Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County, ME: non-irrigated cash rent $43 an acre (2021); land and buildings $2,593 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 23021. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Piscataquis County averaged $43 per acre in 2021. Census land and buildings value stood at $2,593 per acre in 2022, up 84.2 percent from 2017-2022, or 13 percent a year. July nightly lows have warmed 0.54 F per decade since 1976, with the 2017-2026 average at 55.5 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 54.2 F; no July since 1900 has averaged 70 F or above. Drought has been a minor factor here: 49 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 hit severe drought or worse, with 5 such weeks from 2021-2025. Wind operating capacity is 186 MW, solar is 24.5 MW, and no new solar or wind is proposed to EIA.
too few 2021 county surveys in the state to compare
ME median $4,123 · 4th lowest of 16
ME median 13% · 6th lowest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataquis County | — | $2,593 | — |
| Aroostook County | $108 | $2,403 | $6.40 |
| Penobscot County | $53 | $3,836 | $2.03 |
| Somerset County | $26 | $2,253 | — |
| Median next door | $53 | $2,403 | $4.22 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. Piscataquis 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/piscataquis-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.