Cooke County, Texas
Cooke County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $31 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,391 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 76.0 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48097. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Cooke County runs $31 per acre in 2026, up 55 percent from 2016. Census land value stands at $4,391 per acre, with land value change 2017-2022 at 32.8 percent, 5.8 percent a year. Corn yield trend on published years 2010-2025 runs 0.9 bushels per acre a year, median 76 bushels per acre, with 2022 the worst year at 64.1. Heat and drought share of indemnities moved from 2 percent in 1989-1999 to 32 percent in 2000-2009, 37 percent in 2010-2019, and 34 percent in 2020-2025. Weeks in severe drought or worse ran 221 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 36 of those weeks falling in 2021-2025. Solar operating capacity is 64.2 MW and wind operating capacity is 413.4 MW, with 150 MW solar proposed to EIA.
TX median $27 · tied for 69th highest of 189
TX median $2,782 · 59th highest of 246
TX median $29.48 · 14th lowest of 174
TX median 39% · 104th highest of 251
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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke County | $31 | $4,391 | — | $11.80 |
| Love County, OK | $19 | $2,908 | — | — |
| Denton County | $22 | $12,287 | — | $29.08 |
| Grayson County | $32 | $7,774 | 72.6 | $21.85 |
| Montague County | $23 | $3,879 | — | — |
| Wise County | $16 | $6,259 | — | — |
| Median next door | $22 | $6,259 | 72.6 1 co. | $25.47 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. Cooke 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/cooke-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.