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2,918counties with USDA rates2019–2026
2,500counties with tracked energy projects
29,467solar, wind and storage grid requests tracked
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County-level USDA cash rents from 2019 to 2026, with official state means, county rankings, and the largest comparable changes.

Median county cash rent, non-irrigated cropland (1,540 counties reporting every year)
$60$70$80$9020192020202120222023202420252026Median county meanMedian county mean, 2019: $72Median county mean, 2020: $72Median county mean, 2021: $74Median county mean, 2022: $77Median county mean, 2023: $79Median county mean, 2024: $82Median county mean, 2025: $86Median county mean, 2026: $86
+19.6%change in the median from 2019 to 2026 across the same counties.

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