Knox County, Maine
Knox County, ME: land and buildings $5,875 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 23013. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land in Knox County is valued at $5,875 per acre, up 24.3 percent from 2017-2022, or 4.5 percent a year. July nights average 59.9 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 58.2 F, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.78 F per decade, warming. No July since 1900 has averaged a nightly low at or above 70 F. Irrigation covers 3 percent of harvested cropland. Severe drought or worse held at least 50 percent of the county for 77 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2025 the worst year at 20 weeks; from 2021-2025 that count was 28 weeks. Solar operating stands at 11.5 MW and wind at 4.5 MW, with 74.5 MW solar and 0 MW wind proposed to EIA.
ME median $4,123 · 4th highest of 16
ME median 13% · 4th highest of 16
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 1995. 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 | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | — | $5,875 | — |
| Kennebec County | $49 | $4,356 | $6.82 |
| Lincoln County | $45 2024 | $6,410 | — |
| Waldo County | $28 | $4,188 | — |
| Median next door | $38 2 co. | $4,356 | $6.82 1 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. Knox County, Maine. 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/maine/knox-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.