Powell County, Kentucky
Powell County, KY: land and buildings $3,262 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.48 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 21197. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Powell County land carries a value of $3,262 per acre in 2022, up 39.8 percent from 2017, or 6.9 percent a year. July nights have warmed from a 1991-2020 normal of 64.7 F to 66.2 F in 2017-2026, a trend of 0.38 F per decade, and the 2020s is the first decade the July average low reached 66 F. Drought weeks stayed low too, with just 1 week of severe drought or worse in 2021-2025.
KY median $4,449 · 24th lowest of 114
KY median $8.45 · 5th highest of 86
KY median 25% · 53rd 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. 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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell County | — | $3,262 | — | $24.23 |
| Clark County | $93 | $5,480 | 164.6 | $7.21 |
| Estill County | $22 | $3,319 | 133.4 | — |
| Lee County | — | $3,452 | — | — |
| Menifee County | $41 2023 | $2,876 | — | — |
| Montgomery County | $60 | $4,254 | — | $11.94 |
| Wolfe County | $55 | $2,864 | — | — |
| Median next door | $57 | $3,386 | 149.0 2 co. | $9.58 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. Powell 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/powell-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.