Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota
Oglala Lakota County, SD: non-irrigated cash rent $34 an acre (2024); land and buildings $871 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 46102. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Oglala Lakota County averages $34 per acre in 2024, up 39.6 percent from 2012. Census land and buildings value stood at $871 per acre in 2022, itself up 29.2 percent from 2017, 5.3 percent a year. Heat and drought drove 51 percent of crop insurance indemnities over 1989-2025, and that share was 70 percent in 2000-2009 and 70 percent again in 2020-2025, with 27 percent in 2010-2019 between them. The county spent 57 weeks in severe drought or worse during 2021-2025, out of 283 weeks over 2000-2025. July nights have averaged 60.8 F over 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 59.7 F, with no clear direction in the longer trend.
too few 2024 county surveys in the state to compare
SD median $3,173 · lowest of 66
SD median $11.31 · highest of 65
SD median 46% · 15th lowest 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota County | $34 2024 | — | $871 | — | $27.55 |
| Cherry County, NE | — | $176 | $1,224 | — | $5.98 |
| Dawes County, NE | $35 | $170 | $1,397 | — | $20.30 |
| Sheridan County, NE | $36 | $162 | $1,394 | 151.4 | $8.72 |
| Bennett County | $32 | — | $1,347 | — | $14.26 |
| Custer County | $29 | — | $1,832 | — | $27.30 |
| Fall River County | $24 | — | $1,082 | — | $22.49 |
| Jackson County | $40 | — | $1,148 | — | $23.17 |
| Pennington County | $37 | — | $1,513 | — | $17.76 |
| Median next door | $35 | $170 | $1,371 | 151.4 1 co. | $19.03 |
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. Oglala Lakota 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/oglala-lakota-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.