Cocke County, Tennessee
Cocke County, TN: non-irrigated cash rent $75 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,181 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.06 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 47029. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Cocke County averages $75 per acre in 2026, up 41.5 percent from 2016. Irrigated rent stands at $275 per acre in 2024. The July nightly low has warmed from a 65.3 F normal to 66.8 F over 2017-2026, part of a 0.51 F per decade trend since 1976, and the county did not reach a 66 F July average low until the 2010s. Drought weeks in severe or worse conditions fell to 2 between 2021-2025, down from a 2000-2025 total of 133 of 1357, with 2008 the worst year at 41 weeks. Crop insurance losses over 1989-2025 total $8.9 million, with heat and drought the largest cause at 45 percent, and the loss ratio for 2016-2025 stands at 0.79.
TN median $65 · tied for 35th highest of 87
too few 2024 county surveys in the state to compare
TN median $5,131 · 24th highest of 93
TN median $8.40 · tied for 16th lowest of 71
TN median 28% · 38th 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocke County | $75 | $275 2024 | $6,181 | — | $5.58 |
| Haywood County, NC | $69 | $240 2024 | $8,046 | — | $13.88 |
| Madison County, NC | $74 | — | $7,294 | — | — |
| Greene County | $57 | — | $6,423 | 146.3 | $3.66 |
| Hamblen County | $49 | — | $6,809 | — | $7.14 |
| Jefferson County | $58 | — | $6,648 | — | $18.73 |
| Sevier County | $35 | — | $7,730 | — | — |
| Median next door | $57 | — | $7,052 | 146.3 1 co. | $10.51 |
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. Cocke County, Tennessee. 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/tennessee/cocke-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.