Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Madison Parish$143
- 2East Carroll Parish$130
- 3Concordia Parish$119
- 4Avoyelles Parish$115
- 5Rapides Parish$114
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1West Carroll Parish+63.9% (+$38)
- 2Calcasieu Parish+32.3% (+$5)
- 3Tangipahoa Parish+27.6% (+$8)
- 4St. Helena Parish+26.3% (+$5)
- 5Lincoln Parish+15.8% (+$3)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Evangeline Parish−50.3% (−$44)
- 2Bossier Parish−30.3% (−$16.50)
- 3Franklin Parish−27.1% (−$29)
- 4De Soto Parish−24.4% (−$9.50)
- 5Iberville Parish−23.2% (−$9.50)
All 52 counties
Louisiana cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Acadia Parish | Southwest | $53.50 | $87.50 | $20.50 | −14.4% |
| Allen Parish | Southwest | — | $76 | $12.50 | — |
| Avoyelles Parish | Central | $115 | $155 | $30.50 | −0.9% |
| Beauregard Parish | Southwest | $22 | — | $16 | −15.4% |
| Bienville Parish | North Central | — | — | $23 | — |
| Bossier Parish | Northwest | $38 | — | $19.50 | −30.3% |
| Caddo Parish | Northwest | $71 | $130 | $38 | +8.4% |
| Calcasieu Parish | Southwest | $20.50 | $80 | $12 | +32.3% |
| Caldwell Parish | North Central | $48.50 | — | $24 | — |
| Cameron Parish | Southwest | — | $84 | — | — |
| Catahoula Parish | Central | $88 | — | $27.50 | +2.3% |
| Claiborne Parish | North Central | $19 | — | $19 | −2.6% |
| Concordia Parish | Central | $119 | $185 | — | −0.8% |
| De Soto Parish | Northwest | $29.50 | — | $17.50 | −24.4% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | East Central | $18 | — | $31 | +5.9% |
| East Carroll Parish | Northeast | $130 | $183 | — | −4.4% |
| East Feliciana Parish | East Central | $22 | — | $19 | −21.4% |
| Evangeline Parish | Central | $43.50 | $89.50 | $25.50 | −50.3% |
| Franklin Parish | Northeast | $78 | $160 | $39 | −27.1% |
| Grant Parish | Central | — | — | $34.50 | — |
| Iberia Parish | South Central | $94 | — | $38 | −13.8% |
| Iberville Parish | South Central | $31.50 | — | — | −23.2% |
| Jackson Parish | North Central | $34.50 | — | $18.50 | +11.3% |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Southwest | $18 | $70.50 | $14 | −18.2% |
| Lafayette Parish | South Central | $73.50 | $98.50 | $35.50 | −12.5% |
| Lafourche Parish | Southeast | $26 | — | $22 | — |
| Lincoln Parish | North Central | $22 | — | $23 | +15.8% |
| Madison Parish | Northeast | $143 | $159 | — | +4.4% |
| Morehouse Parish | Northeast | $75 | $150 | $37 | −20.6% |
| Natchitoches Parish | West Central | $57.50 | $134 | $30.50 | −21.8% |
| Ouachita Parish | North Central | $84.50 | — | $42.50 | −16.3% |
| Plaquemines Parish | Southeast | — | — | $8.60 | — |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Central | $84.50 | — | $37.50 | −13.8% |
| Rapides Parish | Central | $114 | $143 | — | −0.9% |
| Red River Parish | Northwest | $77.50 | — | $38.50 | +4.0% |
| Richland Parish | Northeast | $79.50 | $148 | $46 | −1.9% |
| Sabine Parish | West Central | $20.50 | — | $14.50 | 0% |
| St. Helena Parish | East Central | $24 | — | $25.50 | +26.3% |
| St. James Parish | Southeast | $62.50 | — | $24 | +2.5% |
| St. Landry Parish | Central | $89 | $90 | $27 | +2.9% |
| St. Martin Parish | South Central | $72.50 | — | $30.50 | −9.4% |
| St. Mary Parish | South Central | $80.50 | — | — | −9.0% |
| St. Tammany Parish | East Central | $14 | — | $30.50 | — |
| Tangipahoa Parish | East Central | $37 | — | $29.50 | +27.6% |
| Tensas Parish | Northeast | $104 | $175 | — | −6.3% |
| Union Parish | North Central | $26.50 | — | $24 | −11.7% |
| Vermilion Parish | Southwest | $87 | $86 | $25 | −1.1% |
| Vernon Parish | West Central | $20.50 | — | — | — |
| Washington Parish | East Central | $34.50 | — | $31.50 | −8.0% |
| Webster Parish | Northwest | — | — | $27.50 | — |
| West Carroll Parish | Northeast | $97.50 | $176 | $41.50 | +63.9% |
| West Feliciana Parish | East Central | $19.50 | — | — | — |
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.