Sherman County, Oregon
Sherman County, OR: non-irrigated cash rent $49 an acre (2010); land and buildings $1,410 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 41055. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
July nights average 55.6 F over 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 54.6 F, with warming since 1976 at 0.66 F per decade. Irrigation covers 1 percent of harvested cropland, and 79 percent of irrigation water came from groundwater in 2015. Wind operating capacity is 1256.5 MW, solar operating is 10 MW, and 925 MW of solar is proposed to EIA. Land value rose 65.9 percent from 2017-2022, 10.7 percent a year.
too few 2010 county surveys in the state to compare
OR median $4,773 · 5th lowest of 36
OR median $6.86 · 9th highest of 23
OR median 28% · highest of 36
Cash rent
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman County | — | — | $1,410 | $9.32 |
| Gilliam County | $55 | — | $1,338 | $12.77 |
| Wasco County | $48 | $358 2025 | $1,809 | $10.70 |
| Klickitat County, WA | $42 | $383 2024 | $2,482 | $8.03 |
| Median next door | $48 | — | $1,809 | $10.70 |
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. Sherman 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/sherman-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.