Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, MD: non-irrigated cash rent $102 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,951 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 147.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 24039. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Somerset County runs $102 per acre in 2026, up 15.3 percent from 2016. Land value stood at $7,951 per acre in 2022, up 38.9 percent from 2017. Heat and drought has taken a rising share of crop insurance indemnities across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025, and the July nightly low has warmed 0.88 F per decade since 1976, now averaging 71.2 F for 2017-2026 against a 69.7 F normal for 1991-2020. The county corn yield trend runs 3.1 bushels per acre a year on published years 2008-2025, with a median of 147.2 bushels per acre and a worst year of 90.9 in 2010. Solar operating capacity stands at 122.8 MW; wind operating capacity is 0 MW.
MD median $117 · 8th lowest of 21
MD median $9,250 · tied for 6th lowest of 23
MD median 155.2 · 5th lowest of 15
MD median $4.00 · 9th lowest of 22
MD median 41% · 6th lowest of 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset County | $102 | — | $7,951 | 147.2 | $3.65 |
| Dorchester County | $117 | $270 2025 | $7,614 | 167.4 | $4.78 |
| Wicomico County | $114 | $193 2025 | $7,641 | 135.2 | $6.54 |
| Worcester County | $118 | — | $8,232 | 151.1 | $3.15 |
| Accomack County, VA | $112 | — | $5,045 | 156.9 | $10.21 |
| Median next door | $116 | — | $7,628 | 154.0 | $5.66 |
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. Somerset County, Maryland. 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/maryland/somerset-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.