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Marion County, Texas

Marion County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $17 an acre (2016); land and buildings $2,245 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48315. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Census market value of land and buildings stood at $2,245 per acre in 2022, with land value change of 12.1 percent, 2.3 percent a year over 2017-2022. Drought pressure has been present but limited: 203 of 1357 weeks fell into severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, with 2011 the worst year at 52 weeks; the 2021-2025 stretch saw 23 weeks. July nights averaged 72.7 F in 2017-2026 against a 72.8 F normal for 1991-2020, with a trend of 0.22 F per decade since 1976 and no clear direction.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$17/ac
2016 county average
too few 2016 county surveys in the state to compare
Land and buildings
$2,245/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
TX median $2,782 · 107th 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
9%
2022 census, rented from others
TX median 39% · 2nd lowest of 251

Cash rent

Non-irrigated, 2016$17/ac
Pasture, 2023$16/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$2,245/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$2,224/ac
Census 2017$2,003/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+12.1%+2.3% 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

2000200520102015202020255520

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, 2000–2025203 of 1,357 weeks15% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201152 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202523 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202672.7 °F1991–2020 normal 72.8 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.22 °F a decadeno clear direction
Rain, April to September23.7 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 117% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.5 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20224%
Drained by tile, 2022none reported
Farmed no-till, 20225% of cropland759 ac
Cover crops, 20221% of cropland112 ac

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

CRP enrolled, 20250 ac
Cattle and calves, 20224,299−10.1% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 20229%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueClaims per $100
Marion County——$2,245—
Caddo Parish, LA$71$130$4,525$14.24
Cass County$18—$3,571—
Harrison County$18—$4,360—
Morris County$22—$4,002—
Upshur County$27—$5,042—
Median next door$22$130 1 co.$4,360$14.24 1 co.

Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.

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AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Marion 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/marion-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.