Union County, Kentucky
Union County, KY: non-irrigated cash rent $259 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,523 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 183.9 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 21225. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Union County runs $259 per acre, up 22.2 percent from 2016 to 2026. Land value carries at $6,523 per acre, up 29.5 percent from 2017 to 2022, or 5.3 percent a year. Corn yield trend runs 3.5 bushels per acre a year against a 2008-2025 median of 183.9, with 2012 the worst year at 75.6. Excess moisture and flood account for 41 percent of crop insurance indemnities paid from 1989-2025, more than heat and drought in any of the four periods listed. Drought weeks stayed low across 2021-2025, at 2. Solar and wind capacity are both 0 MW, operating and proposed.
KY median $125 · highest of 86
KY median $4,449 · 13th highest of 114
KY median 161.4 · 2nd highest of 50
KY median $8.45 · 3rd lowest of 86
KY median 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | $259 | — | $6,523 | 183.9 | $3.13 |
| Gallatin County, IL | $155 | $188 2025 | $5,746 | 167.5 | $6.43 |
| Hardin County, IL | — | — | $4,632 | — | $14.84 |
| Posey County, IN | $225 | $293 2024 | $7,200 | 190.2 | $2.78 |
| Crittenden County | $168 | — | $3,369 | 160.5 | $7.12 |
| Henderson County | $236 | — | $6,088 | 172.8 | $5.19 |
| Webster County | $229 | — | $4,351 | 172.1 | $4.67 |
| Median next door | $225 | — | $5,189 | 172.1 | $5.81 |
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. Union 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/union-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.