Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $42 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,398 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 105.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48157. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land value has moved more than rent: $4,398 per acre in 2022, up 41.7 percent from 2017, 7.2 percent a year. July nights have warmed to 76.1 F average low for 2017-2026, up from the 74.7 F normal for 1991-2020. Solar operating capacity stands at 1221.2 MW; wind operating is 0 MW.
TX median $27 · 35th highest of 189
TX median of 2023 surveys $98 · 5th highest of 10
TX median $2,782 · 56th highest of 246
TX median 90.7 · 10th highest of 34
TX median $29.48 · 18th lowest of 174
TX median 39% · 4th 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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | $42 | $98 2023 | $4,398 | 105.2 | $13.28 |
| Austin County | $38 | — | $6,189 | — | $16.61 |
| Brazoria County | $34 | $60 | $5,440 | — | $16.30 |
| Harris County | $34 | — | $9,000 | — | $6.15 |
| Waller County | $45 | $65 2024 | $5,777 | — | $14.29 |
| Wharton County | $63 | $105 | $4,064 | 113.8 | $15.83 |
| Median next door | $38 | $83 2 co. | $5,777 | 113.8 1 co. | $15.83 |
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. Fort Bend 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/fort-bend-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.