Thurston County, Washington
Thurston County, WA: non-irrigated cash rent $90 an acre (2026); land and buildings $17,717 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 53067. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Thurston County runs $90 per acre, with irrigated land at $198 per acre. Census value of land and buildings in 2022 was $17,717 per acre, up 49.1 percent from 2017-2022, or 8.3 percent a year. The irrigated-to-non-irrigated rent multiple has fallen from 6.12 in 2009 to 2.20 in 2026. Drought has touched the county in 44 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2015 the worst year at 17 weeks and just 7 weeks from 2021-2025. July nights average 52.5 F for 2017-2026 against a 52.3 F normal, warming at 0.29 F per decade since 1976.
WA median $64 · tied for 6th highest of 22
WA median $350 · 2nd lowest of 14
WA median $5,067 · 8th highest of 34
WA median 34% · 13th 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 2005. 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 | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston County | $90 | $198 | $17,717 | — |
| Grays Harbor County | $54 2025 | $97 2025 | $3,727 | — |
| Lewis County | $77 | $103 2025 | $9,421 | $0.16 |
| Mason County | — | — | $7,916 | — |
| Pierce County | $70 2023 | $466 | $28,343 | — |
| Median next door | $77 1 co. | $466 1 co. | $8,669 | $0.16 1 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. Thurston 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/thurston-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.