Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, WI: non-irrigated cash rent $184 an acre (2026); land and buildings $8,832 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 173.5 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 55059. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Kenosha County stands at $184 per acre for 2026, up 21.1 percent from 2016. Land carries a census value of $8,832 per acre, with that value up 16.6 percent from 2017 to 2022, 3.1 percent a year. Corn yields have trended up 2.3 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2025, with a median of 173.5 bushels per acre and a worst year of 127.3 in 2012. Crop insurance history over 1989-2025 shows $21.8 million in indemnities, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 49 percent; heat and drought's share ran 22 percent in 1989-1999, 19 percent in 2000-2009, 10 percent in 2010-2019, and 20 percent in 2020-2025. No cropland in the county was irrigated as of the 2022 census.
WI median $139 · 18th highest of 67
WI median $5,565 · 5th highest of 68
WI median 158.3 · 13th highest of 55
WI median $5.09 · 23rd lowest of 65
WI median 33% · highest of 68
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
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
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 | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha County | $184 | — | $8,832 | 173.5 | $3.99 |
| Lake County, IL | $125 | — | $15,913 | — | $7.18 |
| McHenry County, IL | $234 | $272 2025 | $8,304 | — | $3.23 |
| Racine County | $175 | $172 | $9,656 | 174.2 | $4.63 |
| Walworth County | $236 | $230 2024 | $8,759 | 179.8 | $2.24 |
| Median next door | $205 | $172 1 co. | $9,208 | 177.0 2 co. | $3.93 |
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. Kenosha County, Wisconsin. 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/wisconsin/kenosha-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.