Young County, Texas
Young County, TX: non-irrigated cash rent $20 an acre (2026); land and buildings $2,496 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.13 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 48503. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Young County runs $20 per acre in 2026, up 25 percent from 2016. None of the harvested cropland is irrigated, per the 2022 census. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 total $33.6 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 72 percent; that share was 56 percent in 1989-1999, 69 percent in 2000-2009, 60 percent in 2010-2019, and 95 percent in 2020-2025. The county logged 272 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, with 52 weeks in 2013 alone, versus 19 weeks from 2021-2025. Wind operating capacity stands at 698 MW; solar operating is 0 MW.
TX median $27 · tied for 42nd lowest of 189
TX median $2,782 · 113th lowest of 246
TX median $29.48 · 71st highest of 174
TX median 39% · 56th 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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young County | $20 | $2,496 | $34.93 |
| Archer County | $34 | $2,017 | $37.64 |
| Jack County | $28 | $3,320 | — |
| Palo Pinto County | $21 | $2,869 | — |
| Stephens County | $11 | $2,831 | — |
| Throckmorton County | $25 | $2,232 | $38.24 |
| Median next door | $25 | $2,831 | $37.94 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. Young 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/young-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.