Evans County, Georgia
Evans County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $57 an acre (2023); land and buildings $3,486 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.71 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13109. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Evans County averaged $57 per acre in 2023, up 11.8 percent from 2013. Census land value reached $3,486 per acre in 2022, up 29.2 percent from 2017, or 5.3 percent a year. Irrigation covers 39 percent of harvested cropland as of the 2022 census, with 43 percent of irrigation water drawn from groundwater in 2015. Crop insurance history shows $18.3 million in indemnities over the closed crop years 1989-2025, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 35 percent; heat and drought's share of indemnities fell from 62 percent in 1989-1999 to 25 percent in 2000-2009, then rose to 30 percent in 2010-2019, then fell to 6 percent in 2020-2025.
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
too few 2012 county surveys in the state to compare
GA median $4,057 · 45th lowest of 135
GA median $13.24 · tied for 16th lowest of 85
GA median 24% · 45th lowest 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
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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans County | $57 2023 | — | $3,486 | $10.06 |
| Bryan County | — | — | $3,570 | $8.73 |
| Bulloch County | $79 | $194 | $3,810 | $9.44 |
| Candler County | $75 | — | $2,728 | $11.94 |
| Liberty County | — | — | $3,406 | — |
| Tattnall County | $61 | $220 | $3,656 | $15.48 |
| Median next door | $75 | $207 2 co. | $3,570 | $10.69 |
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. Evans 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/evans-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.