Neshoba County, Mississippi
Neshoba County, MS: non-irrigated cash rent $23 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,021 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 28099. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Neshoba County runs $23 per acre in 2026, up 17.9 percent from 2016. Land and buildings carry a census value of $3,021 per acre, with a 13.4 percent change from 2017 to 2022, 2.5 percent a year. July nights average 71.5 F for 2017-2026 against a 69.5 F normal for 1991-2020, with a warming trend of 0.45 F per decade since 1976; 32 Julys since 1900 have reached that 70 F mark or above. Drought held severe or worse for 19 weeks from 2021-2025, out of 87 weeks total from 2000-2025. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
MS median $67 · tied for 8th lowest of 71
MS median $3,313 · 30th lowest of 82
MS median 24% · 37th 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neshoba County | $23 | $3,021 |
| Kemper County | $11 | $2,179 |
| Leake County | $41 | $3,798 |
| Newton County | $32 | $3,337 |
| Winston County | $27 2025 | $2,658 |
| Median next door | $32 | $2,998 |
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. Neshoba 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/neshoba-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.