Warren County, North Carolina
Warren County, NC: non-irrigated cash rent $48 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,721 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 87.2 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 37185. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Warren County is $48 per acre for 2026, up 3.3 percent from 2016. Census land value in 2022 was $4,721 per acre, with land value up 62.3 percent from 2017 to 2022, 10.2 percent a year. July average nightly low ran 69.5 F over 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 68.2 F, and the July nightly low trend since 1976 is 0.73 F per decade, warming. Heat and drought caused 60 percent of crop insurance indemnities across 1989-2025, with shares of 58 percent in 1989-1999, 68 percent in 2000-2009, 51 percent in 2010-2019, and 69 percent in 2020-2025. Drought weeks were rare in 2021-2025, at 3, well below the 2002 peak of 41. Solar operating capacity is 154.4 MW; wind operating is 0 MW.
NC median $80 · 15th lowest of 85
too few 2017 county surveys in the state to compare
NC median $5,711 · 31st lowest of 92
NC median $14.91 · 27th highest of 78
NC median 35% · 45th lowest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | $48 | — | $4,721 | — | $17.61 |
| Franklin County | $66 | $90 | $5,829 | — | $15.65 |
| Halifax County | $121 | — | $4,339 | 109.2 | $7.21 |
| Northampton County | $116 | — | $3,568 | 122.0 | $5.08 |
| Vance County | $47 2025 | $67 2023 | $4,200 | — | $8.92 |
| Brunswick County, VA | $30 2025 | — | $2,749 | — | $5.98 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | $38 | $95 2023 | $3,268 | — | $9.77 |
| Median next door | $91 | $90 1 co. | $3,884 | 115.6 2 co. | $8.07 |
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. Warren 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/warren-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.