Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Lancaster County$289
- 2Lebanon County$206
- 3Chester County$199
- 4Blair County$175
- 5York County$166
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Wayne County$15
- 2Susquehanna County$17.50
- 3McKean County$18.50
- 4Potter County$21.50
- 5Sullivan County$25.50
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Sullivan County+41.7% (+$7.50)
- 2Snyder County+37.2% (+$32)
- 3Westmoreland County+30.6% (+$16.50)
- 4Crawford County+27.3% (+$12)
- 5Erie County+21.4% (+$12)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Wayne County−26.8% (−$5.50)
- 2Warren County−23.4% (−$9)
- 3Susquehanna County−20.5% (−$4.50)
- 4Fulton County−18.9% (−$18)
- 5Bradford County−18.9% (−$7)
All 61 counties
Pennsylvania cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Adams County | South Central | $91 | — | — | +1.1% |
| Armstrong County | West Central | $31.50 | — | — | −11.3% |
| Beaver County | West Central | $70.50 | — | — | +8.5% |
| Bedford County | South Central | $77 | — | $27.50 | +18.5% |
| Berks County | Southeastern | $155 | — | $87 | — |
| Blair County | Central | $175 | — | — | +1.7% |
| Bradford County | North Central | $30 | — | $18.50 | −18.9% |
| Bucks County | Southeastern | $45 | — | — | −13.5% |
| Butler County | West Central | $39 | — | — | 0% |
| Cambria County | Central | $48 | — | — | +1.1% |
| Carbon County | East Central | $60 | — | — | −5.5% |
| Centre County | Central | $107 | — | — | +16.3% |
| Chester County | Southeastern | $199 | $269 | — | −2.5% |
| Clarion County | West Central | $29.50 | — | — | +5.4% |
| Clearfield County | Central | $26 | — | — | +18.2% |
| Clinton County | North Central | $83.50 | — | — | +12.1% |
| Columbia County | Central | $78 | — | — | −1.9% |
| Crawford County | Northwestern | $56 | — | $31.50 | +27.3% |
| Cumberland County | South Central | $132 | — | — | −9.0% |
| Dauphin County | Central | $87.50 | — | — | −7.9% |
| Erie County | Northwestern | $68 | — | — | +21.4% |
| Fayette County | Southwestern | $32.50 | — | $26.50 | +8.3% |
| Forest County | Northwestern | $45 | — | — | — |
| Franklin County | South Central | $146 | — | — | −7.6% |
| Fulton County | South Central | $77 | — | — | −18.9% |
| Greene County | Southwestern | $48.50 | — | — | — |
| Huntingdon County | Central | $88.50 | — | — | −13.2% |
| Indiana County | West Central | $45.50 | — | — | −1.1% |
| Jefferson County | West Central | $26.50 | — | — | −11.7% |
| Juniata County | Central | $113 | — | — | 0% |
| Lackawanna County | Northeastern | $32.50 | — | — | −15.6% |
| Lancaster County | Southeastern | $289 | $523 | — | +11.2% |
| Lawrence County | West Central | $54 | — | $18 | +3.8% |
| Lebanon County | Southeastern | $206 | — | $87 | 0% |
| Lehigh County | East Central | $121 | — | — | +1.7% |
| Luzerne County | East Central | $65.50 | — | — | +3.1% |
| Lycoming County | North Central | $65 | — | — | −11.0% |
| McKean County | North Central | $18.50 | — | — | −7.5% |
| Mercer County | Northwestern | $68.50 | — | $33 | +18.1% |
| Mifflin County | Central | $132 | — | $103 | +15.8% |
| Monroe County | East Central | $48 | — | — | — |
| Montgomery County | Southeastern | $68.50 | — | — | −6.2% |
| Montour County | Central | $100 | — | — | −9.1% |
| Northampton County | East Central | $90 | — | — | +20.0% |
| Northumberland County | Central | $111 | — | — | −5.1% |
| Perry County | Central | $93.50 | — | $56.50 | +12.7% |
| Potter County | North Central | $21.50 | — | — | −18.9% |
| Schuylkill County | East Central | $81.50 | — | — | +1.9% |
| Snyder County | Central | $118 | — | $47.50 | +37.2% |
| Somerset County | Southwestern | $38.50 | — | $40 | +6.9% |
| Sullivan County | North Central | $25.50 | — | — | +41.7% |
| Susquehanna County | Northeastern | $17.50 | — | — | −20.5% |
| Tioga County | North Central | $48 | — | $24.50 | +20.0% |
| Union County | Central | $106 | — | — | −8.6% |
| Venango County | Northwestern | $40 | — | — | +17.6% |
| Warren County | Northwestern | $29.50 | — | — | −23.4% |
| Washington County | Southwestern | $30 | — | $23 | +11.1% |
| Wayne County | Northeastern | $15 | — | — | −26.8% |
| Westmoreland County | Southwestern | $70.50 | — | — | +30.6% |
| Wyoming County | Northeastern | $33 | — | — | −14.3% |
| York County | South Central | $166 | — | $50.50 | +14.5% |
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.