Talbot County, Georgia
Talbot County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $23 an acre (2022); land and buildings $2,460 an acre in the 2022 census, flagged to read with care. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13263. Figures as of 2026-09-25.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Talbot County averaged $23 per acre in 2022. July average nightly low ran 69.3 F under the 1991-2020 normal and 70.2 F over 2017-2026, with a warming trend of 0.28 F per decade since 1976. Drought at severe level or worse covered at least 50 percent of the county in 280 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2012 the worst year at 52 weeks; 2021-2025 saw 12 such weeks. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed here.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
GA median 24% · 3rd 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 1992. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot County | — | — | $2,460 | — |
| Chattahoochee County | — | — | $8,235 | — |
| Harris County | — | — | $4,181 | — |
| Marion County | $36 | — | $2,843 | $11.65 |
| Meriwether County | $44 | — | $4,592 | $38.71 |
| Muscogee County | — | — | $4,700 | — |
| Taylor County | $50 2025 | $160 2023 | $3,338 | $26.67 |
| Upson County | $35 | — | $3,824 | — |
| Median next door | $36 | — | $4,181 | $26.67 |
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. Talbot County, Georgia. Figures as of 2026-09-25, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/georgia/talbot-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.