Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, NJ: non-irrigated cash rent $55 an acre (2022); land and buildings $30,022 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 34027. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Cash rent in Morris County runs $55 per acre non-irrigated, 2022, and $130 per acre irrigated, 2024. Irrigation covers 25 percent of harvested cropland, 2022 census. The July nightly low has moved from 62.1 F, 1991-2020 normal, to 64.5 F, 2017-2026, a warming trend of 1.05 F per decade since 1976. Heat and drought caused 55 percent of crop insurance indemnities over 1999-2025, closed crop years, with the share at 73 percent for 2010-2019 and 41 percent for 2020-2025. The loss ratio held at 0.34 for both 1995-2025 and 2016-2025, and land value rose 40.1 percent from 2017-2022.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
too few 2024 county surveys in the state to compare
NJ median $14,983 · highest of 13
NJ median $8.47 · lowest of 12
NJ median 32% · 2nd lowest of 13
Cash rent
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 1995. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County | — | $130 2024 | $30,022 | $3.82 |
| Essex County | — | — | $471,343 | — |
| Hunterdon County | $66 | — | $17,886 | $10.14 |
| Passaic County | — | — | $43,712 | — |
| Somerset County | $35 | — | $21,660 | $13.39 |
| Sussex County | $42 2025 | — | $13,039 | — |
| Union County | — | — | $105,823 | — |
| Warren County | $129 | — | $13,941 | $6.53 |
| Median next door | $66 | — | $21,660 | $10.14 |
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. Morris County, New Jersey. 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/new-jersey/morris-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.