Polk County, Wisconsin
Polk County, WI: non-irrigated cash rent $122 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,618 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 156.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 55095. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Polk County averages $122 per acre for 2026, up 66 percent from 2016. Census land value in 2022 was $4,618 per acre, up 30.6 percent from 2017, 5.5 percent a year. Corn yields have trended up 2.2 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2025, with a median of 156.2 bushels per acre and a worst year of 103 in 2013. Heat and drought caused 52 percent of crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025, and the loss ratio over 2016-2025 was 0.38.
WI median $139 · 25th lowest of 67
WI median $5,565 · 18th lowest of 68
WI median 158.3 · 21st lowest of 55
WI median $5.09 · 31st lowest of 65
WI median 33% · 27th lowest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | $122 | — | $4,618 | 156.2 | $4.85 |
| Chisago County, MN | $81 | — | $7,018 | 145.1 | $8.02 |
| Washington County, MN | $145 | $216 | $11,320 | 176.6 | $2.20 |
| Barron County | $103 | $216 | $4,336 | 151.9 | $3.72 |
| Burnett County | $57 | — | $3,584 | 125.7 | $7.55 |
| St. Croix County | $127 | — | $6,451 | 171.1 | $2.49 |
| Median next door | $103 | $216 2 co. | $6,451 | 151.9 | $3.72 |
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. Polk 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/polk-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.