Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence County, RI: land and buildings $18,606 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.43 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 44007. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land in Providence County carries a census value of $18,606 per acre, up 30.5 percent from 2017-2022, or 5.5 percent a year. July nights average 63.9 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 62.2 F, and the July nightly low trend since 1976 runs 0.88 F per decade, warming. Heat and drought's share of crop insurance indemnities has moved by period: 18 percent in 1989-1999, 10 percent in 2000-2009, 23 percent in 2010-2019, 38 percent in 2020-2025. The county saw 11 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, against 50 weeks total from 2000-2025. Solar operating capacity stands at 130.9 MW, with 3.5 MW more proposed to EIA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County | — | — | $18,606 | — |
| Windham County, CT | $56 | — | $10,546 | $8.37 |
| Bristol County, MA | $101 | $273 2025 | $21,221 | — |
| Norfolk County, MA | — | $451 | $20,134 | — |
| Worcester County, MA | $61 | $320 2025 | $15,447 | $12.15 |
| Bristol County | — | — | $49,530 | — |
| Kent County | — | — | $14,822 | — |
| Median next door | $61 | $451 1 co. | $17,791 | $10.26 2 co. |
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. Providence County, Rhode Island. 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/rhode-island/providence-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.