Farmland Atlas · county record

Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County, GA: land and buildings $3,406 an acre in the 2022 census, flagged to read with care. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13179. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Liberty County had no acres published in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.

The July nightly low ran 73.5 F during 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 72.7 F, warming at 0.54 F per decade since 1976. Solar capacity stands at 30 MW operating, with 150 MW proposed to EIA.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
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county not in the NASS cash rents survey frame
Land and buildings
$3,406/ac
2022 census · read with care: fell 36% from 2017 while next door rose a median 16%
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
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suppressed by NASS

Cash rent

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

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$3,406/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$2,112/ac
Census 2017$5,289/ac
Read with care— the 2022 census value fell 36% from 2017 while the 5 counties next door rose a median 16%. The census counts buildings and small residential farms, so the change since 2017, the rent-to-value ratio and the rank are withheld

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 1989. 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, 1989–2024excess moisture 39% · heat and drought 30% · other 28%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202519520

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, 2000–2025181 of 1,357 weeks13% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201152 weeks
Last five years, 2021–20258 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202673.5 °F1991–2020 normal 72.7 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.54 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September28.9 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 105% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger1.0 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 2022— NASS suppressed the irrigated acres to protect individual farms
Drained by tile, 2022none reported
198619911996200120062011201620210910

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

CRP enrolled, 20250 ac
Solar and wind operating, 202530 MW solar · 0 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 2022553+7.0% since 2017

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueClaims per $100
Liberty County——$3,406—
Bryan County——$3,570$8.73
Evans County$57 2023—$3,486$10.06
Long County——$4,019—
McIntosh County——$2,056—
Tattnall County$61$220$3,656$15.48
Median next door$61 1 co.$220 1 co.$3,570$10.06

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. Liberty 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/liberty-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.