Richmond County, Georgia
Richmond County, GA: land and buildings $4,332 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.03 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13245. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
July nightly lows in Richmond County average 72.3 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 71 F. The trend since 1976 runs 0.49 F per decade, warming. Irrigation covers 5 percent of harvested cropland, 2022 census. Heat and drought made up 90 percent of indemnities in 1989-1999, 63 percent in 2000-2009, 10 percent in 2010-2019, and 25 percent in 2020-2025. Severe drought or worse covered at least 50 percent of the county in 223 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 0 such weeks from 2021-2025. Land value stood at $4,332 per acre in 2022, up 17.7 percent from 2017. Solar operating capacity is 37.8 MW; no wind is operating or proposed.
GA median $4,057 · 58th highest of 135
GA median 24% · 7th lowest of 138
Cash rent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County | — | — | $4,332 | — | — |
| Burke County | $48 | $182 | $2,857 | 191.1 | $10.40 |
| Columbia County | $26 2025 | — | $6,571 | — | — |
| Jefferson County | $35 | $203 | $3,547 | 203.2 | $8.13 |
| McDuffie County | $78 | — | $2,810 | — | — |
| Aiken County, SC | $41 | $111 | $5,606 | — | $20.51 |
| Edgefield County, SC | $26 2025 | — | $4,696 | — | $33.09 |
| Median next door | $44 | $182 | $4,122 | 197.2 2 co. | $15.46 |
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. Richmond 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/richmond-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.