Culberson County, Texas
Culberson County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $13 an acre (2013); land and buildings $1,192 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48109. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigation covers 66 percent of harvested cropland here, and all of it draws on groundwater. July nights have warmed since 1976 at 0.69 F per decade, and the 2017-2026 average low of 68.2 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 67 F. Land value rose 62 percent from 2017 to 2022, a period that also saw 182 weeks of severe drought or worse from 2021-2025.
too few 2013 county surveys in the state to compare
TX median $2,782 · 17th lowest of 246
TX median $29.48 · 74th lowest of 174
TX median 39% · 11th highest of 251
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 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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culberson County | — | $1,192 | $24.74 |
| Eddy County, NM | $110 | $907 | $5.29 |
| Otero County, NM | — | $754 | $8.11 |
| Hudspeth County | $106 2025 | $1,068 | $49.32 |
| Jeff Davis County | — | $1,101 | — |
| Reeves County | $150 2023 | $1,309 | $14.08 |
| Median next door | $110 1 co. | $1,068 | $11.10 |
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. Culberson 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/culberson-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.