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Georgia 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 105 reporting counties was $58 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $84 per acre. Pulaski County had the highest reported county mean at $142. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +40.4% in Hart County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,586 published county-land-type records and 2,230 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 | $49 | 91 |
| 2020 | Not available | $50 | 88 |
| 2021 | Not available | $41 | 110 |
| 2022 | Not available | $46 | 107 |
| 2023 | Not available | $49 | 104 |
| 2024 | Not available | $47 | 91 |
| 2025 | $83 | $61 | 91 |
| 2026 | $84 | $58 | 105 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $200 | 39 |
| 2020 | Not available | $190 | 43 |
| 2021 | Not available | $199 | 37 |
| 2022 | Not available | $218 | 37 |
| 2023 | Not available | $211 | 34 |
| 2024 | Not available | $220 | 30 |
| 2025 | $238 | $233 | 37 |
| 2026 | $242 | $231 | 39 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $27 | 66 |
| 2020 | Not available | $29 | 65 |
| 2021 | Not available | $29 | 82 |
| 2022 | Not available | $30 | 62 |
| 2023 | Not available | $30 | 67 |
| 2024 | Not available | $33 | 48 |
| 2025 | $36 | $32 | 55 |
| 2026 | $38 | $35 | 58 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Pulaski County$142
- Wilcox County$125
- Thomas County$121
- Atkinson County$120
- Colquitt County$120
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Grady County$303
- Turner County$284
- Seminole County$274
- Ben Hill County$273
- Baker County$271
Lowest
- Stewart County$152
- Burke County$182
- Screven County$183
- Laurens County$187
- Bulloch County$194
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | $142/acre | +12.7% | 2026 |
| Wilcox County | $125/acre | +14.7% | 2026 |
| Thomas County | $121/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Atkinson County | $120/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Colquitt County | $120/acre | -7.7% | 2026 |
| Pierce County | $119/acre | — | 2026 |
| Decatur County | $117/acre | +10.4% | 2026 |
| Grady County | $113/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| Irwin County | $113/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| Worth County | $113/acre | +8.7% | 2026 |
| Mitchell County | $112/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Jeff Davis County | $111/acre | +4.7% | 2026 |
| Tift County | $111/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Coffee County | $108/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Seminole County | $108/acre | +5.9% | 2026 |
| Baker County | $106/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Brooks County | $106/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Berrien County | $103/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Appling County | $101/acre | +1.0% | 2026 |
| Cook County | $101/acre | -4.7% | 2026 |
| Miller County | $96/acre | -4.5% | 2026 |
| Ben Hill County | $95/acre | -11.2% | 2026 |
| Echols County | $95/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lowndes County | $92/acre | -4.2% | 2026 |
| Turner County | $91/acre | -7.2% | 2026 |
| Macon County | $89/acre | -4.3% | 2026 |
| Bacon County | $88/acre | +18.2% | 2026 |
| Calhoun County | $87/acre | +0.6% | 2026 |
| Early County | $87/acre | -4.9% | 2026 |
| Lanier County | $87/acre | +10.9% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $83/acre | +5.1% | 2026 |
| Crisp County | $83/acre | -7.3% | 2026 |
| Dodge County | $82/acre | +29.4% | 2026 |
| Bleckley County | $81/acre | -4.7% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $81/acre | +15.0% | 2026 |
| Bulloch County | $79/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| McDuffie County | $78/acre | +19.2% | 2026 |
| Terrell County | $77/acre | +6.2% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $76/acre | -6.2% | 2026 |
| Dooly County | $75/acre | -4.5% | 2026 |
| Candler County | $75/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Treutlen County | $75/acre | +8.0% | 2026 |
| Jenkins County | $74/acre | +21.5% | 2026 |
| Lee County | $74/acre | +20.5% | 2026 |
| Emanuel County | $69/acre | +7.8% | 2026 |
| Toombs County | $68/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Rabun County | $66/acre | — | 2026 |
| Sumter County | $65/acre | — | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $63/acre | — | 2026 |
| Tattnall County | $61/acre | -6.2% | 2026 |
| Peach County | $60/acre | — | 2026 |
| Houston County | $59/acre | — | 2026 |
| Taliaferro County | $58/acre | — | 2026 |
| Chattooga County | $58/acre | +26.4% | 2026 |
| Screven County | $57/acre | +14.0% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $57/acre | +14.0% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $54/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| White County | $53/acre | +16.5% | 2026 |
| Laurens County | $48/acre | +9.1% | 2026 |
| Brantley County | $48/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Burke County | $48/acre | +10.5% | 2026 |
| Cherokee County | $47/acre | — | 2026 |
| Forsyth County | $47/acre | +17.7% | 2026 |
| Bartow County | $46/acre | +19.5% | 2026 |
| Towns County | $46/acre | — | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $46/acre | -7.1% | 2026 |
| Union County | $45/acre | -13.5% | 2026 |
| Schley County | $45/acre | — | 2026 |
| Gilmer County | $44/acre | +25.7% | 2026 |
| Meriwether County | $44/acre | — | 2026 |
| Murray County | $43/acre | — | 2026 |
| Habersham County | $41/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hall County | $41/acre | +18.8% | 2026 |
| Hart County | $40/acre | +40.4% | 2026 |
| Walker County | $40/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Putnam County | $40/acre | +1.3% | 2026 |
| Stephens County | $40/acre | +27.4% | 2026 |
| Elbert County | $37/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $36/acre | -6.5% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $36/acre | — | 2026 |
| Madison County | $36/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $35/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Lamar County | $35/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $35/acre | -5.4% | 2026 |
| Upson County | $35/acre | — | 2026 |
| Webster County | $35/acre | — | 2026 |
| Catoosa County | $35/acre | +35.3% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $34/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Walton County | $34/acre | -15.0% | 2026 |
| Gordon County | $34/acre | -11.8% | 2026 |
| Oglethorpe County | $34/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Effingham County | $32/acre | -12.5% | 2026 |
| Barrow County | $31/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Haralson County | $31/acre | +34.8% | 2026 |
| Heard County | $31/acre | — | 2026 |
| Dade County | $30/acre | — | 2026 |
| Coweta County | $29/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $29/acre | +31.8% | 2026 |
| Newton County | $29/acre | — | 2026 |
| Banks County | $28/acre | +25.0% | 2026 |
| Whitfield County | $28/acre | +22.2% | 2026 |
| Spalding County | $27/acre | — | 2026 |
| Wilkes County | $24/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $23/acre | — | 2026 |
| Greene County | $17/acre | +13.8% | 2026 |
| Dawson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Floyd County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Jackson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Oconee County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Stewart County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Taylor County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Twiggs 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.