Macon County, Alabama
Macon County, AL: non-irrigated cash rent $41 an acre (2026); land and buildings $2,687 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.74 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 01087. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Macon County averages $41 per acre in 2026, up 13.9 percent from 2016. July nights have warmed: the 2017-2026 average low is 71.6 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 70.8 F, with a trend of 0.51 F per decade since 1976. Heat and drought is the largest cause of crop insurance indemnities over 1989-2025 at 45 percent of $5.8 million paid, though its share has moved differently across periods: 56 percent in 1989-1999, 63 percent in 2000-2009, 52 percent in 2010-2019, 17 percent in 2020-2025. Land values reached $2,687 per acre in 2022, up 14.5 percent from 2017. Drought weeks fell from a 2012 peak of 52 to 11 weeks over 2021-2025.
AL median $46 · 25th lowest of 59
AL median $3,400 · 19th lowest of 67
AL median $10.32 · 11th lowest of 53
AL median 26% · 5th lowest 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
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 | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County | $41 | $2,687 | $6.46 |
| Bullock County | $33 2025 | $2,258 | $10.32 |
| Elmore County | $45 | $3,839 | $7.25 |
| Lee County | $35 | $5,018 | $6.58 |
| Montgomery County | $30 | $3,146 | $10.66 |
| Russell County | $42 | $2,820 | $10.88 |
| Tallapoosa County | $21 2024 | $3,062 | — |
| Median next door | $38 | $3,104 | $10.32 |
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. Macon 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/macon-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.