Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County, PA: non-irrigated cash rent $45 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,579 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 137.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 42053. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Forest County had 5,781 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Non-irrigated cash rent averages $45 per acre in Forest County. Median corn yield 2010-2024 was 137.2 bushels per acre, with the worst year 2016 at 105. July nightly lows have warmed since 1976 at 0.45 F per decade, and the 2017-2026 average of 58.5 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.2 F. Drought has been a minor factor: severe drought or worse covered at least 50 percent of the county in only 4 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, and 0 weeks from 2021-2025. Crop insurance history shows excess moisture and flood as the largest cause of indemnities at 43 percent, with heat and drought accounting for 48 percent of indemnities from 2020-2025. Census land value stood at $6,579 per acre in 2022, up 34.3 percent from 2017-2022.
PA median $68
PA median $7,064
PA median 30%
Cash rent
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 1993. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest County | $45 | $6,579 | — | — |
| Clarion County | $30 | $4,159 | 140.4 | $12.29 |
| Elk County | — | $5,329 | — | — |
| Jefferson County | $27 | $4,424 | 126.0 | $12.48 |
| Venango County | $40 | $4,234 | 124.6 | $20.07 |
| Warren County | $30 | $3,633 | — | — |
| Median next door | $30 | $4,234 | 126.0 | $12.48 |
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. Forest County, Pennsylvania. 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/pennsylvania/forest-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.