Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County, NC: non-irrigated cash rent $121 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,229 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 107.0 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 37085. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Harnett County averages $121 per acre in 2026, up 26 percent from 2016. Land carries a census value of $6,229 per acre, with a change of 11.7 percent from 2017 to 2022, or 2.2 percent a year. Corn yields show no trend over 2008-2025, holding at a median of 107 bushels per acre, though 2024 fell to 43.2. Heat and drought drove 38 percent of crop insurance indemnities since 1989, with the share at 25 percent in 1989-1999, 49 percent in 2000-2009, 38 percent in 2010-2019, and 37 percent in 2020-2025. July nightly lows have warmed at 0.55 F per decade since 1976, and irrigation covers 2 percent of harvested cropland as of the 2022 census.
NC median $80 · tied for 14th highest of 85
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
NC median $5,711 · 37th highest of 92
NC median $14.91 · 21st highest of 78
NC median 35% · 17th highest of 94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County | $121 | $200 2023 | $6,229 | — | $19.88 |
| Chatham County | $41 | — | $7,656 | — | $26.63 |
| Cumberland County | $105 | — | $5,708 | — | $27.85 |
| Johnston County | $114 | — | $6,813 | 104.5 | $15.48 |
| Lee County | $80 | — | $7,066 | — | $24.10 |
| Moore County | $59 | $125 2023 | $5,542 | — | $22.67 |
| Sampson County | $120 | $125 | $5,166 | 109.9 | $17.28 |
| Wake County | $83 | $91 2023 | $14,718 | — | $15.99 |
| Median next door | $83 | $125 1 co. | $6,813 | 107.2 2 co. | $22.67 |
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. Harnett 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/harnett-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.