Marion County, Oregon
Marion County, OR: non-irrigated cash rent $181 an acre (2026); land and buildings $17,033 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 41047. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Marion County runs $181 per acre in 2026, up 32.1 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent stands at $322 per acre, and the irrigated multiple over non-irrigated rent has moved from 1.33 in 2008 to 1.78 in 2026, a rising direction. Census land and building value is $17,033 per acre, up 37.7 percent from 2017 to 2022, or 6.6 percent a year. Heat and drought made up 3 percent of crop insurance indemnities in 2000-2009, 2 percent in 2010-2019, and 35 percent in 2020-2025. July nightly lows have warmed 0.72 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 53 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.8 F.
OR median $100 · highest of 15
OR median $210 · 5th highest of 23
OR median $4,773 · 6th highest of 36
OR median $6.86 · 3rd lowest of 23
OR median 28% · 4th highest of 36
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
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1994. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | $181 | $322 | $17,033 | $0.88 |
| Clackamas County | $148 | $358 | $29,522 | $0.80 |
| Jefferson County | — | $152 | $1,816 | $24.27 |
| Linn County | $150 | $210 | $10,406 | $0.32 |
| Polk County | $146 | $236 | $10,255 | $2.15 |
| Wasco County | $48 | $358 2025 | $1,809 | $10.70 |
| Yamhill County | $166 | $349 | $12,747 | $1.26 |
| Median next door | $148 | $236 | $10,331 | $1.71 |
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. Marion County, Oregon. 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/oregon/marion-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.