New Hanover County, North Carolina
New Hanover County, NC: land and buildings $22,831 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 37129. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
New Hanover County had 1,898 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Land value here fell 32.9 percent from 2017 to 2022, a drop of 7.7 percent a year, and the census puts land and buildings at $22,831 per acre. July nights average 73.1 F now against a 71.8 F normal, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.61 F per decade, warming. Drought has stayed light: 84 of 1357 weeks at severe drought or worse since 2000, with 2021-2025 logging 12 such weeks. Irrigation covers 5 percent of harvested cropland, and crop insurance losses from 1995-2015 ran $362,812, with wind at 38 percent the largest cause; heat and drought held 0 percent of indemnities in 1989-1999 and 19 percent in 2000-2009.
NC median $5,711
NC median 35%
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.
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 | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County | — | $22,831 | — | — |
| Brunswick County | $78 | $4,930 | 119.8 | $23.55 |
| Pender County | $93 | $5,274 | — | $15.12 |
| Median next door | $86 2 co. | $5,102 2 co. | 119.8 1 co. | $19.34 2 co. |
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. New Hanover 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/new-hanover-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.