Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County, MS: non-irrigated cash rent $22 an acre (2013); land and buildings $4,177 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 28045. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Hancock County ran $22 per acre in 2013. The census value of land and buildings stood at $4,177 per acre in 2022, with land value change of 8.2 percent, 1.6 percent a year over 2017-2022. Only 1 percent of harvested cropland was irrigated in the 2022 census. July nights average 74 F over 2017-2026 against a 1991-2020 normal of 72.6 F, warming at 0.57 F per decade since 1976. Drought was present but not constant: 101 of 1357 weeks fell in severe drought or worse from 2000-2025, with 42 weeks in the worst year, 2000, and 16 weeks over 2021-2025. Solar operating capacity is 78.5 MW; wind operating capacity is 0 MW.
too few 2013 county surveys in the state to compare
MS median $3,313 · 12th highest of 82
MS median 24% · 9th lowest of 82
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock County | — | $4,177 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | $14 | $10,879 |
| Harrison County | — | $9,527 |
| Pearl River County | $45 | $3,891 |
| Median next door | $29 2 co. | $9,527 |
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. Hancock County, Mississippi. 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/mississippi/hancock-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.