Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Santa Rosa County$107
- 2Escambia County$95.50
- 3Hamilton County$65
- 4Levy County$58
- 5Jackson County$57.50
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Madison County$22
- 2Charlotte County$26.50
- 3Marion County$30
- 4Columbia County$35
- 5Walton County$41
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Sumter County+60.9% (+$19.50)
- 2Levy County+41.5% (+$17)
- 3Marion County+17.6% (+$4.50)
- 4Alachua County+4.9% (+$2)
- 5Gilchrist County+3.8% (+$2)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Hamilton County−35.0% (−$35)
- 2Charlotte County−31.2% (−$12)
- 3Walton County−21.2% (−$11)
- 4Jackson County−11.5% (−$7.50)
- 5Suwannee County−11.1% (−$6.50)
All 46 counties
Florida cash rent table, 2026
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| Alachua County | Central | $42.50 | $164 | $34 | +4.9% |
| Baker County | Northeast | — | — | $36 | — |
| Bradford County | Central | — | — | — | — |
| Brevard County | Southern | — | — | $22 | — |
| Charlotte County | Southern | $26.50 | — | $12 | −31.2% |
| Citrus County | Central | — | — | $10 | — |
| Collier County | Southern | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia County | Northeast | $35 | — | — | +1.4% |
| DeSoto County | Southern | — | — | $17.50 | — |
| Escambia County | Northwest | $95.50 | — | — | −3.5% |
| Gadsden County | Northwest | — | — | $35 | — |
| Gilchrist County | Central | $55 | $86 | $49 | +3.8% |
| Glades County | Southern | — | — | $41 | — |
| Hamilton County | Northeast | $65 | — | — | −35.0% |
| Hardee County | Southern | — | — | $13.50 | — |
| Hendry County | Southern | $41.50 | — | $27 | — |
| Hernando County | Central | — | — | — | — |
| Highlands County | Southern | — | $352 | — | — |
| Hillsborough County | Central | $43 | $569 | $13 | −10.4% |
| Holmes County | Northwest | $48 | — | — | −2.0% |
| Indian River County | Southern | — | — | $24.50 | — |
| Jackson County | Northwest | $57.50 | — | $43.50 | −11.5% |
| Jefferson County | Northwest | — | — | — | — |
| Lafayette County | Northeast | — | — | $37.50 | — |
| Lake County | Central | $45.50 | — | $10.50 | — |
| Lee County | Southern | — | — | $11.50 | — |
| Levy County | Central | $58 | — | $31 | +41.5% |
| Madison County | Northeast | $22 | — | $19.50 | — |
| Manatee County | Southern | $41 | — | $12.50 | — |
| Marion County | Central | $30 | — | — | +17.6% |
| Martin County | Southern | — | — | $10 | — |
| Okeechobee County | Southern | $41 | — | $17.50 | −1.2% |
| Orange County | Central | — | — | $20 | — |
| Osceola County | Central | — | — | $7.60 | — |
| Palm Beach County | Southern | — | $343 | $58 | — |
| Pasco County | Central | — | — | — | — |
| Polk County | Central | — | — | $21 | — |
| Santa Rosa County | Northwest | $107 | — | — | +0.9% |
| St. Johns County | Central | — | — | — | — |
| St. Lucie County | Southern | — | — | $37 | — |
| Sumter County | Central | $51.50 | — | $12.50 | +60.9% |
| Suwannee County | Northeast | $52 | — | — | −11.1% |
| Taylor County | Northeast | — | — | — | — |
| Volusia County | Central | — | — | $27.50 | — |
| Walton County | Northwest | $41 | — | — | −21.2% |
| Washington County | Northwest | $43.50 | — | — | — |
Counties NASS published only in 2025 show a dash for 2026; their pages carry the 2025 figure.
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Sources & method
Where these numbers come from
- Every rent on these pages is a published estimate from the USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey: the average cash rent paid per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland and pasture. We pull the 2024–2026 county and state series straight from Quick Stats.
- NASS skips counties with too few survey reports, or withholds them to protect respondents, and lumps them into an "other counties" total. Those counties get no page here, and missing years show as a dash. We do not estimate, average or interpolate around the gaps.
- The coefficient of variation (CV) is NASS's measure of sampling precision. Lower is tighter; the higher the CV, the wider the real range around the county figure.
- "Bordering counties" are the ones that share a boundary under the Census Bureau county adjacency file, including across state lines.
- An average rent is a benchmark, not a fair price for a specific field. Soil, drainage, fertility, improvements and lease terms all move the number.
Data last refreshed October 8, 2026.