Polk County, Oregon
Polk County, OR: non-irrigated cash rent $146 an acre (2026); land and buildings $10,255 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 41053. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Polk County runs $146 per acre in 2026, up 43.1 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent stands at $236 per acre, a multiple of 1.62 over non-irrigated, against 1.20 in 2009, with no clear direction in that multiple over time. Census land and buildings value reached $10,255 per acre in 2022, up 44.1 percent from 2017, 7.6 percent a year. Heat and drought's share of crop insurance indemnities moved from 1 percent in 2000-2009 to 14 percent in 2010-2019 to 46 percent in 2020-2025, while freeze and frost remains the largest single cause over 2000-2025 at 30 percent.
OR median $100 · 5th highest of 15
OR median $210 · 10th highest of 23
OR median $4,773 · 14th highest of 36
OR median $6.86 · tied for 5th lowest of 23
OR median 28% · 9th 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 1995. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | $146 | $236 | $10,255 | $2.15 |
| Benton County | $128 | $162 | $12,931 | — |
| Lincoln County | $47 2023 | — | $7,580 | — |
| Linn County | $150 | $210 | $10,406 | $0.32 |
| Marion County | $181 | $322 | $17,033 | $0.88 |
| Tillamook County | $170 2025 | $210 2024 | $10,065 | — |
| Yamhill County | $166 | $349 | $12,747 | $1.26 |
| Median next door | $158 | $266 | $11,577 | $0.88 |
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. Polk 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/polk-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.