Madison County, Ohio
Madison County, OH: non-irrigated cash rent $237 an acre (2026); land and buildings $9,260 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 175.6 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 39097. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Madison County runs $237 per acre, up 24.1 percent from 2016 to 2026. Land value sits at $9,260 per acre, up 33.5 percent from 2017 to 2022, 6 percent a year. Corn yield trend is 2.3 bushels per acre a year on published years 2008-2025, with a median of 175.6 bushels per acre and a worst year of 140.9 in 2012. Drought has been light: 7 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, 4 of those in 2021-2025. Heat and drought's share of indemnities fell from 59 percent in 1989-1999 to 47 percent in 2000-2009 to 35 percent in 2010-2019, then rose to 50 percent in 2020-2025. Solar operating capacity stands at 957.2 MW, with 155 MW solar proposed to EIA.
OH median $168 · 5th highest of 76
OH median $7,956 · 19th highest of 87
OH median 169.9 · 14th highest of 69
OH median $4.69 · 22nd lowest of 83
OH median 37% · 16th highest of 87
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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | $237 | $9,260 | 175.6 | $3.56 |
| Champaign County | $217 | $9,173 | 180.6 | $2.62 |
| Clark County | $247 | $9,200 | 189.5 | $3.32 |
| Fayette County | $240 | $8,758 | 180.9 | $3.88 |
| Franklin County | $218 | $11,462 | — | $4.52 |
| Greene County | $226 | $9,290 | 187.8 | $2.06 |
| Pickaway County | $218 | $8,962 | 174.2 | $5.13 |
| Union County | $194 | $8,151 | 179.8 | $4.25 |
| Median next door | $218 | $9,173 | 180.8 | $3.88 |
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. Madison County, Ohio. 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/ohio/madison-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.