Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Cuming County$289
- 2Thurston County$269
- 3Wayne County$269
- 4Dakota County$264
- 5Platte County$258
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Sioux County$23.50
- 2Banner County$30.50
- 3Kimball County$34.50
- 4Dawes County$34.50
- 5Sheridan County$36
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Dundy County+24.4% (+$10)
- 2Kimball County+23.2% (+$6.50)
- 3Phelps County+21.6% (+$24)
- 4Gosper County+18.1% (+$15)
- 5Dawes County+15.0% (+$4.50)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Sheridan County−16.3% (−$7)
- 2Box Butte County−13.6% (−$6)
- 3Sarpy County−10.4% (−$26)
- 4Dakota County−9.9% (−$29)
- 5Keya Paha County−9.5% (−$4.50)
All 93 counties
Nebraska cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Adams County | South | $144 | $307 | $40.50 | +4.3% |
| Antelope County | Northeast | $173 | $320 | $50.50 | 0% |
| Arthur County | North | — | — | $19 | — |
| Banner County | Northwest | $30.50 | $177 | $12.50 | +1.7% |
| Blaine County | North | — | — | $22 | — |
| Boone County | Northeast | $204 | $295 | — | +7.4% |
| Box Butte County | Northwest | $38 | $203 | $13.50 | −13.6% |
| Boyd County | North | $126 | — | $36.50 | +6.8% |
| Brown County | North | — | $186 | $26 | — |
| Buffalo County | Central | $138 | $271 | $44 | +7.0% |
| Burt County | Northeast | $252 | $276 | $79 | −0.4% |
| Butler County | East | $226 | $324 | — | +4.1% |
| Cass County | East | $226 | — | $45.50 | −1.7% |
| Cedar County | Northeast | $247 | $352 | $76 | −1.6% |
| Chase County | Southwest | $58 | $258 | $19.50 | +13.7% |
| Cherry County | North | — | $176 | $17.50 | — |
| Cheyenne County | Northwest | $42.50 | $190 | — | +11.8% |
| Clay County | Southeast | $157 | $320 | — | — |
| Colfax County | East | $249 | $317 | $60.50 | +3.8% |
| Cuming County | Northeast | $289 | $344 | $77 | +1.0% |
| Custer County | Central | $99.50 | $240 | — | +2.1% |
| Dakota County | Northeast | $264 | $322 | $63.50 | −9.9% |
| Dawes County | Northwest | $34.50 | $170 | $17 | +15.0% |
| Dawson County | Central | $128 | $273 | $46.50 | −3.8% |
| Deuel County | Northwest | $44.50 | $172 | — | +9.9% |
| Dixon County | Northeast | $256 | $343 | $61.50 | +4.1% |
| Dodge County | East | $225 | $306 | — | −0.9% |
| Douglas County | East | $248 | $269 | — | +6.0% |
| Dundy County | Southwest | $51 | $237 | $21 | +24.4% |
| Fillmore County | Southeast | $174 | $314 | $34 | +8.1% |
| Franklin County | South | $115 | $284 | $38.50 | −4.2% |
| Frontier County | Southwest | $67.50 | $211 | $31.50 | +10.7% |
| Furnas County | South | $87.50 | $235 | $34 | +8.7% |
| Gage County | Southeast | $176 | $278 | $58 | +4.8% |
| Garden County | Northwest | $44 | $189 | $15 | +3.5% |
| Garfield County | North | $89.50 | — | $30.50 | — |
| Gosper County | South | $98 | $280 | $46.50 | +18.1% |
| Grant County | North | — | — | — | — |
| Greeley County | Central | $145 | $267 | — | +3.6% |
| Hall County | Central | — | $279 | — | — |
| Hamilton County | East | $174 | $304 | — | — |
| Harlan County | South | $117 | $249 | $38.50 | +8.3% |
| Hayes County | Southwest | $61.50 | $230 | $21.50 | +8.8% |
| Hitchcock County | Southwest | $60 | $198 | $23.50 | +11.1% |
| Holt County | North | $89.50 | $274 | $47 | −4.3% |
| Hooker County | North | — | — | $18 | — |
| Howard County | Central | $132 | $245 | $54 | −2.2% |
| Jefferson County | Southeast | $159 | $295 | $47 | −0.6% |
| Johnson County | Southeast | $184 | — | $56 | −5.2% |
| Kearney County | South | $129 | $263 | — | −5.1% |
| Keith County | Southwest | $56 | $218 | $17 | −1.8% |
| Keya Paha County | North | $43 | $193 | $39.50 | −9.5% |
| Kimball County | Northwest | $34.50 | $192 | — | +23.2% |
| Knox County | Northeast | $217 | $300 | $48.50 | −2.7% |
| Lancaster County | East | $190 | $274 | $53 | +5.0% |
| Lincoln County | Southwest | $66 | $263 | $30 | +12.8% |
| Logan County | North | $49 | $191 | $26 | +6.5% |
| Loup County | North | $110 | $216 | $20.50 | — |
| Madison County | Northeast | $214 | $292 | $57 | −0.5% |
| McPherson County | North | — | $146 | $22.50 | — |
| Merrick County | East | — | $272 | — | — |
| Morrill County | Northwest | — | $178 | $16 | — |
| Nance County | East | $204 | $271 | $53.50 | +12.7% |
| Nemaha County | Southeast | $213 | — | $46.50 | +0.5% |
| Nuckolls County | Southeast | $148 | $296 | $48 | −6.3% |
| Otoe County | Southeast | $186 | — | $50 | −4.1% |
| Pawnee County | Southeast | $176 | — | — | +10.0% |
| Perkins County | Southwest | $54 | $212 | $25.50 | −2.7% |
| Phelps County | South | $135 | $313 | — | +21.6% |
| Pierce County | Northeast | $197 | $291 | $75 | +2.6% |
| Platte County | East | $258 | $316 | $77 | +13.2% |
| Polk County | East | $187 | $324 | — | −5.1% |
| Red Willow County | Southwest | $66.50 | $214 | $20.50 | −4.3% |
| Richardson County | Southeast | $211 | — | $48.50 | +4.5% |
| Rock County | North | $47.50 | — | $30 | +13.1% |
| Saline County | Southeast | $152 | $269 | $41 | −7.3% |
| Sarpy County | East | $223 | $295 | — | −10.4% |
| Saunders County | East | $223 | $284 | $52.50 | +6.2% |
| Scotts Bluff County | Northwest | — | $180 | $11.50 | — |
| Seward County | East | $205 | $311 | $49 | +6.8% |
| Sheridan County | Northwest | $36 | $162 | $16 | −16.3% |
| Sherman County | Central | $134 | $299 | $52 | +8.9% |
| Sioux County | Northwest | $23.50 | $144 | $12 | — |
| Stanton County | Northeast | $252 | $312 | $74 | +3.7% |
| Thayer County | Southeast | $132 | $291 | — | −3.6% |
| Thomas County | North | — | — | $20.50 | — |
| Thurston County | Northeast | $269 | — | $61 | −2.5% |
| Valley County | Central | $132 | $302 | $49.50 | — |
| Washington County | East | $229 | $265 | — | −3.4% |
| Wayne County | Northeast | $269 | $331 | $80 | +1.9% |
| Webster County | South | $117 | $270 | $45.50 | −7.9% |
| Wheeler County | North | $87.50 | $262 | $37 | — |
| York County | East | — | $306 | — | — |
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.