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Fannin County, Georgia

Fannin County, GA: land and buildings $10,817 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13111. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Land value in Fannin County stood at $10,817 per acre in 2022, up 83.3 percent over 2017-2022, or 12.9 percent a year. The county spent 204 of 1357 weeks in severe drought or worse over 2000-2025, with 2008 the worst year at 52 weeks. The July nightly low trend since 1976 runs 0.4 F per decade warming, and no July since 1900 has averaged at or above 70 F.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
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county not in the NASS cash rents survey frame
Land and buildings
$10,817/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
GA median $4,057 · 4th highest of 135
Rent as % of land value
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not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
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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under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
12%
2022 census, rented from others
GA median 24% · 15th lowest of 138

Cash rent

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

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$10,817/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$6,505/ac
Census 2017$5,902/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+83.3%+12.9% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

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

Crop insurance record

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1995. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.

Largest causes of loss, 1995–2021freeze 92% · hail 6% · wind 2%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202519521

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, 2000–2025204 of 1,357 weeks15% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks200852 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202518 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202664.1 °F1991–2020 normal 63.0 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.40 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September30.1 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 106% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.4 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20224%
Drained by tile, 20223% of cropland100 ac
Farmed no-till, 20223% of cropland94 ac
Cover crops, 20222% of cropland74 ac
198619911996200120062011201620218940

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 20250 ac
Cattle and calves, 20221,537−43.5% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202212%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentLand valueClaims per $100
Fannin County—$10,817—
Dawson County$46 2025$9,260—
Gilmer County$44$8,092—
Lumpkin County$26 2025$9,926—
Murray County$43$6,452$16.52
Union County$45$8,109—
Cherokee County, NC$74$6,855—
Polk County, TN$57 2025$6,300$19.10
Median next door$45$8,092$17.81 2 co.

Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.

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AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Fannin 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/fannin-county
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.