2026 Virginia cash rent by county
Cropland and pasture rent for all 98 Virginia counties and cities, with rank, year-over-year change and survey history back to 2008.
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| County ▲ | FIPS ▲ | 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
Virginia cash rent by county, 2026
The 2026 median non-irrigated cropland cash rent in Virginia is $46.50 per acre, unchanged from 2025 ($46.50). County rents range from $20 in Roanoke County to $112 in Accomack County across the 86 counties and cities NASS published for 2026. The pasture rent median is $27 per acre.
| Accomack County | $112 | $102 | ▲ 9.8% | n.p. | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | $33 | $32.50 | ▲ 1.5% | $26.50 | 69 |
| Alleghany County | $33 | $31 | ▲ 6.5% | $16 | 70 |
| Amelia County | $43.50 | $46.50 | ▼ 6.5% | $29 | 50 |
| Amherst County | $26 | $24 | ▲ 8.3% | $16 | 83 |
| Appomattox County | $32.50 | $30 | ▲ 8.3% | $22 | 72 |
| Arlington County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Augusta County | $105 | $107 | ▼ 1.9% | $43.50 | 4 |
| Bath County | $45 | $38 | ▲ 18.4% | $35 | 45 |
| Bedford County | $28 | $25 | ▲ 12.0% | $18 | 81 |
| Bland County | $46.50 | $36.50 | ▲ 27.4% | $28 | 43 |
| Botetourt County | $29.50 | n.p. | – | $25 | 79 |
| Brunswick County | n.p. | $30 | – | n.p. | – |
| Buchanan County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Buckingham County | $29.50 | $34 | ▼ 13.2% | $15 | 80 |
| Campbell County | $32 | $32.50 | ▼ 1.5% | $23 | 73 |
| Caroline County | $64 | $68 | ▼ 5.9% | $25 | 28 |
| Carroll County | $44.50 | $47 | ▼ 5.3% | $31 | 47 |
| Charles City | $77 | $69.50 | ▲ 10.8% | n.p. | 18 |
| Charlotte County | $39 | $40 | ▼ 2.5% | $27 | 60 |
| Chesapeake City | n.p. | $79 | – | n.p. | – |
| Chesterfield County | $41.50 | $31.50 | ▲ 31.7% | n.p. | 55 |
| Clarke County | $34.50 | $35 | ▼ 1.4% | $28.50 | 67 |
| Craig County | $43.50 | n.p. | – | n.p. | 51 |
| Culpeper County | $58 | $52.50 | ▲ 10.5% | $27.50 | 33 |
| Cumberland County | $43 | $34.50 | ▲ 24.6% | $28 | 52 |
| Dickenson County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Dinwiddie County | $72 | $75 | ▼ 4.0% | $19 | 20 |
| Essex County | $95 | $87.50 | ▲ 8.6% | n.p. | 9 |
| Fairfax County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Fauquier County | $65 | $55 | ▲ 18.2% | $17 | 27 |
| Floyd County | $41 | $46.50 | ▼ 11.8% | $29 | 56 |
| Fluvanna County | $21 | $22.50 | ▼ 6.7% | $20 | 85 |
| Franklin County | $55 | $60 | ▼ 8.3% | $28 | 36 |
| Frederick County | $33.50 | $42 | ▼ 20.2% | $24 | 68 |
| Giles County | $30 | $25 | ▲ 20.0% | $24 | 78 |
| Gloucester County | $72 | $74 | ▼ 2.7% | n.p. | 21 |
| Goochland County | $44.50 | n.p. | – | $30.50 | 48 |
| Grayson County | $70 | $65 | ▲ 7.7% | $35.50 | 22 |
| Greene County | $45 | n.p. | – | n.p. | 46 |
| Greensville County | $95.50 | $86.50 | ▲ 10.4% | n.p. | 8 |
| Halifax County | $38 | $28 | ▲ 35.7% | $29 | 61 |
| Hanover County | $52 | $54 | ▼ 3.7% | $21.50 | 38 |
| Henrico County | $44 | n.p. | – | n.p. | 49 |
| Henry County | $32 | $26.50 | ▲ 20.8% | $21 | 74 |
| Highland County | n.p. | $29.50 | – | n.p. | – |
| Isle of Wight County | $105 | $96 | ▲ 9.4% | n.p. | 5 |
| James City | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| King George County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| King William County | $68 | $70.50 | ▼ 3.5% | n.p. | 24 |
| King and Queen County | $83 | $85 | ▼ 2.4% | n.p. | 14 |
| Lancaster County | $60 | $63.50 | ▼ 5.5% | n.p. | 32 |
| Lee County | $24.50 | $26 | ▼ 5.8% | $22 | 84 |
| Loudoun County | $37 | $33.50 | ▲ 10.4% | $29 | 63 |
| Louisa County | $56 | $46 | ▲ 21.7% | $30 | 34 |
| Lunenburg County | $42.50 | $40.50 | ▲ 4.9% | $26 | 54 |
| Madison County | $55.50 | $56 | ▼ 0.9% | $32.50 | 35 |
| Mathews County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Mecklenburg County | $38 | $32 | ▲ 18.8% | $28.50 | 62 |
| Middlesex County | $87 | $77 | ▲ 13.0% | n.p. | 13 |
| Montgomery County | $46.50 | $47.50 | ▼ 2.1% | $30 | 44 |
| Nelson County | $40 | n.p. | – | $17.50 | 58 |
| New Kent County | $80 | $85 | ▼ 5.9% | n.p. | 16 |
| Northampton County | $88 | $78 | ▲ 12.8% | n.p. | 12 |
| Northumberland County | $93 | $88 | ▲ 5.7% | n.p. | 11 |
| Nottoway County | $37 | $36 | ▲ 2.8% | $25.50 | 64 |
| Orange County | $76 | $66 | ▲ 15.2% | n.p. | 19 |
| Page County | $53 | $46 | ▲ 15.2% | $39 | 37 |
| Patrick County | $43 | $39.50 | ▲ 8.9% | $23.50 | 53 |
| Pittsylvania County | $41 | $50 | ▼ 18.0% | $35 | 57 |
| Powhatan County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
| Prince Edward County | $30.50 | $25.50 | ▲ 19.6% | $28 | 77 |
| Prince George County | $63.50 | $53.50 | ▲ 18.7% | n.p. | 29 |
| Prince William County | $49 | $46 | ▲ 6.5% | n.p. | 40 |
| Pulaski County | $48 | $38 | ▲ 26.3% | $45 | 41 |
| Rappahannock County | $31 | $21 | ▲ 47.6% | $15 | 75 |
| Richmond County | $93.50 | $86 | ▲ 8.7% | n.p. | 10 |
| Roanoke County | $20 | $25.50 | ▼ 21.6% | $18.50 | 86 |
| Rockbridge County | $33 | $26.50 | ▲ 24.5% | $22 | 71 |
| Rockingham County | $111 | $112 | ▼ 0.9% | $53 | 2 |
| Russell County | $37 | n.p. | – | $34.50 | 65 |
| Scott County | $31 | $22.50 | ▲ 37.8% | $18.50 | 76 |
| Shenandoah County | $68.50 | $61 | ▲ 12.3% | $39 | 23 |
| Smyth County | $65.50 | $57.50 | ▲ 13.9% | n.p. | 25 |
| Southampton County | $100 | $95 | ▲ 5.3% | n.p. | 7 |
| Spotsylvania County | $47 | $45 | ▲ 4.4% | $21 | 42 |
| Stafford County | $65.50 | $58 | ▲ 12.9% | $28.50 | 26 |
| Suffolk City | $103 | $95 | ▲ 8.4% | n.p. | 6 |
| Surry County | $80 | $81 | ▼ 1.2% | n.p. | 17 |
| Sussex County | $81 | $82 | ▼ 1.2% | n.p. | 15 |
| Tazewell County | $40 | $42 | ▼ 4.8% | $24 | 59 |
| Virginia Beach City | $62.50 | $71 | ▼ 12.0% | n.p. | 30 |
| Warren County | $36 | $26 | ▲ 38.5% | $16 | 66 |
| Washington County | $50 | $40 | ▲ 25.0% | $46.50 | 39 |
| Westmoreland County | $109 | $104 | ▲ 4.8% | n.p. | 3 |
| Wise County | $27.50 | $17.50 | ▲ 57.1% | n.p. | 82 |
| Wythe County | $61.50 | $52 | ▲ 18.3% | $45 | 31 |
| York County | n.p. | n.p. | – | n.p. | – |
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Dollars per acre. Rank is by 2026 non-irrigated cropland rent among the 86 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.
Virginia median rent by year
Cropland rent is up 60% since 2008: from $29 to $46.50 per acre.
State median non-irrigated cropland cash rent, USDA NASS survey years.
| Year | Cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $46.50 | $27 |
| 2025 | $46.50 | $23.75 |
| 2024 | $43.50 | $23.50 |
| 2023 | $44 | $21.50 |
| 2022 | $43.25 | $21.50 |
| 2021 | $40.75 | $21 |
| 2020 | $38 | $20 |
| 2019 | $39 | $18.50 |
| 2017 | $37.50 | $18.50 |
| 2016 | $37 | $18 |
| 2014 | $36 | $19.50 |
| 2013 | $36.50 | $19 |
| 2012 | $30.50 | $20 |
| 2011 | $27.50 | $18 |
| 2010 | $30 | $17.50 |
| 2009 | $27 | $18 |
| 2008 | $29 | $20.50 |
NASS runs the county survey in most but not all years, so some years are missing.
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