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Alabama Cash Rent by County — 2026 USDA Rates
Compare mean annual cash rent per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, and pasture. Every summary keeps land type and rate year separate, with active history from 2019 through 2026.
2026 USDA rate year
The median among 59 reporting counties was $46 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $75 per acre. Limestone County had the highest reported county mean at $139. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +68.3% in Lee County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,021 published county-land-type records and 587 suppressed or missing records are retained. Unavailable annual values are shown explicitly and never interpolated.
- Non-irrigated cropland
- Irrigated cropland
- Pasture
Year-by-year values by land type
Non-irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $36 | 61 |
| 2020 | Not available | $40 | 63 |
| 2021 | Not available | $40 | 63 |
| 2022 | Not available | $42 | 62 |
| 2023 | Not available | $44 | 65 |
| 2024 | Not available | $40 | 61 |
| 2025 | $77 | $44 | 58 |
| 2026 | $75 | $46 | 59 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $130 | 7 |
| 2020 | Not available | $133 | 4 |
| 2021 | Not available | $128 | 4 |
| 2022 | Not available | $155 | 6 |
| 2023 | Not available | $144 | 10 |
| 2024 | Not available | $131 | 5 |
| 2025 | $142 | $159 | 4 |
| 2026 | $139 | $152 | 5 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $22 | 61 |
| 2020 | Not available | $23 | 63 |
| 2021 | Not available | $22 | 63 |
| 2022 | Not available | $23 | 61 |
| 2023 | Not available | $23 | 62 |
| 2024 | Not available | $22 | 57 |
| 2025 | $25 | $23 | 58 |
| 2026 | $27 | $26 | 59 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Limestone County$139
- Lawrence County$113
- Colbert County$105
- Escambia County$101
- Cherokee County$95
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Cherokee County$172
- Monroe County$160
- Lawrence County$152
- Baldwin County$143
- Shelby County$70
Lowest
Not available
Pasture
Highest
Lowest
Sortable county table
2026 county cash rents
Change is shown only when the same land type has a valid value in the immediately prior year.
| County | Non-irrigated cropland | YoY change | Rate year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone County | $139/acre | +9.4% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $113/acre | +7.6% | 2026 |
| Colbert County | $105/acre | +1.0% | 2026 |
| Escambia County | $101/acre | -10.6% | 2026 |
| Cherokee County | $95/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Baldwin County | $90/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Mobile County | $84/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lauderdale County | $79/acre | +1.9% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $73/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Covington County | $67/acre | +9.9% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $67/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $65/acre | -15.0% | 2026 |
| Calhoun County | $65/acre | -15.1% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $62/acre | +10.8% | 2026 |
| Houston County | $61/acre | +8.0% | 2026 |
| DeKalb County | $60/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Etowah County | $60/acre | +13.3% | 2026 |
| Geneva County | $60/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Barbour County | $59/acre | +15.8% | 2026 |
| Dale County | $55/acre | +11.2% | 2026 |
| Talladega County | $54/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| Hale County | $53/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $52/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Autauga County | $51/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Coffee County | $50/acre | +1.0% | 2026 |
| Pickens County | $50/acre | — | 2026 |
| Blount County | $48/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Cullman County | $48/acre | +33.8% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $47/acre | +12.1% | 2026 |
| Tuscaloosa County | $46/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Elmore County | $45/acre | +4.7% | 2026 |
| Lowndes County | $42/acre | +37.7% | 2026 |
| Russell County | $42/acre | — | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $42/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Macon County | $41/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lamar County | $41/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $40/acre | -20.0% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $40/acre | -9.1% | 2026 |
| Marengo County | $40/acre | +1.3% | 2026 |
| Dallas County | $37/acre | +5.8% | 2026 |
| St. Clair County | $37/acre | +49.0% | 2026 |
| Lee County | $35/acre | +68.3% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $34/acre | -8.1% | 2026 |
| Wilcox County | $34/acre | +26.4% | 2026 |
| Cleburne County | $31/acre | +5.2% | 2026 |
| Crenshaw County | $30/acre | +15.4% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $30/acre | -14.5% | 2026 |
| Chambers County | $28/acre | +36.6% | 2026 |
| Conecuh County | $28/acre | -14.1% | 2026 |
| Winston County | $27/acre | +43.2% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $26/acre | +30.0% | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $26/acre | -8.9% | 2026 |
| Chilton County | $25/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Bibb County | $24/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Walker County | $24/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Sumter County | $20/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $18/acre | +33.3% | 2026 |
| Clarke County | $17/acre | — | 2026 |
| Choctaw County | $15/acre | -19.4% | 2026 |
| Bullock County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Madison County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Washington County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
Source and method
How to read this report
USDA county cash rent is a mean for a named land-use category. It is not a low, median, and high distribution. The state cards above are labeled medians among reporting counties unless an official USDA statewide mean is explicitly available.
Rate year: 2026. USDA source release: Aug 21, 2026. Dataset refreshed: Oct 9, 2026.
Data editor: LandLeaseRates Data Team · Reviewed against active release bce02b07.
Read the full methodologyNarrative limitsFindings on this page are generated only from the active typed release; they do not infer causes or interpolate missing data.