Farmland Atlas · county record

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK: the public record carries few figures here. Each missing figure is shown with its reason. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 02090. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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July average nightly low sits at 48.4 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 47.7 F. The trend since 1976 runs 0.23 F per decade, with no clear direction. Since 1900, no July has posted an average low at or above 70 F. Drought has been minor here: 8 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 hit severe drought or worse, worst year 2013 with 8 weeks, and 2021-2025 recorded 0 such weeks. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed in this county.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
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county not in the NASS cash rents survey frame
Land and buildings
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the census publishes no land value row for this county
Rent as % of land value
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not shown
Corn yield, median
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NASS publishes no county corn yield series for this county
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
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RMA Summary of Business has no rows for this county
Farmland rented
9%
2022 census, rented from others
AK median 31% · lowest of 3

Cash rent

Cash rent— county not in the NASS cash rents survey frame

Land value

Land value— the census publishes no land value row for this county

Corn yield

County corn yield— NASS publishes no county corn yield series for this county

Crop insurance record

Premium and payouts— RMA Summary of Business has no rows for this county

Drought and weather

200020052010201520202025080

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–20258 of 1,357 weeks1% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks20138 weeks
Last five years, 2021–20250 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202648.4 °F1991–2020 normal 47.7 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.23 °F a decadeno clear direction
Rain, April to September12.2 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 111% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.0 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 2022— NASS published no harvested cropland for this county
Tile drainage and tillage— the 2022 census printed no land-use row for this county
CRP— FSA lists no CRP enrollment for this county
Solar and wind operating, 20250 MW solar · 0 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 2022none reported
Farmland rented from others, 20229%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

County
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Denali Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median next door

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. Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. 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/alaska/fairbanks-north-star-borough
Every 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.