Ferry County, Washington
Ferry County, WA: non-irrigated cash rent $21 an acre (2020); land and buildings $929 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 53019. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Ferry County had no acres published in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Ferry County averaged $21 per acre in 2020. The Census-reported land and buildings value was $929 per acre in 2022, up 79.3 percent over 2017-2022, or 12.4 percent a year. Drought has touched this county over the study period: 137 of 1357 weeks, 2000-2025, were at severe drought or worse, with 2001 the worst year at 42 weeks, and 44 such weeks came in 2021-2025. July nightly lows have warmed since 1976 at 0.63 F per decade, and the 2017-2026 average of 51.5 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 50 F. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
too few 2020 county surveys in the state to compare
WA median $5,067
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 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry County | — | — | $929 | — |
| Lincoln County | $57 | $441 2024 | $1,603 | $12.14 |
| Okanogan County | $30 | $253 | $1,929 | $9.81 |
| Stevens County | $50 | $63 2024 | $2,014 | — |
| Median next door | $50 | $253 1 co. | $1,929 | $10.98 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. Ferry County, Washington. 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/washington/ferry-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.