Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Hot Springs County, WY: irrigated cash rent $101 an acre (2026); land and buildings $823 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 56017. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Every acre of harvested cropland in Hot Springs County is irrigated, and only 3 percent of that irrigation water comes from groundwater, 2015. Irrigation failure is the largest cause of crop insurance indemnities, 1997-2022, at 71 percent, totaling $167,408 of $237,346 in closed-year claims. Heat and drought made up 0 percent of indemnities 2000-2009 and 4 percent 2010-2019. The county spent 75 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025, against 421 of 1357 weeks over 2000-2025, with 2002 the worst year at 53 weeks. July nightly lows have warmed 0.57 F per decade since 1976, and land value rose 32.5 percent from 2017-2022.
WY median $78 · 6th highest of 15
WY median $1,248 · 4th lowest of 22
WY median 33% · 5th lowest of 23
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 1990. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs County | — | $101 | $823 | — |
| Fremont County | $15 2025 | $78 | $1,882 | $1.81 |
| Park County | — | $110 | $2,842 | $4.65 |
| Washakie County | — | $162 | $1,623 | $0.44 |
| Median next door | — | $110 | $1,882 | $1.81 |
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. Hot Springs County, Wyoming. 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/wyoming/hot-springs-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.