Farmland Atlas · county record

Edwards County, Texas

Edwards County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $5 an acre (2016); land and buildings $1,467 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48137. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Non-irrigated cash rent in 2016 averaged $5 per acre. Land value in 2022 was $1,467 per acre, up 25.4 percent from 2017, or 4.6 percent a year. Sixty-three percent of harvested cropland was irrigated as of the 2022 census. The county spent 519 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, 38.2 percent of that span, with 2013 the worst year at 53 weeks; from 2021-2025 it logged 87 such weeks. July nightly lows have warmed 0.41 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 71.4 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 70.5 F. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed here.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$5/ac
2016 county average
too few 2016 county surveys in the state to compare
Land and buildings
$1,467/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
TX median $2,782 · 47th lowest of 246
Rent as % of land value
—
not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield, median
—
fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
—
RMA Summary of Business has no rows for this county
Farmland rented
33%
2022 census, rented from others
TX median 39% · 82nd lowest of 251

Cash rent

Non-irrigated, 2016$5/ac
Pasture, 2026$3/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$1,467/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$1,256/ac
Census 2017$1,170/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+25.4%+4.6% 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

Premium and payouts— RMA Summary of Business has no rows for this county

Drought and weather

200020052010201520202025385326

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, 2000–2025519 of 1,357 weeks38% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201353 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202587 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202671.4 °F1991–2020 normal 70.5 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.41 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September14.6 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 99% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger1.6 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 202263%
Drained by tile, 2022none reported
Farmed no-till, 20221% of cropland177 ac
Cover crops, 202211% of cropland1,343 ac
1986199119962001200620112016202103680

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

CRP enrolled, 20250 ac
CRP expiring FY2026–20280 ac
Cattle and calves, 202212,599−14.3% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202233%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueCorn yieldClaims per $100
Edwards County——$1,467——
Kerr County$26 2025—$3,597——
Kimble County$8 2024—$2,623——
Kinney County$11—$1,573——
Real County——$1,994——
Sutton County$8 2024—$1,268——
Uvalde County$20$88$2,157120.4$13.88
Val Verde County——$1,000——
Median next door$15 2 co.$88 1 co.$1,994120.4 1 co.$13.88 1 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. Edwards 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/edwards-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.