Seminole County, Georgia
Seminole County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $108 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,993 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 206.1 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13253. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Seminole County runs $108 per acre in 2026, up 31.7 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents at $274 per acre, and irrigated rent has held at 2.54 times the non-irrigated rate in 2026 versus 2.91 in 2009, with no clear direction over that span. Fifty-six percent of harvested cropland was irrigated as of the 2022 census, and 99 percent of that water came from groundwater in 2015. Corn yields show a fitted trend of 1 bushel per acre a year over 2008-2024, with a median of 206.1 bushels per acre and a worst year of 164 in 2009. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 totaled $97.5 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 35 percent of that total.
GA median $58 · tied for 14th highest of 103
GA median $231 · 3rd highest of 39
GA median $4,057 · 64th lowest of 135
GA median 181.3 · 2nd highest of 18
GA median $13.24 · 43rd lowest of 85
GA median 24% · 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
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole County | $108 | $274 | $3,993 | 206.1 | $13.24 |
| Houston County, AL | $61 | $203 2025 | $3,685 | — | $20.54 |
| Gadsden County, FL | — | — | $4,409 | — | $14.23 |
| Jackson County, FL | $58 | $164 2023 | $4,146 | — | $26.42 |
| Decatur County | $117 | $266 | $3,951 | — | $12.44 |
| Early County | $87 | $261 | $3,557 | — | $16.45 |
| Miller County | $96 | $259 | $3,973 | 198.8 | $15.11 |
| Median next door | $87 | $261 | $3,962 | 198.8 1 co. | $15.78 |
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. Seminole 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/seminole-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.