Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Grant County$247
- 2Lafayette County$240
- 3Walworth County$236
- 4Dane County$231
- 5Kewaunee County$228
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Douglas County$16
- 2Florence County$25
- 3Bayfield County$28.50
- 4Price County$37
- 5Ashland County$38.50
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Price County+42.3% (+$11)
- 2Marathon County+19.8% (+$22)
- 3Milwaukee County+18.8% (+$16)
- 4Juneau County+17.6% (+$18)
- 5Polk County+17.3% (+$18)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Ozaukee County−10.6% (−$14)
- 2Adams County−10.3% (−$8.50)
- 3Washington County−9.8% (−$13)
- 4Langlade County−9.6% (−$11)
- 5St. Croix County−9.3% (−$13)
All 68 counties
Wisconsin cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Adams County | Central | $74 | $341 | — | −10.3% |
| Ashland County | North Central | $38.50 | — | — | +16.7% |
| Barron County | Northwest | $103 | $216 | $31 | +10.8% |
| Bayfield County | Northwest | $28.50 | — | — | +11.8% |
| Brown County | East Central | $213 | — | $55 | +2.4% |
| Buffalo County | West Central | $139 | — | $25 | −1.4% |
| Burnett County | Northwest | $56.50 | — | — | +2.7% |
| Calumet County | East Central | $187 | — | — | −0.5% |
| Chippewa County | Northwest | $125 | — | — | +1.6% |
| Clark County | North Central | $119 | — | — | −0.8% |
| Columbia County | South Central | $215 | — | $50.50 | +15.0% |
| Crawford County | Southwest | $167 | — | — | +15.2% |
| Dane County | South Central | $231 | — | $61 | −0.9% |
| Dodge County | South Central | $212 | — | — | +1.4% |
| Door County | East Central | $120 | — | — | −5.5% |
| Douglas County | Northwest | $16 | — | — | +6.7% |
| Dunn County | West Central | $131 | $252 | — | −7.7% |
| Eau Claire County | West Central | $125 | — | $30 | −3.8% |
| Florence County | Northeast | $25 | — | — | −3.8% |
| Fond du Lac County | East Central | $203 | — | — | +11.5% |
| Forest County | Northeast | $40 | — | — | — |
| Grant County | Southwest | $247 | — | $47 | +1.6% |
| Green County | South Central | $223 | — | $49.50 | +8.8% |
| Green Lake County | Central | $195 | — | — | 0% |
| Iowa County | Southwest | $196 | — | $57 | −0.5% |
| Jackson County | West Central | $143 | — | $48.50 | −7.7% |
| Jefferson County | South Central | $197 | — | — | +8.8% |
| Juneau County | Central | $120 | $272 | $44 | +17.6% |
| Kenosha County | Southeast | $184 | — | $76 | +12.9% |
| Kewaunee County | East Central | $228 | — | — | +10.1% |
| La Crosse County | West Central | $165 | — | $45 | −2.4% |
| Lafayette County | Southwest | $240 | — | $71 | −7.7% |
| Langlade County | Northeast | $103 | $173 | — | −9.6% |
| Lincoln County | North Central | $69.50 | — | — | +3.0% |
| Manitowoc County | East Central | $199 | — | — | −2.9% |
| Marathon County | North Central | $133 | — | $40 | +19.8% |
| Marinette County | Northeast | $124 | — | — | −2.4% |
| Marquette County | Central | $91 | $251 | — | +15.2% |
| Milwaukee County | Southeast | $101 | — | — | +18.8% |
| Monroe County | West Central | $154 | — | $29.50 | +10.0% |
| Oconto County | Northeast | $154 | — | — | −1.3% |
| Outagamie County | East Central | $161 | — | — | −8.5% |
| Ozaukee County | Southeast | $118 | — | — | −10.6% |
| Pepin County | West Central | $185 | — | — | +12.8% |
| Pierce County | West Central | $179 | — | — | +6.5% |
| Polk County | Northwest | $122 | — | $27.50 | +17.3% |
| Portage County | Central | $85.50 | $276 | $36 | +8.2% |
| Price County | North Central | $37 | — | — | +42.3% |
| Racine County | Southeast | $175 | $172 | — | +14.4% |
| Richland County | Southwest | $155 | — | $22.50 | +16.5% |
| Rock County | South Central | $223 | — | — | +6.2% |
| Rusk County | Northwest | $104 | — | — | +13.0% |
| Sauk County | Southwest | $158 | — | $33.50 | +4.6% |
| Sawyer County | Northwest | $60.50 | — | — | +2.5% |
| Shawano County | Northeast | $142 | — | — | +10.1% |
| Sheboygan County | East Central | $151 | — | — | +2.7% |
| St. Croix County | West Central | $127 | — | — | −9.3% |
| Taylor County | North Central | $118 | — | — | +14.6% |
| Trempealeau County | West Central | $144 | $264 | $32 | +5.1% |
| Vernon County | Southwest | $145 | — | — | −6.5% |
| Walworth County | Southeast | $236 | — | — | +12.4% |
| Washburn County | Northwest | $67.50 | — | $29.50 | +2.3% |
| Washington County | Southeast | $119 | — | — | −9.8% |
| Waukesha County | Southeast | $171 | — | $31.50 | +7.5% |
| Waupaca County | Central | $129 | $231 | $47 | 0% |
| Waushara County | Central | $78 | $301 | — | −3.7% |
| Winnebago County | East Central | $123 | — | — | +10.8% |
| Wood County | Central | $81.50 | — | — | +2.5% |
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.