Barnwell County, South Carolina
Barnwell County, SC: non-irrigated cash rent $44 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,749 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 120.7 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 45011. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Barnwell County runs $44 per acre in 2026, up 12.8 percent from 2016. Irrigated land rents at $72 per acre, a multiple of 1.64 over non-irrigated in 2026, compared with 1.27 in 2009, with no clear direction in that multiple over time. July nights average 71.4 F over 2017-2026, against a 70.4 F normal for 1991-2020, and the July nightly low trend since 1976 runs 0.41 F per decade, warming. Drought was heaviest in 2002, with 45 weeks in severe drought or worse, and only 3 weeks over 2021-2025. Heat and drought's share of indemnities moved 43 percent, 75 percent, 43 percent, 12 percent across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025. Census land value stands at $3,749 per acre, up 34.6 percent from 2017 to 2022.
SC median $40 · 15th highest of 38
SC median $111 · lowest of 7
SC median $3,802 · 22nd lowest of 46
SC median $15.63 · 2nd lowest of 37
SC median 21% · 14th highest of 46
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell County | $44 | $72 | $3,749 | — | $6.64 |
| Burke County, GA | $48 | $182 | $2,857 | 191.1 | $10.40 |
| Aiken County | $41 | $111 | $5,606 | — | $20.51 |
| Allendale County | $38 | $78 2025 | $2,964 | 91.0 | $15.63 |
| Bamberg County | $39 | $147 | $3,550 | 128.4 | $8.09 |
| Orangeburg County | $50 | $115 | $3,291 | 139.6 | $10.36 |
| Median next door | $41 | $131 | $3,291 | 134.0 | $10.40 |
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. Barnwell County, South 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/south-carolina/barnwell-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.