Clinch County, Georgia
Clinch County, GA: land and buildings $4,072 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.11 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13065. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigation covers 61 percent of harvested cropland here, with 98 percent of that water drawn from groundwater. July nights average 72 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 70.8 F, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.64 F per decade, warming. Heat and drought's share of crop insurance indemnities has moved down across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025: 18 percent, 9 percent, 3 percent, 2 percent, while freeze and frost remains the largest cause of losses at 42 percent over 1989-2025. Weeks in severe drought or worse ran 195 of 1357 from 2000-2025, with 52 weeks in 2011 alone and 14 weeks over 2021-2025.
GA median $4,057 · 67th highest of 135
GA median $13.24 · 19th highest of 85
GA median 24% · lowest of 138
Cash rent
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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinch County | — | — | $4,072 | — | $18.36 |
| Baker County, FL | — | — | $8,182 | — | $0.33 |
| Columbia County, FL | $35 | $129 2023 | $7,637 | — | $20.09 |
| Atkinson County | $120 | $265 | $3,362 | — | $18.64 |
| Echols County | $95 | — | $3,971 | — | $17.82 |
| Lanier County | $87 | — | $4,152 | — | $21.84 |
| Ware County | $83 2025 | — | $3,041 | 130.8 | $21.02 |
| Median next door | $91 | $265 1 co. | $4,062 | 130.8 1 co. | $19.37 |
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. Clinch County, Georgia. 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/georgia/clinch-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.