Pulaski County, Georgia
Pulaski County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $142 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,436 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13235. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Pulaski County runs $142 per acre in 2026, up 57.8 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents at $216 per acre, a multiple of 1.52 in 2026 versus 2.39 in 2009, with no clear direction over that span. Groundwater supplies 75 percent of irrigation water as of 2015. Heat and drought drove 62 percent of the county's $63.9 million in closed-year crop insurance indemnities since 1989, though that share has moved differently by period: 72 percent in 1989-1999, 77 percent in 2000-2009, 62 percent in 2010-2019, and 25 percent in 2020-2025. July nights have warmed 0.44 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average low of 72.1 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 71.4 F.
GA median $58 · highest of 103
GA median $231 · 13th lowest of 39
GA median $4,057 · 44th lowest of 135
GA median $13.24 · 8th lowest of 85
GA median 24% · 58th 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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | $142 | $216 | $3,436 | $8.75 |
| Bleckley County | $81 | $197 | $2,967 | $10.47 |
| Dodge County | $82 | $212 | $3,010 | $14.21 |
| Dooly County | $75 | — | $3,211 | $12.38 |
| Houston County | $59 | — | $5,027 | $8.54 |
| Wilcox County | $125 | $205 | $2,832 | $9.77 |
| Median next door | $81 | $205 | $3,010 | $10.47 |
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. Pulaski 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/pulaski-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.