Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Huron County$239
- 2Tuscola County$222
- 3Ionia County$196
- 4Gratiot County$186
- 5Bay County$185
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Luce County$17.50
- 2Emmet County$18
- 3Mackinac County$19.50
- 4Delta County$19.50
- 5Alger County$20
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Kalkaska County+148.9% (+$35)
- 2Chippewa County+114.8% (+$15.50)
- 3Luce County+66.7% (+$7)
- 4Wexford County+51.4% (+$19)
- 5Tuscola County+46.1% (+$70)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Iosco County−39.9% (−$34.50)
- 2Lake County−30.8% (−$22)
- 3Leelanau County−29.9% (−$32)
- 4Alcona County−28.0% (−$17.50)
- 5Menominee County−23.7% (−$7)
All 74 counties
Michigan cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Alcona County | Northeast | $45 | — | — | −28.0% |
| Alger County | Upper Peninsula | $20 | — | — | −21.6% |
| Allegan County | Southwest | $155 | — | $45 | +8.4% |
| Alpena County | Northeast | $55 | — | — | +31.0% |
| Antrim County | Northwest | $41 | — | — | −2.4% |
| Arenac County | East Central | $128 | — | — | +23.1% |
| Barry County | South Central | $129 | — | $30 | +5.7% |
| Bay County | East Central | $185 | $325 | — | +25.9% |
| Benzie County | Northwest | $80.50 | — | — | — |
| Berrien County | Southwest | $125 | $240 | — | −17.8% |
| Branch County | South Central | $133 | $190 | — | −11.3% |
| Calhoun County | South Central | $132 | — | $81 | −19.5% |
| Cass County | Southwest | $126 | $280 | — | +5.0% |
| Charlevoix County | Northwest | $25 | — | — | −10.7% |
| Cheboygan County | Northeast | — | — | — | — |
| Chippewa County | Upper Peninsula | $29 | — | — | +114.8% |
| Clare County | Central | $93.50 | — | — | −7.4% |
| Clinton County | South Central | $171 | — | — | +19.6% |
| Delta County | Upper Peninsula | $19.50 | — | — | 0% |
| Dickinson County | Upper Peninsula | — | — | — | — |
| Eaton County | South Central | $123 | — | — | −10.9% |
| Emmet County | Northwest | $18 | — | — | +5.9% |
| Genesee County | Southeast | $131 | — | — | +0.8% |
| Gladwin County | Central | $137 | — | — | +34.3% |
| Grand Traverse County | Northwest | $65 | — | — | +36.8% |
| Gratiot County | Central | $186 | $264 | — | −6.5% |
| Hillsdale County | South Central | $150 | $233 | — | +10.3% |
| Huron County | East Central | $239 | — | — | +0.8% |
| Ingham County | South Central | $140 | — | — | −14.6% |
| Ionia County | South Central | $196 | $235 | — | 0% |
| Iosco County | Northeast | $52 | — | — | −39.9% |
| Isabella County | Central | $135 | — | — | +8.9% |
| Jackson County | South Central | $97 | — | — | −6.7% |
| Kalamazoo County | Southwest | $128 | $325 | — | −4.5% |
| Kalkaska County | Northwest | $58.50 | — | — | +148.9% |
| Kent County | Southwest | $145 | $247 | $65 | +9.0% |
| Lake County | West Central | $49.50 | — | — | −30.8% |
| Lapeer County | Southeast | $98.50 | — | — | +16.6% |
| Leelanau County | Northwest | $75 | $252 | — | −29.9% |
| Lenawee County | Southeast | $165 | — | — | −6.2% |
| Livingston County | Southeast | $105 | — | — | +9.4% |
| Luce County | Upper Peninsula | $17.50 | — | — | +66.7% |
| Mackinac County | Upper Peninsula | $19.50 | — | — | +25.8% |
| Macomb County | Southeast | $102 | — | — | +2.5% |
| Manistee County | Northwest | $35 | $77.50 | — | −9.1% |
| Mason County | West Central | $62 | $100 | — | +0.8% |
| Mecosta County | Central | $70 | $155 | — | +11.1% |
| Menominee County | Upper Peninsula | $22.50 | — | — | −23.7% |
| Midland County | Central | $179 | — | — | +3.5% |
| Missaukee County | Northwest | $98 | — | — | −4.9% |
| Monroe County | Southeast | $172 | — | — | +4.9% |
| Montcalm County | Central | $107 | $241 | — | +20.2% |
| Montmorency County | Northeast | $44.50 | — | — | +39.1% |
| Muskegon County | West Central | $111 | — | — | +20.0% |
| Newaygo County | West Central | $93.50 | $130 | — | +1.6% |
| Oakland County | Southeast | $71 | — | — | −6.0% |
| Oceana County | West Central | $106 | — | — | +14.0% |
| Ogemaw County | Northeast | $63.50 | — | — | 0% |
| Ontonagon County | Upper Peninsula | — | — | — | — |
| Osceola County | Central | $79 | — | — | −5.4% |
| Oscoda County | Northeast | $64.50 | — | — | +31.6% |
| Otsego County | Northeast | $30 | — | — | +20.0% |
| Ottawa County | Southwest | $143 | $250 | — | +10.9% |
| Presque Isle County | Northeast | $42.50 | — | — | −2.3% |
| Saginaw County | East Central | $159 | — | — | +15.2% |
| Sanilac County | East Central | $157 | — | — | −23.0% |
| Shiawassee County | South Central | $148 | — | — | +6.5% |
| St. Clair County | Southeast | $94 | — | — | +13.9% |
| St. Joseph County | South Central | $131 | $321 | — | −13.2% |
| Tuscola County | East Central | $222 | — | — | +46.1% |
| Van Buren County | Southwest | $140 | $236 | — | −16.2% |
| Washtenaw County | Southeast | $92 | — | — | −2.1% |
| Wayne County | Southeast | $90 | — | — | −6.7% |
| Wexford County | Northwest | $56 | — | — | +51.4% |
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.