Lee County, Georgia
Lee County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $74 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,563 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.34 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13177. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated land in Lee County rents for $270 per acre in 2026, non-irrigated for $74 per acre. That gap tracks a rising multiple: 3.67 in 2026, up from 2.24 in 2010. Thirty-nine percent of harvested cropland was irrigated as of the 2022 census, and 86 percent of that irrigation water came from groundwater in 2015. July nights have warmed, with the 2017-2026 average low at 72.7 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 71.3 F, and the long trend since 1976 runs 0.47 F per decade. Heat and drought has been the largest cause of crop insurance indemnities across 1989-2025, at 43 percent, though its share by period moved 46 percent in 1989-1999, 59 percent in 2000-2009, 40 percent in 2010-2019, and 31 percent in 2020-2025.
GA median $58 · tied for 43rd highest of 103
GA median $231 · 6th highest of 39
GA median $4,057 · 49th lowest of 135
GA median $13.24 · 36th highest of 85
GA median 24% · 42nd 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | $74 | $270 | $3,563 | — | $14.69 |
| Crisp County | $83 | $242 2025 | $3,063 | — | $6.79 |
| Dougherty County | — | — | $4,051 | — | $17.02 |
| Sumter County | $65 | $222 2025 | $3,216 | — | $13.15 |
| Terrell County | $77 | $234 | $3,290 | 180.8 | $15.81 |
| Worth County | $113 | $251 | $3,837 | 183.1 | $10.94 |
| Median next door | $80 | $243 2 co. | $3,290 | 182.0 2 co. | $13.15 |
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. Lee 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/lee-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.