Walker County, Texas
Walker County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $30 an acre (2026); land and buildings $5,046 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48471. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Walker County stands at $30 per acre for 2026, up 122.2 percent from 2016. The July average nightly low ran 74.1 F over 2017-2026, against a 73.3 F normal for 1991-2020, and the trend since 1976 is warming at 0.43 F per decade. Crop insurance indemnities from 2015-2024 totaled $423,251, driven mainly by excess moisture and flood at 68 percent; heat and drought caused 0 percent of losses in 2010-2019 and 50 percent in 2020-2025.
TX median $27 · tied for 76th highest of 189
TX median $2,782 · 34th highest of 246
TX median 39% · 57th 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 1999. 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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County | $30 | — | $5,046 | — |
| Grimes County | $18 | — | $3,448 | — |
| Houston County | $20 | — | $3,488 | $36.42 |
| Madison County | $15 2025 | $37 | $4,028 | — |
| Montgomery County | $16 | — | $13,070 | — |
| San Jacinto County | $14 | — | $4,840 | — |
| Trinity County | $14 | — | $3,266 | — |
| Median next door | $16 | $37 1 co. | $3,758 | $36.42 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. Walker 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/walker-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.