Aransas County, Texas
Aransas County, TX: land and buildings $1,831 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.99 since 1993. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48007. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Aransas County had no acres published in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
July nights average 78.8 F for 2017-2026, above the 77.7 F normal for 1991-2020. The July nightly low has warmed 0.53 F per decade since 1976. Heat and drought caused 53 percent of crop insurance indemnities from 1993-2025, and the share by period runs 98 percent for 1989-1999, 82 percent for 2000-2009, 63 percent for 2010-2019, and 29 percent for 2020-2025. The county logged 237 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, with 44 of those weeks in 2021-2025 and 2009 the worst year at 46 weeks. Land value rose 8.7 percent from 2017-2022, or 1.7 percent a year, reaching $1,831 per acre in 2022.
TX median $2,782
TX median $29.48
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas County | — | $1,831 | — | $15.07 |
| Calhoun County | $52 | $3,345 | 88.5 | $17.17 |
| Kleberg County | $46 | $1,396 | — | $12.64 |
| Refugio County | $49 | $2,528 | — | $15.49 |
| San Patricio County | $84 | $3,388 | 81.4 | $13.90 |
| Median next door | $50 | $2,937 | 85.0 2 co. | $14.70 |
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. Aransas County, Texas. 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/texas/aransas-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.