King County, Washington
King County, WA: non-irrigated cash rent $164 an acre (2026); land and buildings $38,716 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 53033. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in King County runs $164 per acre in 2026, up 31.2 percent from 2014. Irrigated ground rents at $460 per acre, and the irrigated premium has moved from 1.77 in 2013 to 2.80 in 2026, with no clear direction over that span. Census land and building value stands at $38,716 per acre, up 9.8 percent from 2017 to 2022, or 1.9 percent a year. Drought pressure has concentrated recently: 48 of the 68 severe-drought weeks recorded since 2000 fell in 2021-2025, with 24 weeks in 2025 alone.
WA median $64 · 3rd highest of 22
WA median $350 · 4th highest of 14
WA median $5,067 · highest of 34
WA median 34% · 15th lowest of 34
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 1995. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King County | $164 | $460 | $38,716 | — |
| Chelan County | — | $758 2025 | $18,894 | $11.17 |
| Kitsap County | $172 | — | $50,663 | — |
| Kittitas County | — | $202 | $4,287 | $7.26 |
| Pierce County | $70 2023 | $466 | $28,343 | — |
| Snohomish County | $140 | $402 | $22,374 | $1.59 |
| Median next door | $156 2 co. | $402 | $22,374 | $7.26 |
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. King 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/king-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.