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Florida 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 21 reporting counties was $44 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $58 per acre. Santa Rosa County had the highest reported county mean at $107. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +60.9% in Sumter County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
541 published county-land-type records and 1,067 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 | $41 | 24 |
| 2020 | Not available | $50 | 31 |
| 2021 | Not available | $44 | 28 |
| 2022 | Not available | $55 | 26 |
| 2023 | Not available | $53 | 26 |
| 2024 | Not available | $44 | 23 |
| 2025 | $56 | $43 | 22 |
| 2026 | $58 | $44 | 21 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $206 | 17 |
| 2020 | Not available | $255 | 17 |
| 2021 | Not available | $170 | 15 |
| 2022 | Not available | $221 | 10 |
| 2023 | Not available | $178 | 14 |
| 2024 | Not available | $303 | 5 |
| 2025 | $268 | $300 | 9 |
| 2026 | $279 | $343 | 5 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $21 | 30 |
| 2020 | Not available | $20 | 35 |
| 2021 | Not available | $17 | 40 |
| 2022 | Not available | $19 | 33 |
| 2023 | Not available | $22 | 34 |
| 2024 | Not available | $17 | 24 |
| 2025 | $20 | $20 | 23 |
| 2026 | $22 | $21 | 29 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa County | $107/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Escambia County | $96/acre | -3.5% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $65/acre | -35.0% | 2026 |
| Levy County | $58/acre | +41.5% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $58/acre | -11.5% | 2026 |
| Gilchrist County | $55/acre | +3.8% | 2026 |
| Suwannee County | $52/acre | -11.1% | 2026 |
| Sumter County | $52/acre | +60.9% | 2026 |
| Holmes County | $48/acre | -2.0% | 2026 |
| Lake County | $46/acre | — | 2026 |
| Washington County | $44/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hillsborough County | $43/acre | -10.4% | 2026 |
| Alachua County | $43/acre | +4.9% | 2026 |
| Hendry County | $42/acre | — | 2026 |
| Manatee County | $41/acre | — | 2026 |
| Okeechobee County | $41/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Walton County | $41/acre | -21.1% | 2026 |
| Columbia County | $35/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $30/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| Charlotte County | $27/acre | -31.2% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $22/acre | — | 2026 |
| Baker County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Brevard County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Citrus County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| DeSoto County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Gadsden County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Glades County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Hardee County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Highlands County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Indian River County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Lafayette County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Lee County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Martin County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Orange County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Osceola County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Palm Beach County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Polk County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| St. Lucie County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Volusia 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.