Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico County, VA: non-irrigated cash rent $44 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,750 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 51087. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Henrico County had 7,927 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Henrico County runs $44 per acre. Land value sits at $7,750 per acre in 2022, up 27.8 percent from 2017, 5 percent a year. July nightly lows average 69.5 F over 2017-2026, against a 68.4 F normal for 1991-2020, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.55 F per decade, warming. Severe drought weeks dropped to 0 for 2021-2025, versus 60 of 1357 weeks over 2000-2025.
VA median $47
VA median $4,596
VA median $8.45
VA median 33%
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 1994. 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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrico County | $44 | $7,750 | — | $8.35 |
| Charles City County | $77 | $4,221 | 137.7 | $4.62 |
| Chesterfield County | $42 | $8,136 | — | $20.55 |
| Goochland County | $45 | $7,139 | — | $10.99 |
| Hanover County | $52 | $6,759 | — | $6.23 |
| New Kent County | $80 | $5,501 | — | $3.83 |
| Richmond City | — | — | — | — |
| Median next door | $52 | $6,759 | 137.7 1 co. | $6.23 |
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. Henrico County, Virginia. 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/virginia/henrico-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.