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Upson County, Georgia

Upson County, GA: non-irrigated cash rent $35 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,824 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 13293. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Non-irrigated cash rent in Upson County stands at $35 per acre in 2026, up 62.8 percent from 2016. Land value from the 2022 census was $3,824 per acre, down 3.3 percent over 2017-2022. The July nightly low trend since 1976 runs 0.39 F per decade warming, with the 2017-2026 average at 70.5 F against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.2 F.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$35/ac
2026 county average
GA median $58 · tied for 20th lowest of 103
Land and buildings
$3,824/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
GA median $4,057 · 57th lowest of 135
Rent as % of land value
—
not shown: cropland is 26% of land in farms (2022 census), so the census value is mostly pasture, woods and buildings, not cropland
Corn yield, median
—
fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
—
under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
9%
2022 census, rented from others
GA median 24% · 8th lowest of 138

Cash rent

$0$10$20$30$40$50$60201520202025$30$35 dry

Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.

Non-irrigated, 2026$35/ac
Change 2016 to 2026+62.8%nominal, $22 to $35
Pasture, 2025$25/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$3,824/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$3,160/ac
Census 2017$3,954/ac
Change 2017 to 2022−3.3%−0.7% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— cropland is 26% of land in farms (2022 census), so the census value is mostly pasture, woods and buildings, not cropland

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

Crop insurance record

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 2005. 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, 2005–2025heat and drought 47% · excess moisture 23% · wind 13%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202546529

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, 2000–2025286 of 1,357 weeks21% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201252 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202510 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202670.5 °F1991–2020 normal 69.2 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.39 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September24.4 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 108% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.4 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20225%
Farmed no-till, 202214% of cropland1,313 ac
198619911996200120062011201620210670122

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

CRP enrolled, 2025122 ac2% of harvested cropland + CRP
CRP expiring FY2026–20280 ac0% of enrolled acres
CRP average rental payment, FY2025$24/acall contracts in force, old ones included; not today's offer
Solar and wind operating, 20253.8 MW solar · 0 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 20224,870−4.6% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 20229%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueClaims per $100
Upson County$35—$3,824—
Crawford County$49 2024—$5,223$12.57
Lamar County$35—$5,215$9.51
Meriwether County$44—$4,592$38.71
Monroe County$36 2023—$4,275$19.07
Pike County$45 2025—$6,000—
Talbot County——$2,460—
Taylor County$50 2025$160 2023$3,338$26.67
Median next door$39 2 co.—$4,592$19.07

Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.

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AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Upson 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/upson-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.