Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Warren County$303
- 2Benton County$300
- 3Clinton County$298
- 4Montgomery County$287
- 5Wells County$279
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Perry County$127
- 2Switzerland County$134
- 3Brown County$134
- 4DeKalb County$146
- 5Dearborn County$147
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Dubois County+20.5% (+$34)
- 2Washington County+16.7% (+$24)
- 3Clark County+16.3% (+$21)
- 4Hendricks County+15.0% (+$34)
- 5Monroe County+14.6% (+$19)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Parke County−10.5% (−$23)
- 2Warrick County−9.3% (−$18)
- 3Dearborn County−9.3% (−$15)
- 4Fulton County−8.8% (−$20)
- 5LaGrange County−8.6% (−$15)
All 91 counties
Indiana cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Adams County | Northeast | $235 | — | — | +8.3% |
| Allen County | Northeast | $219 | — | — | +9.5% |
| Bartholomew County | Central | $224 | $258 | — | +9.3% |
| Benton County | Northwest | $300 | — | — | −8.3% |
| Blackford County | East Central | $246 | — | — | −2.0% |
| Boone County | Central | $264 | — | — | −1.5% |
| Brown County | South Central | $134 | — | — | −1.5% |
| Carroll County | North Central | $275 | — | $52.50 | −4.8% |
| Cass County | North Central | $237 | — | — | −0.8% |
| Clark County | Southeast | $150 | — | $59.50 | +16.3% |
| Clay County | West Central | $218 | — | — | +2.3% |
| Clinton County | Central | $298 | — | — | +3.5% |
| Crawford County | South Central | — | — | $28 | — |
| Daviess County | Southwest | $255 | $285 | — | +4.1% |
| Dearborn County | Southeast | $147 | — | — | −9.3% |
| Decatur County | Central | $235 | — | — | −2.1% |
| DeKalb County | Northeast | $146 | — | — | −3.9% |
| Delaware County | East Central | $240 | — | $77 | +12.1% |
| Dubois County | Southwest | $200 | — | $46 | +20.5% |
| Elkhart County | North Central | $230 | $307 | $43 | +14.4% |
| Fayette County | East Central | $255 | — | — | +0.4% |
| Fountain County | West Central | $265 | — | $76.50 | −2.9% |
| Franklin County | Southeast | $177 | — | $78 | +7.3% |
| Fulton County | North Central | $208 | $302 | — | −8.8% |
| Gibson County | Southwest | $216 | — | $88 | −3.6% |
| Grant County | Central | $195 | — | — | −1.5% |
| Greene County | Southwest | $197 | — | $40 | +12.6% |
| Hamilton County | Central | $239 | — | — | −7.7% |
| Hancock County | Central | $240 | — | — | −4.0% |
| Harrison County | South Central | $170 | — | $45 | +6.9% |
| Hendricks County | Central | $260 | — | — | +15.0% |
| Henry County | East Central | $203 | — | $92.50 | −7.7% |
| Howard County | Central | $255 | — | $50 | −8.6% |
| Huntington County | Northeast | $200 | — | — | −3.8% |
| Jackson County | South Central | $196 | $200 | $50 | −1.5% |
| Jasper County | Northwest | $235 | $277 | — | −3.3% |
| Jay County | East Central | $217 | — | — | −0.5% |
| Jefferson County | Southeast | $150 | — | $60.50 | −4.5% |
| Jennings County | Southeast | $209 | — | $56 | −2.8% |
| Johnson County | Central | $228 | — | — | −7.7% |
| Knox County | Southwest | $229 | $239 | $51 | +7.5% |
| Kosciusko County | North Central | $219 | — | — | +11.7% |
| LaGrange County | Northeast | $159 | $274 | $124 | −8.6% |
| Lake County | Northwest | $186 | — | $63.50 | −3.1% |
| LaPorte County | Northwest | $200 | $290 | $83.50 | −7.0% |
| Lawrence County | South Central | $179 | — | $63 | +14.0% |
| Madison County | Central | $245 | — | — | +10.4% |
| Marion County | Central | $185 | — | — | −2.1% |
| Marshall County | North Central | $219 | $210 | — | −3.9% |
| Martin County | Southwest | $190 | — | — | — |
| Miami County | North Central | $218 | — | — | −0.9% |
| Monroe County | South Central | $149 | — | — | +14.6% |
| Montgomery County | West Central | $287 | — | — | +7.5% |
| Morgan County | Central | $190 | — | $72 | −8.2% |
| Newton County | Northwest | $235 | — | — | −4.9% |
| Noble County | Northeast | $190 | $233 | — | +4.4% |
| Ohio County | Southeast | — | — | — | — |
| Orange County | South Central | $209 | — | — | −3.7% |
| Owen County | West Central | $162 | — | $30 | −3.6% |
| Parke County | West Central | $197 | — | $35 | −10.5% |
| Perry County | South Central | $127 | — | $45 | +1.6% |
| Pike County | Southwest | $194 | — | — | +3.7% |
| Porter County | Northwest | $195 | $306 | — | −5.8% |
| Posey County | Southwest | $225 | — | — | −4.3% |
| Pulaski County | Northwest | $217 | $233 | — | −3.1% |
| Putnam County | West Central | $224 | — | $80 | +5.7% |
| Randolph County | East Central | $209 | — | $70.50 | +13.0% |
| Ripley County | Southeast | $174 | — | $74 | +2.4% |
| Rush County | Central | $242 | — | — | −4.0% |
| Scott County | Southeast | $155 | — | — | +6.2% |
| Shelby County | Central | $249 | — | $56 | +5.5% |
| Spencer County | Southwest | $185 | — | $53.50 | +1.1% |
| St. Joseph County | North Central | $196 | $312 | — | +3.2% |
| Starke County | Northwest | $170 | — | — | 0% |
| Steuben County | Northeast | $153 | — | — | −1.9% |
| Sullivan County | Southwest | $230 | — | — | +13.3% |
| Switzerland County | Southeast | $134 | — | — | −1.5% |
| Tippecanoe County | West Central | $267 | — | $45 | +0.8% |
| Tipton County | Central | $275 | — | — | −1.8% |
| Union County | East Central | $220 | — | $50 | −7.6% |
| Vanderburgh County | Southwest | $233 | — | — | +12.0% |
| Vermillion County | West Central | $270 | — | — | +8.9% |
| Vigo County | West Central | $244 | — | — | +2.1% |
| Wabash County | North Central | $201 | — | — | −2.0% |
| Warren County | West Central | $303 | — | — | +5.6% |
| Warrick County | Southwest | $175 | — | — | −9.3% |
| Washington County | South Central | $168 | — | — | +16.7% |
| Wayne County | East Central | $214 | — | $65.50 | +2.9% |
| Wells County | Northeast | $279 | — | $53.50 | +11.6% |
| White County | Northwest | $263 | — | — | +11.4% |
| Whitley County | Northeast | $199 | — | — | −8.3% |
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.