Harris County, Texas
Harris County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $34 an acre (2026); land and buildings $9,000 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48201. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Harris County runs $34 per acre in 2026, up 74.4 percent from 2016. Land value sits at $9,000 per acre by the operators' own 2022 estimate, up 4.2 percent from 2017, or 0.8 percent a year. July nights average 75.9 F over 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 74.8 F, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.49 F per decade, warming. Heat and drought drove 47 percent of crop insurance indemnities across 1989-2025, with the share at 71 percent in 2010-2019 before falling to 26 percent in 2020-2025. The county spent 21 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, against 131 of 1357 weeks, 9.7 percent, over 2000-2025.
TX median $27 · tied for 56th highest of 189
too few 2013 county surveys in the state to compare
TX median $2,782 · 5th highest of 246
TX median $29.48 · lowest of 174
TX median 39% · 20th lowest 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | $34 | — | $9,000 | — | $6.15 |
| Brazoria County | $34 | $60 | $5,440 | — | $16.30 |
| Chambers County | $22 | $65 | $3,315 | — | $55.34 |
| Fort Bend County | $42 | $98 2023 | $4,398 | 105.2 | $13.28 |
| Galveston County | $15 | — | $15,245 | — | $15.52 |
| Liberty County | $23 | — | $4,253 | — | $37.54 |
| Montgomery County | $16 | — | $13,070 | — | — |
| Waller County | $45 | $65 2024 | $5,777 | — | $14.29 |
| Median next door | $23 | $63 2 co. | $5,440 | 105.2 1 co. | $15.91 |
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. Harris 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/harris-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.