Williams County, North Dakota
Williams County, ND: non-irrigated cash rent $38 an acre (2026); land and buildings $1,383 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 84.6 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 38105. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Williams County averages $38 per acre in 2026, up 10.1 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents at $165 per acre, a multiple of 4.34 in 2026 versus 3.86 in 2012, with no clear direction over that span. Median corn yield 2008-2025 is 84.6 bushels per acre, with 2021 the worst year at 58. Heat and drought drove 35 percent of crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025, with the share at 64 percent in 2000-2009 and 54 percent in 2020-2025, against 15 percent in 1989-1999 and 16 percent in 2010-2019. July nightly lows have warmed 0.51 F per decade since 1976, and the county carried 448.8 MW of operating wind with no proposed wind or solar capacity on file.
ND median $65 · 5th lowest of 53
ND median $194 · lowest of 7
ND median $1,885 · 9th lowest of 53
ND median $12.77 · 24th lowest of 53
ND median 55% · 17th highest of 53
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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams County | $38 | $165 | $1,383 | $12.49 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | $30 | — | $1,108 | $28.57 |
| Sheridan County, MT | $43 | — | $1,554 | $19.72 |
| Burke County | $37 | — | $1,445 | $16.53 |
| Divide County | $41 | — | $1,378 | $13.49 |
| McKenzie County | $30 | $185 | $1,352 | $12.77 |
| Mountrail County | $42 | — | $1,445 | $11.90 |
| Median next door | $39 | $185 1 co. | $1,412 | $15.01 |
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. Williams County, North Dakota. 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/north-dakota/williams-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.