Nash County, North Carolina
Nash County, NC: non-irrigated cash rent $126 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,436 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 102.1 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 37127. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Nash County is $126 per acre in 2026, up 23.5 percent from 2016. Land value moved the other way, down 4.1 percent from 2017 to 2022, so rent has climbed while the underlying land value slipped. The July nightly low has warmed at 0.55 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 69.5 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 68.4 F. Drought weeks stayed low recently, with 2 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025 against 88 of 1357 weeks countywide since 2000.
NC median $80 · tied for 10th highest of 85
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
NC median $5,711 · 28th lowest of 92
NC median $14.91 · 15th lowest of 78
NC median 35% · 22nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash County | $126 | $135 2023 | $4,436 | — | $7.64 |
| Edgecombe County | $122 | — | $3,445 | 102.6 | $9.44 |
| Franklin County | $66 | $90 | $5,829 | — | $15.65 |
| Halifax County | $121 | — | $4,339 | 109.2 | $7.21 |
| Johnston County | $114 | — | $6,813 | 104.5 | $15.48 |
| Wilson County | $154 | — | $4,325 | 106.5 | $9.98 |
| Median next door | $121 | $90 1 co. | $4,339 | 105.5 | $9.98 |
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. Nash 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/nash-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.