McCook County, South Dakota
McCook County, SD: non-irrigated cash rent $214 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,395 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 158.5 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 46087. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in McCook County runs $214 per acre in 2026, up 28.1 percent from 2016. Land value stood at $6,395 per acre in 2022, up 46.4 percent from 2017, 7.9 percent a year. Corn yields have trended up 1.6 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2025, with a median of 158.5 bushels per acre and a worst year of 67.2 in 2012. Heat and drought has grown as a share of crop insurance indemnities, from 5 percent in 1989-1999 to 33 percent in 2000-2009 to 48 percent in 2010-2019 to 47 percent in 2020-2025. Drought weeks were 94 of 1357 for 2000-2025, with 32 of those falling in 2021-2025. Solar and wind operating capacity are both 0 MW; 99 MW solar is proposed to EIA.
SD median $112 · 7th highest of 63
SD median $3,173 · 8th highest of 66
SD median 151.5 · 12th highest of 33
SD median $11.31 · 28th highest of 65
SD median 46% · 29th highest of 66
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
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 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 | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCook County | $214 | — | $6,395 | 158.5 | $11.73 |
| Hanson County | $184 | — | $5,155 | 148.0 | $9.72 |
| Hutchinson County | $165 | — | $5,615 | 151.2 | $14.81 |
| Lake County | $180 | $271 | $6,473 | 170.9 | $4.97 |
| Miner County | $146 | — | $4,428 | — | $9.94 |
| Minnehaha County | $221 | $241 | $8,346 | 172.0 | $3.75 |
| Turner County | $218 | $306 | $7,125 | 164.3 | $11.31 |
| Median next door | $182 | $271 | $6,044 | 164.3 | $9.83 |
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. McCook County, South Dakota. 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/south-dakota/mccook-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.