2022, 3.3 percent a year. Drought pressure has been present: 429 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 were at severe drought or worse, 31.6 percent, with 2013 the worst year at 53 weeks, and 109 such weeks came in 2021-2025. July nights are trending warmer, up 0.8 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average low of 53.3 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.4 F.
NV median $107 · 2nd lowest of 4
NV median $1,791 · 3rd lowest of 13
NV median 15% · 5th highest of 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elko County | — | $91 | $647 | — |
| Cassia County, ID | $35 2024 | $405 | $4,486 | $2.51 |
| Owyhee County, ID | $21 2023 | $254 | $2,025 | $2.53 |
| Twin Falls County, ID | — | $319 | $6,129 | $3.47 |
| Eureka County | — | $76 2023 | $577 | — |
| Humboldt County | — | $123 | $1,164 | $15.44 |
| Lander County | — | — | $1,115 | — |
| White Pine County | — | $96 2023 | $1,791 | — |
| Box Elder County, UT | $35 | $165 | $2,495 | $11.25 |
| Tooele County, UT | $27 2025 | $103 | $3,447 | — |
| Median next door | $35 1 co. | $210 | $2,025 | $3.47 |
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. Elko County, Nevada. 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/nevada/elko-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.