Jefferson County, Mississippi
Jefferson County, MS: non-irrigated cash rent $50 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,384 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 28063. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Jefferson County averages $50 per acre for 2026. Census land and buildings value stood at $3,384 per acre in 2022, up 34.3 percent from 2017, 6.1 percent a year. Crop insurance losses since 1990 total $12.8 million, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 94 percent; heat and drought stayed at 0 percent of indemnities through 1989-1999, 2000-2009, and 2010-2019, then rose to 4 percent in 2020-2025. Drought weeks in severe drought or worse ran 87 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, worst in 2000 with 29 weeks, and 31 weeks from 2021-2025. July nighttime lows have warmed 0.34 F per decade since 1976, with the 2017-2026 average at 72.4 F against a 1991-2020 normal of 71.3 F.
MS median $67 · 27th lowest of 71
too few 2011 county surveys in the state to compare
MS median $3,313 · 37th highest of 82
MS median $10.48 · 4th highest of 59
MS median 24% · 32nd highest 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 1990. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | $50 | — | $3,384 | — | $25.33 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | $104 | $175 | $2,843 | 172.8 | $7.76 |
| Adams County | $62 2023 | — | $3,265 | — | $25.25 |
| Claiborne County | $102 | — | $2,979 | — | $6.06 |
| Copiah County | $73 | — | $3,412 | — | $10.48 |
| Franklin County | $22 | — | $3,207 | — | — |
| Lincoln County | $26 | — | $3,880 | — | — |
| Median next door | $73 | $175 1 co. | $3,236 | 172.8 1 co. | $9.12 |
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. Jefferson 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/jefferson-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.