Mathews County, Virginia
Mathews County, VA: land and buildings $6,440 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 0.53 since 1996. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 51115. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Mathews County had 4,567 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
July nights average 71.9 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 70.4 F, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.78 F per decade, warming. Excess moisture and flood account for 42 percent of crop insurance indemnities from 1996-2025, closed crop years, the largest single cause; heat and drought's share moved from 40 percent in 2000-2009 to 24 percent in 2010-2019 to 45 percent in 2020-2025. Drought weeks stayed low recently, 4 of them from 2021-2025, against 79 of 1357 weeks for 2000-2025 overall, with 2002 the worst year at 36 weeks. Land value per the 2022 Census operator estimate is $6,440 per acre, up 50.5 percent over 2017-2022. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
VA median $4,596
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 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 | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews County | — | $6,440 | — | — |
| Gloucester County | $72 | $6,053 | — | $3.64 |
| Middlesex County | $87 | $4,041 | 147.5 | $1.91 |
| Median next door | $80 2 co. | $5,047 2 co. | 147.5 1 co. | $2.78 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. Mathews 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/mathews-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.