Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Washington County$172
- 2Coahoma County$155
- 3Warren County$155
- 4Humphreys County$153
- 5Issaquena County$153
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Kemper County$11
- 2Wilkinson County$14.50
- 3Lawrence County$18.50
- 4Jasper County$19.50
- 5Amite County$21
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Wayne County+91.7% (+$11)
- 2Newton County+56.1% (+$11.50)
- 3Jones County+44.8% (+$13)
- 4Smith County+44.2% (+$9.50)
- 5George County+43.9% (+$18)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Kemper County−35.3% (−$6)
- 2Lawrence County−31.5% (−$8.50)
- 3Franklin County−31.2% (−$10)
- 4Wilkinson County−29.3% (−$6)
- 5Yalobusha County−14.8% (−$18)
All 76 counties
Mississippi cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Alcorn County | Northeast | $59.50 | — | $20.50 | +9.2% |
| Amite County | Southwest | $21 | — | $21 | −2.3% |
| Attala County | Central | $85 | — | $22 | −3.4% |
| Benton County | North Central | $77 | — | — | — |
| Bolivar County | Upper Delta | $123 | $182 | — | +7.9% |
| Calhoun County | North Central | $132 | $146 | $17 | +2.3% |
| Carroll County | Central | $76.50 | $197 | $21 | +15.0% |
| Chickasaw County | East Central | $88.50 | $165 | $26 | +23.8% |
| Choctaw County | Central | $30.50 | — | — | +22.0% |
| Claiborne County | Southwest | $102 | — | $16.50 | −1.0% |
| Clarke County | Southeast And Coastal | $23 | — | $18.50 | −9.8% |
| Clay County | East Central | $30 | — | $18 | — |
| Coahoma County | Upper Delta | $155 | $193 | — | +8.4% |
| Copiah County | Southwest | $72.50 | — | $31 | +22.9% |
| Covington County | South Central | $59.50 | — | — | +10.2% |
| DeSoto County | North Central | $110 | — | $18.50 | −0.9% |
| Franklin County | Southwest | $22 | — | — | −31.2% |
| George County | Southeast And Coastal | $59 | — | $30.50 | +43.9% |
| Greene County | Southeast And Coastal | $28.50 | — | — | — |
| Grenada County | North Central | $112 | — | — | −8.9% |
| Hinds County | Southwest | $66 | — | $22.50 | −6.4% |
| Holmes County | Central | $146 | $197 | $23 | +2.8% |
| Humphreys County | Lower Delta | $153 | $203 | — | +9.3% |
| Issaquena County | Lower Delta | $153 | $202 | — | +16.8% |
| Itawamba County | Northeast | — | — | $15.50 | — |
| Jasper County | Southeast And Coastal | $19.50 | — | $13.50 | −11.4% |
| Jefferson County | Southwest | $49.50 | — | $30 | — |
| Jefferson Davis County | South Central | $22 | — | — | 0% |
| Jones County | Southeast And Coastal | $42 | — | $16.50 | +44.8% |
| Kemper County | East Central | $11 | — | $19.50 | −35.3% |
| Lafayette County | North Central | $101 | — | $15 | +11.0% |
| Lamar County | South Central | $34.50 | — | $22.50 | +11.3% |
| Lawrence County | South Central | $18.50 | — | $14.50 | −31.5% |
| Leake County | Central | $40.50 | — | $19.50 | +17.4% |
| Lee County | Northeast | $90 | — | $19.50 | — |
| Leflore County | Lower Delta | $140 | $187 | — | +9.4% |
| Lincoln County | Southwest | $25.50 | — | $32.50 | +8.5% |
| Lowndes County | East Central | $47.50 | — | $22.50 | −12.8% |
| Madison County | Central | $70 | — | $21.50 | −6.0% |
| Marion County | South Central | $44 | — | $23 | −5.4% |
| Marshall County | North Central | $78.50 | $139 | $32 | +19.8% |
| Monroe County | East Central | $83 | — | — | +23.0% |
| Montgomery County | Central | $100 | — | $18.50 | −5.7% |
| Neshoba County | East Central | $23 | — | $20 | −8.0% |
| Newton County | Southeast And Coastal | $32 | — | $25 | +56.1% |
| Noxubee County | East Central | $80.50 | $194 | $27.50 | −14.4% |
| Oktibbeha County | East Central | $54.50 | — | $29 | −9.2% |
| Panola County | North Central | $120 | $184 | $29 | −2.4% |
| Pearl River County | Southeast And Coastal | $44.50 | — | $27.50 | — |
| Perry County | Southeast And Coastal | — | — | — | — |
| Pike County | South Central | $32 | — | $28.50 | +4.9% |
| Pontotoc County | Northeast | $66.50 | — | $16 | −13.6% |
| Prentiss County | Northeast | $66 | — | $22 | −7.7% |
| Quitman County | Upper Delta | $111 | $176 | — | −0.9% |
| Rankin County | Central | $69.50 | — | $28 | +3.7% |
| Scott County | Central | $46 | — | — | −1.1% |
| Sharkey County | Lower Delta | $145 | $175 | — | +6.6% |
| Simpson County | South Central | — | — | — | — |
| Smith County | South Central | $31 | — | $21.50 | +44.2% |
| Stone County | Southeast And Coastal | — | — | $18.50 | — |
| Sunflower County | Lower Delta | $123 | $178 | — | −8.2% |
| Tallahatchie County | Upper Delta | $147 | $204 | — | +5.8% |
| Tate County | North Central | $73.50 | — | $16 | +17.6% |
| Tippah County | Northeast | $65 | — | $25 | +19.3% |
| Tishomingo County | Northeast | $40 | — | $11 | +27.0% |
| Tunica County | Upper Delta | $98 | $157 | $17 | −11.7% |
| Union County | Northeast | $66 | — | $15.50 | +5.6% |
| Walthall County | South Central | $24.50 | — | $21.50 | −7.5% |
| Warren County | Southwest | $155 | $190 | — | +1.3% |
| Washington County | Lower Delta | $172 | $190 | — | +7.5% |
| Wayne County | Southeast And Coastal | $23 | — | $21.50 | +91.7% |
| Webster County | Central | $125 | — | $13 | −3.1% |
| Wilkinson County | Southwest | $14.50 | — | — | −29.3% |
| Winston County | East Central | — | — | $17 | — |
| Yalobusha County | North Central | $104 | — | $15 | −14.8% |
| Yazoo County | Lower Delta | $152 | $195 | $28 | 0% |
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.