County cash rent

Iowa Farmland Cash Rent: County Rates and Trends

USDA NASS reported 99 Iowa county cash-rent figures for non-irrigated cropland in 2026. The 2026 state average is USD 271/ac, down USD 3/ac from 2025.

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The five highest reported Iowa counties in 2026 are Sioux (USD 336/ac), Grundy (USD 322/ac), O Brien (USD 310/ac), Carroll (USD 305/ac), Clinton (USD 304/ac).

The five lowest reported counties are Clarke (USD 167/ac), Decatur (USD 167/ac), Appanoose (USD 173/ac), Monroe (USD 174/ac), Lucas (USD 176/ac), which shows why a statewide average is a weak substitute for county data.

For broader state soil, parcel, energy, and CRP context, use the Iowa farmland analysis hub. This page stays focused on rent queries.

Iowa cash rent by county (2026)
County or fallbackYear$/acreData level
Adair2026USD 237/acNASS county figure
Adams2026USD 232/acNASS county figure
Allamakee2026USD 252/acNASS county figure
Appanoose2026USD 173/acNASS county figure
Audubon2026USD 302/acNASS county figure
Benton2026USD 303/acNASS county figure
Black Hawk2026USD 257/acNASS county figure
Boone2026USD 263/acNASS county figure
Bremer2026USD 291/acNASS county figure
Buchanan2026USD 293/acNASS county figure
Buena Vista2026USD 260/acNASS county figure
Butler2026USD 301/acNASS county figure
Calhoun2026USD 267/acNASS county figure
Carroll2026USD 305/acNASS county figure
Cass2026USD 259/acNASS county figure
Cedar2026USD 297/acNASS county figure
Cerro Gordo2026USD 260/acNASS county figure
Cherokee2026USD 301/acNASS county figure
Chickasaw2026USD 284/acNASS county figure
Clarke2026USD 167/acNASS county figure
Clay2026USD 248/acNASS county figure
Clayton2026USD 266/acNASS county figure
Clinton2026USD 304/acNASS county figure
Crawford2026USD 281/acNASS county figure
Dallas2026USD 241/acNASS county figure
Davis2026USD 182/acNASS county figure
Decatur2026USD 167/acNASS county figure
Delaware2026USD 298/acNASS county figure
Des Moines2026USD 253/acNASS county figure
Dickinson2026USD 247/acNASS county figure
Dubuque2026USD 303/acNASS county figure
Emmet2026USD 239/acNASS county figure
Fayette2026USD 270/acNASS county figure
Floyd2026USD 293/acNASS county figure
Franklin2026USD 271/acNASS county figure
Fremont2026USD 215/acNASS county figure
Greene2026USD 268/acNASS county figure
Grundy2026USD 322/acNASS county figure
Guthrie2026USD 248/acNASS county figure
Hamilton2026USD 301/acNASS county figure
Hancock2026USD 265/acNASS county figure
Hardin2026USD 280/acNASS county figure
Harrison2026USD 255/acNASS county figure
Henry2026USD 253/acNASS county figure
Howard2026USD 283/acNASS county figure
Humboldt2026USD 262/acNASS county figure
Ida2026USD 291/acNASS county figure
Iowa2026USD 269/acNASS county figure
Jackson2026USD 275/acNASS county figure
Jasper2026USD 264/acNASS county figure
Jefferson2026USD 244/acNASS county figure
Johnson2026USD 277/acNASS county figure
Jones2026USD 279/acNASS county figure
Keokuk2026USD 236/acNASS county figure
Kossuth2026USD 282/acNASS county figure
Lee2026USD 242/acNASS county figure
Linn2026USD 258/acNASS county figure
Louisa2026USD 242/acNASS county figure
Lucas2026USD 176/acNASS county figure
Lyon2026USD 284/acNASS county figure
Madison2026USD 221/acNASS county figure
Mahaska2026USD 244/acNASS county figure
Marion2026USD 230/acNASS county figure
Marshall2026USD 286/acNASS county figure
Mills2026USD 258/acNASS county figure
Mitchell2026USD 277/acNASS county figure
Monona2026USD 272/acNASS county figure
Monroe2026USD 174/acNASS county figure
Montgomery2026USD 248/acNASS county figure
Muscatine2026USD 288/acNASS county figure
O Brien2026USD 310/acNASS county figure
Osceola2026USD 283/acNASS county figure
Page2026USD 236/acNASS county figure
Palo Alto2026USD 282/acNASS county figure
Plymouth2026USD 288/acNASS county figure
Pocahontas2026USD 269/acNASS county figure
Polk2026USD 258/acNASS county figure
Pottawattamie2026USD 255/acNASS county figure
Poweshiek2026USD 278/acNASS county figure
Ringgold2026USD 201/acNASS county figure
Sac2026USD 290/acNASS county figure
Scott2026USD 284/acNASS county figure
Shelby2026USD 270/acNASS county figure
Sioux2026USD 336/acNASS county figure
Story2026USD 290/acNASS county figure
Tama2026USD 257/acNASS county figure
Taylor2026USD 228/acNASS county figure
Union2026USD 266/acNASS county figure
Van Buren2026USD 197/acNASS county figure
Wapello2026USD 247/acNASS county figure
Warren2026USD 218/acNASS county figure
Washington2026USD 286/acNASS county figure
Wayne2026USD 199/acNASS county figure
Webster2026USD 275/acNASS county figure
Winnebago2026USD 262/acNASS county figure
Winneshiek2026USD 274/acNASS county figure
Woodbury2026USD 288/acNASS county figure
Worth2026USD 241/acNASS county figure
Wright2026USD 267/acNASS county figure
Counties not separately reported by NASS2026USD 271/acState-level fallback, not county-specific

County averages, not medians. The final fallback row shows the Iowa state figure explicitly labeled as state-level for counties NASS does not separately report.

Source: USDA NASS QuickStats, Survey years 2022 to 2026. Retrieved October 2026. Labeled Measured.

Five-year Iowa trend

The 2026 state average is USD 271/ac, down USD 3/ac from 2025. The trend line below uses NASS state rows so it stays stable even when individual county suppression changes year to year.

Iowa non-irrigated cropland cash rent A five-year line chart of dollars per acre. 280 250 2022 256 2023 269 2024 276 2025 274 2026 271
Dollars per acre per year. State rows are USDA NASS QuickStats records.

From county average to parcel read

A county average tells you what surveyed non-irrigated cropland rented for in that county. It does not see whether your acres are high-PI prairie soil, a wet corner, a small irregular field, or ground with better access and drainage than the county average.

Scout reads the parcel's SSURGO soil profile, starts from the county NASS rent when it exists, and applies AgriTerra's PI-based soil band around that benchmark. If the county is unavailable, Scout uses the state figure and labels the downgrade.

County average vs. a real parcel

The Iowa state average is not your number.

Iowa state average, 2026

$271/ac

USDA NASS, non-irrigated cropland

Your parcel

Run your own parcel to see the gap. Every Iowa parcel reads differently on soil, drainage, and rotation.

Use the land's address. If it has no street address, open Scout to find or draw the parcel. No account needed; Scout asks for an email once, before it shows the analysis.

Every parcel-scale figure is a Scout free read; see how we get our numbers. The state average anchor is the USDA NASS 2026 survey for non-irrigated cropland.

Check the parcel, not just the county.

Start with the Iowa county benchmark, then let Scout read the parcel's soils, acreage, flood, wetlands, CRP fit, and energy context.

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