Farmland Atlas · county record

Crockett County, Texas

Crockett County, TX: land and buildings $1,050 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48105. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Irrigated cropland covers 80 percent of harvested acres here, so water carries this county more than any other input. Land value stood at $1,050 per acre in 2022, up 29.3 percent from 2017, or 5.3 percent a year. July nights average 72.3 F for 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 71.3 F, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.56 F per decade, warming. Drought held at least 50 percent of the county at severe or worse for 266 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, 19.6 percent, with 2011 the worst year at 51 weeks; 2021-2025 logged 27 weeks. Wind operating capacity stands at 1024.5 MW, with 265 MW more proposed to EIA; solar operating is 0 MW.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
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NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county
Land and buildings
$1,050/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
TX median $2,782 · 3rd lowest of 246
Rent as % of land value
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not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield, median
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fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
—
under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
68%
2022 census, rented from others
TX median 39% · 9th highest of 251

Cash rent

Cash rent— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$1,050/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$630/ac
Census 2017$812/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+29.3%+5.3% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

Crop insurance record

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 2007. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202538518

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–2025266 of 1,357 weeks20% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201151 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202527 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202672.3 °F1991–2020 normal 71.3 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.56 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September11.7 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 93% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger1.7 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 202280%
Drained by tile, 2022none reported
Cover crops, 2022none reported
198619911996200120062011201620210978392

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 2025392 ac11.7% of harvested cropland + CRP
CRP expiring FY2026–20280 ac0% of enrolled acres
CRP average rental payment, FY2025$18/acall contracts in force, old ones included; not today's offer
Solar and wind operating, 20250 MW solar · 1,024.5 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 202223,971+36.9% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202268%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentLand valueClaims per $100
Crockett County—$1,050—
Crane County—$1,444—
Irion County—$1,345$72.20
Pecos County—$1,178$12.39
Reagan County$38 2023$1,249$55.55
Schleicher County$32$1,569$57.89
Sutton County$8 2024$1,268—
Terrell County—$1,263—
Upton County—$1,323$62.50
Val Verde County—$1,000—
Median next door$32 1 co.$1,268$57.89

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. Crockett 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/crockett-county
Every 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.