2026 Nebraska cash rent by county
Irrigated, non-irrigated and pasture rent for all 93 Nebraska counties, with rank, year-over-year change and survey history back to 2008.
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| County ▲ | FIPS ▲ | Irrigated $/ac ▲ | Irr rank ▲ | Irr pctile ▲ | Irr YoY ▲ | Cropland $/ac ▲ | Crop rank ▲ | Crop pctile ▲ | Crop YoY ▲ | Pasture $/ac ▲ | Past rank ▲ | Past pctile ▲ | Past YoY ▲ |
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USDA NASS · August 2026 release
Nebraska cash rent by county, 2026
The 2026 median non-irrigated cropland cash rent in Nebraska is $141 per acre, up 2.5% from 2025 ($137.50). County rents range from $23.50 in Sioux County to $289 in Cuming County across the 80 counties NASS published for 2026. The pasture rent median is $40.50 per acre.
| Adams | $307 | $144 | $138 | ▲ 4.3% | $40.50 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope | $320 | $173 | $173 | 0.0% | $50.50 | 34 |
| Arthur | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | – | $19 | – |
| Banner | $177 | $30.50 | $30 | ▲ 1.7% | $12.50 | 79 |
| Blaine | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | – | $22 | – |
| Boone | $295 | $204 | $190 | ▲ 7.4% | n.p. | 23 |
| Box Butte | $203 | $38 | $44 | ▼ 13.6% | $13.50 | 75 |
| Boyd | n.p. | $126 | $118 | ▲ 6.8% | $36.50 | 49 |
| Brown | $186 | n.p. | $62 | – | $26 | – |
| Buffalo | $271 | $138 | $129 | ▲ 7.0% | $44 | 41 |
| Burt | $276 | $252 | $253 | ▼ 0.4% | $79 | 7 |
| Butler | $324 | $226 | $217 | ▲ 4.1% | n.p. | 13 |
| Cass | n.p. | $226 | $230 | ▼ 1.7% | $45.50 | 14 |
| Cedar | $352 | $247 | $251 | ▼ 1.6% | $76 | 11 |
| Chase | $258 | $58 | $51 | ▲ 13.7% | $19.50 | 65 |
| Cherry | $176 | n.p. | n.p. | – | $17.50 | – |
| Cheyenne | $190 | $42.50 | $38 | ▲ 11.8% | n.p. | 74 |
| Clay | $320 | $157 | n.p. | – | n.p. | 36 |
| Colfax | $317 | $249 | $240 | ▲ 3.8% | $60.50 | 9 |
| Cuming | $344 | $289 | $286 | ▲ 1.0% | $77 | 1 |
| Custer | $240 | $99.50 | $97.50 | ▲ 2.1% | n.p. | 54 |
| Dakota | $322 | $264 | $293 | ▼ 9.9% | $63.50 | 4 |
| Dawes | $170 | $34.50 | $30 | ▲ 15.0% | $17 | 77 |
| Dawson | $273 | $128 | $133 | ▼ 3.8% | $46.50 | 48 |
| Deuel | $172 | $44.50 | $40.50 | ▲ 9.9% | n.p. | 71 |
| Dixon | $343 | $256 | $246 | ▲ 4.1% | $61.50 | 6 |
| Dodge | $306 | $225 | $227 | ▼ 0.9% | n.p. | 15 |
| Douglas | $269 | $248 | $234 | ▲ 6.0% | n.p. | 10 |
| Dundy | $237 | $51 | $41 | ▲ 24.4% | $21 | 68 |
| Fillmore | $314 | $174 | $161 | ▲ 8.1% | $34 | 32 |
| Franklin | $284 | $115 | $120 | ▼ 4.2% | $38.50 | 52 |
| Frontier | $211 | $67.50 | $61 | ▲ 10.7% | $31.50 | 60 |
| Furnas | $235 | $87.50 | $80.50 | ▲ 8.7% | $34 | 58 |
| Gage | $278 | $176 | $168 | ▲ 4.8% | $58 | 30 |
| Garden | $189 | $44 | $42.50 | ▲ 3.5% | $15 | 72 |
| Garfield | n.p. | $89.50 | n.p. | – | $30.50 | 56 |
| Gosper | $280 | $98 | $83 | ▲ 18.1% | $46.50 | 55 |
| Grant | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Greeley | $267 | $145 | $140 | ▲ 3.6% | n.p. | 39 |
| Hall | $279 | n.p. | $130 | – | n.p. | – |
| Hamilton | $304 | $174 | n.p. | – | n.p. | 33 |
| Harlan | $249 | $117 | $108 | ▲ 8.3% | $38.50 | 50 |
| Hayes | $230 | $61.50 | $56.50 | ▲ 8.8% | $21.50 | 63 |
| Hitchcock | $198 | $60 | $54 | ▲ 11.1% | $23.50 | 64 |
| Holt | $274 | $89.50 | $93.50 | ▼ 4.3% | $47 | 57 |
| Hooker | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | – | $18 | – |
| Howard | $245 | $132 | $135 | ▼ 2.2% | $54 | 44 |
| Jefferson | $295 | $159 | $160 | ▼ 0.6% | $47 | 35 |
| Johnson | n.p. | $184 | $194 | ▼ 5.2% | $56 | 29 |
| Kearney | $263 | $129 | $136 | ▼ 5.1% | n.p. | 47 |
| Keith | $218 | $56 | $57 | ▼ 1.8% | $17 | 66 |
| Keya Paha | $193 | $43 | $47.50 | ▼ 9.5% | $39.50 | 73 |
| Kimball | $192 | $34.50 | $28 | ▲ 23.2% | n.p. | 78 |
| Knox | $300 | $217 | $223 | ▼ 2.7% | $48.50 | 18 |
| Lancaster | $274 | $190 | $181 | ▲ 5.0% | $53 | 26 |
| Lincoln | $263 | $66 | $58.50 | ▲ 12.8% | $30 | 62 |
| Logan | $191 | $49 | $46 | ▲ 6.5% | $26 | 69 |
| Loup | $216 | $110 | n.p. | – | $20.50 | 53 |
| Madison | $292 | $214 | $215 | ▼ 0.5% | $57 | 19 |
| McPherson | $146 | n.p. | $40 | – | $22.50 | – |
| Merrick | $272 | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Morrill | $178 | n.p. | $40 | – | $16 | – |
| Nance | $271 | $204 | $181 | ▲ 12.7% | $53.50 | 24 |
| Nemaha | n.p. | $213 | $212 | ▲ 0.5% | $46.50 | 20 |
| Nuckolls | $296 | $148 | $158 | ▼ 6.3% | $48 | 38 |
| Otoe | n.p. | $186 | $194 | ▼ 4.1% | $50 | 28 |
| Pawnee | n.p. | $176 | $160 | ▲ 10.0% | n.p. | 31 |
| Perkins | $212 | $54 | $55.50 | ▼ 2.7% | $25.50 | 67 |
| Phelps | $313 | $135 | $111 | ▲ 21.6% | n.p. | 42 |
| Pierce | $291 | $197 | $192 | ▲ 2.6% | $75 | 25 |
| Platte | $316 | $258 | $228 | ▲ 13.2% | $77 | 5 |
| Polk | $324 | $187 | $197 | ▼ 5.1% | n.p. | 27 |
| Red Willow | $214 | $66.50 | $69.50 | ▼ 4.3% | $20.50 | 61 |
| Richardson | n.p. | $211 | $202 | ▲ 4.5% | $48.50 | 21 |
| Rock | n.p. | $47.50 | $42 | ▲ 13.1% | $30 | 70 |
| Saline | $269 | $152 | $164 | ▼ 7.3% | $41 | 37 |
| Sarpy | $295 | $223 | $249 | ▼ 10.4% | n.p. | 16 |
| Saunders | $284 | $223 | $210 | ▲ 6.2% | $52.50 | 17 |
| Scotts Bluff | $180 | n.p. | n.p. | – | $11.50 | – |
| Seward | $311 | $205 | $192 | ▲ 6.8% | $49 | 22 |
| Sheridan | $162 | $36 | $43 | ▼ 16.3% | $16 | 76 |
| Sherman | $299 | $134 | $123 | ▲ 8.9% | $52 | 43 |
| Sioux | $144 | $23.50 | n.p. | – | $12 | 80 |
| Stanton | $312 | $252 | $243 | ▲ 3.7% | $74 | 8 |
| Thayer | $291 | $132 | $137 | ▼ 3.6% | n.p. | 45 |
| Thomas | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | – | $20.50 | – |
| Thurston | n.p. | $269 | $276 | ▼ 2.5% | $61 | 2 |
| Valley | $302 | $132 | n.p. | – | $49.50 | 46 |
| Washington | $265 | $229 | $237 | ▼ 3.4% | n.p. | 12 |
| Wayne | $331 | $269 | $264 | ▲ 1.9% | $80 | 3 |
| Webster | $270 | $117 | $127 | ▼ 7.9% | $45.50 | 51 |
| Wheeler | $262 | $87.50 | n.p. | – | $37 | 59 |
| York | $306 | n.p. | $164 | – | n.p. | – |
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Dollars per acre. Rank is by 2026 non-irrigated cropland rent among the 80 published counties; the top 5 are highlighted. n.p. means USDA NASS did not publish a figure, usually because too few farms responded. Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents by County, released August 2026. Data as of August 2026.
Nebraska median rent by year
Cropland rent is up 47% since 2008: from $96 to $141 per acre.
State median non-irrigated cropland cash rent, USDA NASS survey years.
| Year | Irrigated | Cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $271.50 | $141 | $40.50 |
| 2025 | $282 | $137.50 | $36 |
| 2024 | $283 | $156 | $36.80 |
| 2023 | $266.50 | $138.50 | $39.50 |
| 2022 | $261 | $135 | $37.80 |
| 2021 | $243 | $138.50 | $36 |
| 2020 | $228.50 | $126 | $39.20 |
| 2019 | $229.50 | $125 | $39 |
| 2017 | $233 | $133.50 | $37.50 |
| 2016 | $233.50 | $133 | $37.50 |
| 2014 | $255 | $126.50 | $33 |
| 2013 | $246 | $120.50 | $31.80 |
| 2012 | $217 | $105 | $27.80 |
| 2011 | $188 | $95.50 | $25.50 |
| 2010 | $172 | $94.20 | $25 |
| 2009 | $160 | $90 | $24.50 |
| 2008 | $163 | $96 | $26.50 |
NASS runs the county survey in most but not all years, so some years are missing.
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