McCreary County, Kentucky
McCreary County, KY: non-irrigated cash rent $44 an acre (2022); land and buildings $3,161 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 21147. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in McCreary County averaged $44 per acre in 2022. Land value rose 28.8 percent from 2017-2022, 5.2 percent a year. July nights have warmed, from a 1991-2020 normal of 64.6 F to 66.1 F over 2017-2026, a trend of 0.55 F per decade since 1976; the 2020s is the first decade the July average low reached 66 F. Drought was rare: 64 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 hit severe drought or worse, with 9 such weeks from 2021-2025. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
KY median $4,449 · 21st lowest of 114
KY median 25% · 14th lowest of 115
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.
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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCreary County | — | $3,161 | — | — |
| Laurel County | $33 | $4,682 | — | — |
| Pulaski County | $105 | $4,741 | 171.4 | $9.68 |
| Wayne County | $130 | $3,573 | 187.6 | $4.23 |
| Whitley County | $17 | $2,970 | — | — |
| Campbell County, TN | $22 2025 | $5,131 | — | — |
| Scott County, TN | $20 | $3,689 | — | — |
| Median next door | $33 | $4,186 | 179.5 2 co. | $6.96 2 co. |
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. McCreary 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/mccreary-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.