Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County, NV: irrigated cash rent $207 an acre (2025); land and buildings $3,230 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 32017. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
In Lincoln County, all harvested cropland is irrigated, and 96 percent of that irrigation water comes from groundwater in 2015. That leaves this county exposed to drought weeks: 444 of 1357 weeks between 2000-2025 hit severe drought or worse, and 2021 alone had 52 weeks. Between 2021-2025, 174 weeks reached that mark. July nightly lows have moved from 62.9 F (1991-2020 normal) to 64.6 F (2017-2026), part of a warming trend of 0.88 F per decade since 1976. Land value rose 25.4 percent from 2017-2022, or 4.6 percent a year, with the 2022 census estimate at $3,230 per acre.
too few 2025 county surveys in the state to compare
NV median $1,791 · highest of 13
NV median 15% · 4th 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 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | — | $207 2025 | $3,230 | — |
| Mohave County, AZ | — | — | $1,045 | — |
| Clark County | — | $237 | $3,863 | — |
| Nye County | — | — | $3,089 | — |
| White Pine County | — | $96 2023 | $1,791 | — |
| Beaver County, UT | — | $97 2024 | $3,779 | — |
| Iron County, UT | $23 2025 | $128 | $3,525 | — |
| Millard County, UT | $15 | $135 | $3,334 | $11.62 |
| Washington County, UT | $40 2025 | $148 2025 | $8,684 | — |
| Median next door | $15 1 co. | $135 | $3,430 | $11.62 1 co. |
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. Lincoln 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/lincoln-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.