Clay County, North Carolina
Clay County, NC: non-irrigated cash rent $65 an acre (2024); land and buildings $6,386 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 37043. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Clay County averages $65 per acre in 2024. Census value of land and buildings runs $6,386 per acre, up 1.7 percent from 2017-2022, or 0.3 percent a year. None of the harvested cropland is irrigated as of the 2022 census. The July nightly low has warmed 0.53 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 62.6 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 61 F; no July since 1900 has averaged 70 F or above. Drought was heaviest in 2008, with 53 weeks at severe or worse, against 16 weeks in 2021-2025. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
too few 2024 county surveys in the state to compare
NC median $5,711 · 34th highest of 92
NC median 35% · 43rd highest of 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County | $65 2024 | $6,386 |
| Rabun County, GA | $66 | $11,517 |
| Towns County, GA | $46 | $7,672 |
| Union County, GA | $45 | $8,109 |
| Cherokee County | $74 | $6,855 |
| Macon County | $54 2025 | $8,663 |
| Median next door | $56 | $8,109 |
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. Clay County, North Carolina. 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/north-carolina/clay-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.