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Arkansas 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 61 reporting counties was $30 per acre. Mississippi County had the highest reported county mean at $169. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +147.8% in Montgomery County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,092 published county-land-type records and 708 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 | $26 | 55 |
| 2020 | Not available | $23 | 64 |
| 2021 | Not available | $26 | 67 |
| 2022 | Not available | $30 | 67 |
| 2023 | Not available | $30 | 55 |
| 2024 | Not available | $31 | 57 |
| 2025 | $52 | $26 | 62 |
| 2026 | Not available | $30 | 61 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $130 | 22 |
| 2020 | Not available | $139 | 26 |
| 2021 | Not available | $141 | 25 |
| 2022 | Not available | $150 | 24 |
| 2023 | Not available | $154 | 25 |
| 2024 | Not available | $149 | 20 |
| 2025 | $154 | $152 | 21 |
| 2026 | Not available | $158 | 27 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $16 | 45 |
| 2020 | Not available | $17 | 49 |
| 2021 | Not available | $16 | 55 |
| 2022 | Not available | $19 | 53 |
| 2023 | Not available | $19 | 58 |
| 2024 | Not available | $19 | 48 |
| 2025 | $22 | $20 | 51 |
| 2026 | Not available | $22 | 55 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Mississippi County$169
- Chicot County$159
- Cross County$140
- St. Francis County$136
- Woodruff County$127
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Clay County$195
- Greene County$192
- Jackson County$185
- Jefferson County$185
- Mississippi County$184
Lowest
- Faulkner County$100
- White County$118
- Prairie County$140
- Phillips County$146
- Cross County$149
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi County | $169/acre | +52.3% | 2026 |
| Chicot County | $159/acre | — | 2026 |
| Cross County | $140/acre | +43.6% | 2026 |
| St. Francis County | $136/acre | +36.7% | 2026 |
| Woodruff County | $127/acre | — | 2026 |
| Phillips County | $119/acre | — | 2026 |
| Poinsett County | $110/acre | +71.9% | 2026 |
| Crittenden County | $109/acre | +5.8% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $105/acre | +34.6% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $90/acre | -21.7% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $83/acre | +52.8% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $53/acre | +53.6% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $53/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $53/acre | +50.0% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $50/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $40/acre | +29.5% | 2026 |
| Drew County | $39/acre | +59.2% | 2026 |
| Pulaski County | $39/acre | -8.2% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $38/acre | +65.2% | 2026 |
| Boone County | $36/acre | -5.3% | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $35/acre | -19.5% | 2026 |
| Sebastian County | $35/acre | +70.7% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $33/acre | +29.4% | 2026 |
| Fulton County | $32/acre | +30.6% | 2026 |
| Howard County | $32/acre | +48.8% | 2026 |
| Miller County | $32/acre | -8.6% | 2026 |
| Crawford County | $31/acre | +34.8% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $31/acre | +34.8% | 2026 |
| White County | $31/acre | +17.3% | 2026 |
| Hempstead County | $30/acre | +30.4% | 2026 |
| Lonoke County | $30/acre | -14.3% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $30/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| Stone County | $30/acre | +71.4% | 2026 |
| Independence County | $29/acre | -10.9% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $29/acre | +147.8% | 2026 |
| Izard County | $28/acre | +40.0% | 2026 |
| Little River County | $28/acre | -20.0% | 2026 |
| Perry County | $27/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $27/acre | +43.2% | 2026 |
| Faulkner County | $26/acre | -16.1% | 2026 |
| Prairie County | $26/acre | -33.3% | 2026 |
| Yell County | $26/acre | +52.9% | 2026 |
| Baxter County | $26/acre | +24.4% | 2026 |
| Hot Spring County | $26/acre | — | 2026 |
| Newton County | $26/acre | +15.9% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $25/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Sharp County | $25/acre | +28.2% | 2026 |
| Cleveland County | $25/acre | -25.8% | 2026 |
| Conway County | $25/acre | +40.0% | 2026 |
| Sevier County | $24/acre | -9.4% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $24/acre | +11.9% | 2026 |
| Cleburne County | $23/acre | -11.5% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $23/acre | +48.4% | 2026 |
| Van Buren County | $21/acre | +50.0% | 2026 |
| Nevada County | $19/acre | +5.6% | 2026 |
| Pope County | $19/acre | -13.6% | 2026 |
| Searcy County | $19/acre | +52.0% | 2026 |
| Columbia County | $17/acre | +41.7% | 2026 |
| Saline County | $17/acre | +21.4% | 2026 |
| Dallas County | $14/acre | — | 2026 |
| Grant County | $13/acre | — | 2026 |
| Arkansas County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Ashley County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Clay County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Craighead County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Desha County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Garland County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Jackson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Lafayette County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Lee County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Monroe County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Union 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.