Ward County, Texas
Ward County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $9 an acre (2013); land and buildings $1,747 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 2.29 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48475. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Ward County has spent 347 of 1357 weeks since 2000 in severe drought or worse, 25.6 percent of the time, with 2011 the worst year at 50 weeks. From 2021-2025 that count is 111 weeks. Heat and drought is the largest cause of crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2015, at 26 percent, and its share rose from 10 percent in 2000-2009 to 41 percent in 2010-2019. July nightly lows have warmed 0.63 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 72.4 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 71.2 F. Land value rose 64.2 percent from 2017-2022, 10.4 percent a year.
too few 2013 county surveys in the state to compare
TX median $2,782 · 69th lowest of 246
TX median 39% · 37th highest of 251
Cash rent
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.
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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward County | — | $1,747 | — |
| Crane County | — | $1,444 | — |
| Ector County | — | $1,824 | — |
| Loving County | — | $1,671 | — |
| Pecos County | — | $1,178 | $12.39 |
| Reeves County | $150 2023 | $1,309 | $14.08 |
| Winkler County | — | $1,520 | — |
| Median next door | — | $1,482 | $13.24 2 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. Ward 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/ward-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.