Cook County, Georgia
Cook County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $101 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,057 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 163.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13075. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Cook County runs $101 per acre in 2026, up 14.1 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents at $243 per acre, a multiple of 2.41 times the non-irrigated rate in 2026, against 1.69 in 2009; the direction of that multiple shows no clear direction. Corn yields have trended up 4.6 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2025, with a median of 163.2 bushels per acre and a low of 68.1 in 2011. Crop insurance data show heat and drought as the largest cause of indemnities at 33 percent across 1989-2025, with the loss ratio over 2016-2025 at 1.36. Census land value stands at $4,057 per acre in 2022, up 33.5 percent from 2017.
GA median $58 · tied for 19th highest of 103
GA median $231 · 17th highest of 39
GA median $4,057 · 68th lowest of 135
GA median $13.24 · 33rd highest of 85
GA median 24% · 10th highest of 138
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | $101 | $243 | $4,057 | — | $15.26 |
| Berrien County | $103 | $269 | $4,188 | — | $19.34 |
| Brooks County | $106 | $223 | $4,723 | — | $11.23 |
| Colquitt County | $120 | $255 | $4,183 | 193.7 | $12.32 |
| Lowndes County | $92 | $182 2024 | $3,938 | — | $18.57 |
| Tift County | $111 | $256 | $4,310 | — | $16.43 |
| Median next door | $106 | $256 | $4,188 | 193.7 1 co. | $16.43 |
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. Cook 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/cook-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.