San Juan County, Utah
San Juan County, UT: non-irrigated cash rent $34 an acre (2010); land and buildings $748 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 49037. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Cash rent moved from $34 per acre non-irrigated in 2010 to $59 per acre irrigated in 2020. Land value rose 103.8 percent from 2017 to 2022, 15.3 percent a year. Crop insurance shows heat and drought as the largest cause of indemnities across 1989-2025, at 67 percent, and the share by period is 38 percent for 1989-1999, 72 percent for 2000-2009, 76 percent for 2010-2019, and 74 percent for 2020-2025. Drought weeks ran 463 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 2021 alone at 52 weeks and 131 weeks over 2021-2025. July nightly lows average 64.7 F for 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 63.3 F, with a warming trend of 0.73 F per decade since 1976.
too few 2010 county surveys in the state to compare
too few 2020 county surveys in the state to compare
UT median $3,900 · lowest of 28
UT median $12.63 · 2nd highest of 5
UT median 22% · 4th lowest of 29
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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County | — | — | $748 | $21.50 |
| Apache County, AZ | — | $53 2025 | $329 | — |
| Coconino County, AZ | — | — | $344 | — |
| Navajo County, AZ | — | $113 2023 | $325 | — |
| Dolores County, CO | — | — | $3,270 | $18.42 |
| Montezuma County, CO | $25 2025 | $135 | $1,736 | $13.57 |
| Montrose County, CO | — | $138 | $5,909 | $11.28 |
| San Miguel County, CO | $14 | — | $2,179 | — |
| Garfield County | — | $96 | $4,398 | — |
| Grand County | — | — | $1,110 | — |
| Kane County | — | $107 | $4,475 | — |
| Wayne County | $44 2025 | $117 | $10,311 | — |
| Median next door | $14 1 co. | $117 | $2,179 | $13.57 |
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. San Juan County, Utah. 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/utah/san-juan-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.