Farmland Atlas · county record

Jackson County, Oklahoma

Jackson County, OK: non-irrigated cash rent $38 an acre (2026); land and buildings $1,760 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 40065. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Non-irrigated cash rent in Jackson County runs $38 per acre for 2026, up 33.3 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents for $138 per acre, a multiple of 3.63 over non-irrigated in 2026 versus 3.64 in 2010, with no clear direction in that multiple over time. Only 8 percent of harvested cropland is irrigated, and of the water used for irrigation in 2015, 16 percent came from groundwater. Crop insurance history shows heat and drought driving 54 percent of $706.7 million in indemnities since 1989, with that share at 26 percent in 1989-1999, 67 percent in 2000-2009, 55 percent in 2010-2019, and 55 percent in 2020-2025. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed here.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$38/ac
2026 county average
OK median $31 · 16th highest of 74
Cash rent, irrigated
$138/ac
2026 county average
OK median $105 · 3rd highest of 11
Land and buildings
$1,760/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
OK median $2,515 · 16th lowest of 77
Corn yield, median
—
fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
$42.19
2016–2025, closed crop years
OK median $19.63 · highest of 55
Farmland rented
57%
2022 census, rented from others
OK median 35% · highest of 77

Cash rent

$0$20$40$60$80$100$120$140$1602010201520202025$24$38 dry$102$138 irrigated

Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.

Non-irrigated, 2026$38/ac
Change 2016 to 2026+33.3%nominal, $29 to $38
Irrigated, 2026$138/ac
Pasture, 2026$18/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$1,760/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$1,001/ac
Census 2017$1,398/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+25.9%+4.7% a year, nominal
Dry cropland rent ÷ census value, 20221.82%$32 ÷ $1,760; cropland 71% of land in farms

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

Crop insurance record

19941999200420092014201920240.985.030.201.00: claims equal premium

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.

Claims paid per $100 of coverage, 2016–2025$42.19
Loss ratio, 2016–20251.31claims ÷ total premium
Loss ratio, 1989–20251.58$706.7 million paid
Years claims exceeded premium15 of 32
Worst year1995ratio 5.03
Largest causes of loss, 1989–2025heat and drought 54% · irrigation failure 22% · area plans 9%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

2000200520102015202020256530

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–2025454 of 1,357 weeks34% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201353 weeks
Last five years, 2021–2025113 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202672.3 °F1991–2020 normal 71.8 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.24 °F a decadeno clear direction
Rain, April to September18.0 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 100% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger3.2 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20228%
Drained by tile, 20222% of cropland7,953 ac
Farmed no-till, 202261% of cropland204,294 ac
Cover crops, 202223% of cropland77,950 ac
1986199119962001200620112016202135836,0204,494

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 20254,494 ac3.6% of harvested cropland + CRP
CRP expiring FY2026–20280 ac0% of enrolled acres
CRP average rental payment, FY2025$18/acall contracts in force, old ones included; not today's offer
Irrigation wells on record389Oklahoma Water Resources Board groundwater wells
Median well depth80 ft
Cattle and calves, 202225,554−17.9% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202257%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueClaims per $100
Jackson County$38$138$1,760$42.19
Greer County$31—$1,439$39.38
Harmon County$33$141 2023$1,346$41.80
Kiowa County$40—$1,819$31.99
Tillman County$38$147$1,639$35.97
Hardeman County, TX$23—$1,525$37.93
Wilbarger County, TX$31—$2,155$27.77
Median next door$32$147 1 co.$1,582$36.95

Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.

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AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Jackson County, Oklahoma. 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/oklahoma/jackson-county
Every 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.