Lampasas County, Texas
Lampasas County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $20 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,101 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48281. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Lampasas County runs $20 per acre in 2026, up 100 percent from 2016. Cropland here is 7 percent irrigated, so most acres depend on rain, and heat and drought account for 79 percent of crop insurance indemnities paid out from 1989-2025. That share rose to 87 percent in 2010-2019 and 95 percent in 2020-2025. The county spent 99 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, and July nights have averaged 73.1 F over 2017-2026, above the 72.1 F normal for 1991-2020. Land value rose 9.7 percent from 2017 to 2022.
TX median $27 · tied for 42nd lowest of 189
TX median $2,782 · 115th highest of 246
TX median 39% · 115th 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
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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lampasas County | $20 | $3,101 | — | — |
| Bell County | $46 | $4,587 | 80.4 | $14.88 |
| Burnet County | $15 2025 | $3,738 | — | — |
| Coryell County | $20 | $3,621 | — | $19.91 |
| Hamilton County | $19 | $3,215 | — | $30.41 |
| Mills County | $24 2025 | $3,731 | — | $40.21 |
| San Saba County | $11 | $3,033 | — | $37.81 |
| Median next door | $20 | $3,676 | 80.4 1 co. | $30.41 |
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. Lampasas 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/lampasas-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.