County cash rent

Michigan Farmland Cash Rent: County Rates and Trends

USDA NASS reported 73 Michigan county cash-rent figures for non-irrigated cropland in 2025. The 2026 state average is USD 148/ac, up USD 5/ac from 2025.

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The five highest reported Michigan counties in 2025 are Huron (USD 237/ac), Sanilac (USD 204/ac), Gratiot (USD 199/ac), Ionia (USD 196/ac), Lenawee (USD 176/ac).

The five lowest reported counties are Luce (USD 11/ac), Chippewa (USD 14/ac), Mackinac (USD 16/ac), Emmet (USD 17/ac), Delta (USD 20/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 Michigan farmland analysis hub. This page stays focused on rent queries.

Michigan cash rent by county (2025)
County or fallbackYear$/acreData level
Alcona2025USD 63/acNASS county figure
Alger2025USD 26/acNASS county figure
Allegan2025USD 143/acNASS county figure
Alpena2025USD 42/acNASS county figure
Antrim2025USD 42/acNASS county figure
Arenac2025USD 104/acNASS county figure
Barry2025USD 122/acNASS county figure
Bay2025USD 147/acNASS county figure
Berrien2025USD 152/acNASS county figure
Branch2025USD 150/acNASS county figure
Calhoun2025USD 164/acNASS county figure
Cass2025USD 120/acNASS county figure
Charlevoix2025USD 28/acNASS county figure
Cheboygan2025USD 27/acNASS county figure
Chippewa2025USD 14/acNASS county figure
Clare2025USD 101/acNASS county figure
Clinton2025USD 143/acNASS county figure
Delta2025USD 20/acNASS county figure
Dickinson2025USD 22/acNASS county figure
Eaton2025USD 138/acNASS county figure
Emmet2025USD 17/acNASS county figure
Genesee2025USD 130/acNASS county figure
Gladwin2025USD 102/acNASS county figure
Grand Traverse2025USD 48/acNASS county figure
Gratiot2025USD 199/acNASS county figure
Hillsdale2025USD 136/acNASS county figure
Huron2025USD 237/acNASS county figure
Ingham2025USD 164/acNASS county figure
Ionia2025USD 196/acNASS county figure
Iosco2025USD 87/acNASS county figure
Isabella2025USD 124/acNASS county figure
Jackson2025USD 104/acNASS county figure
Kalamazoo2025USD 134/acNASS county figure
Kalkaska2025USD 24/acNASS county figure
Kent2025USD 133/acNASS county figure
Lake2025USD 72/acNASS county figure
Lapeer2025USD 85/acNASS county figure
Leelanau2025USD 107/acNASS county figure
Lenawee2025USD 176/acNASS county figure
Livingston2025USD 96/acNASS county figure
Luce2025USD 11/acNASS county figure
Mackinac2025USD 16/acNASS county figure
Macomb2025USD 100/acNASS county figure
Manistee2025USD 39/acNASS county figure
Mason2025USD 62/acNASS county figure
Mecosta2025USD 63/acNASS county figure
Menominee2025USD 30/acNASS county figure
Midland2025USD 173/acNASS county figure
Missaukee2025USD 103/acNASS county figure
Monroe2025USD 164/acNASS county figure
Montcalm2025USD 89/acNASS county figure
Montmorency2025USD 32/acNASS county figure
Muskegon2025USD 93/acNASS county figure
Newaygo2025USD 92/acNASS county figure
Oakland2025USD 76/acNASS county figure
Oceana2025USD 93/acNASS county figure
Ogemaw2025USD 64/acNASS county figure
Ontonagon2025USD 22/acNASS county figure
Osceola2025USD 84/acNASS county figure
Oscoda2025USD 49/acNASS county figure
Otsego2025USD 25/acNASS county figure
Ottawa2025USD 129/acNASS county figure
Presque Isle2025USD 44/acNASS county figure
Saginaw2025USD 138/acNASS county figure
Sanilac2025USD 204/acNASS county figure
Shiawassee2025USD 139/acNASS county figure
St Clair2025USD 83/acNASS county figure
St Joseph2025USD 151/acNASS county figure
Tuscola2025USD 152/acNASS county figure
Van Buren2025USD 167/acNASS county figure
Washtenaw2025USD 94/acNASS county figure
Wayne2025USD 97/acNASS county figure
Wexford2025USD 37/acNASS county figure
Counties not separately reported by NASS2026USD 148/acState-level fallback, not county-specific

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

Source: USDA NASS QuickStats, Survey years 2022 to 2026. Retrieved August 2026. High confidence.

Five-year Michigan trend

The 2026 state average is USD 148/ac, up USD 5/ac from 2025. The trend line below uses NASS state rows so it stays stable even when individual county suppression changes year to year.

Michigan non-irrigated cropland cash rent A five-year line chart of dollars per acre. 150 135 2022 137 2023 140 2024 143 2025 143 2026 148
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.

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