Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone County, AL: non-irrigated cash rent $139 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,683 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 159.8 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 01083. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Limestone County sits at $139 per acre for 2026, up 51.9 percent from 2016. Land value carries at $4,683 per acre under the 2022 census estimate, rising 13.3 percent from 2017 to 2022. The county held 42 weeks of severe drought or worse in 2007, its worst year, against 38 weeks total across 2021-2025. July nights average 70.3 F for 2017-2026, up from the 68.6 F normal of 1991-2020. Corn yields carry a median of 159.8 bushels per acre, with 2012 low at 71.9.
AL median $46 · highest of 59
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
AL median $3,400 · 17th highest of 67
AL median 142.4 · highest of 15
AL median $10.32 · 14th lowest of 53
AL median 26% · highest of 67
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone County | $139 | $151 2023 | $4,683 | 159.8 | $6.78 |
| Lauderdale County | $79 | — | $5,183 | 155.1 | $7.71 |
| Lawrence County | $113 | $152 | $4,865 | 157.2 | $9.42 |
| Madison County | $113 2025 | $131 2024 | $6,510 | 158.7 | $5.49 |
| Morgan County | $65 | — | $6,130 | — | $10.43 |
| Giles County, TN | $65 | — | $5,260 | 163.3 | $5.34 |
| Lincoln County, TN | $155 | — | $5,222 | 166.2 | $4.51 |
| Median next door | $79 | $152 1 co. | $5,241 | 158.7 | $6.60 |
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. Limestone County, Alabama. 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/alabama/limestone-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.