Ocean County, New Jersey
Ocean County, NJ: land and buildings $23,893 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 34029. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Ocean County had 6,961 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Heat and drought caused 75 percent of crop insurance indemnities in Ocean County from 1989-2025, closed crop years, totaling $523,341. That share rose from 56 percent in 2010-2019 to 80 percent in 2020-2025. July nightly lows averaged 65.9 F in the 1991-2020 normal period and 67.7 F in 2017-2026, part of a warming trend of 0.87 F per decade since 1976. Drought weeks in severe category or worse ran 21 in 2021-2025, against 61 of 1357 weeks countywide from 2000-2025. Census land value reached $23,893 per acre in 2022, up 25.5 percent from 2017-2022, 4.7 percent a year. Solar operating capacity stands at 76.5 MW; wind operating is 0 MW.
NJ median $14,983
NJ median 32%
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County | — | — | $23,893 | — |
| Atlantic County | — | $236 | $14,983 | $11.03 |
| Burlington County | $79 | $160 | $12,875 | $8.16 |
| Monmouth County | $101 | $158 | $25,361 | $8.77 |
| Median next door | $90 2 co. | $160 | $14,983 | $8.77 |
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. Ocean 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/ocean-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.