Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County, KY: non-irrigated cash rent $160 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,313 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 151.5 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 21107. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Hopkins County runs $160 per acre in 2026, up 23.1 percent from 2016. None of the harvested cropland is irrigated, per the 2022 census. Heat and drought account for 45 percent of crop insurance indemnities paid since 1989, though that share has moved unevenly across periods: 55 percent in 1989-1999, 36 percent in 2000-2009, 53 percent in 2010-2019, and 33 percent in 2020-2025. Drought weeks stayed low from 2000-2025, with 47 of 1357 weeks at severe drought or worse and 2012 as the worst year at 17 weeks. Census land value sits at $4,313 per acre, up 27.9 percent from 2017 to 2022. Proposed solar to EIA stands at 150 MW; wind proposed is 0 MW.
KY median $125 · tied for 28th highest of 86
KY median $4,449 · 52nd lowest of 114
KY median $8.45 · 22nd lowest of 86
KY median 25% · 9th highest of 115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins County | $160 | — | $4,313 | — | $6.13 |
| Caldwell County | $170 | — | $4,783 | 159.4 | $5.48 |
| Christian County | $200 | $219 | $5,807 | 181.7 | $5.94 |
| McLean County | $191 | — | $5,794 | 183.7 | $5.11 |
| Muhlenberg County | $148 | — | $4,571 | — | $9.28 |
| Webster County | $229 | — | $4,351 | 172.1 | $4.67 |
| Median next door | $191 | $219 1 co. | $4,783 | 176.9 | $5.48 |
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. Hopkins County, Kentucky. 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/kentucky/hopkins-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.