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Illinois 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 86 reporting counties was $254 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $261 per acre. Macon County had the highest reported county mean at $347. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +20.0% in Edwards County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,281 published county-land-type records and 1,167 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 | $210 | 94 |
| 2020 | Not available | $209 | 99 |
| 2021 | Not available | $217 | 100 |
| 2022 | Not available | $226 | 93 |
| 2023 | Not available | $247 | 97 |
| 2024 | Not available | $246 | 88 |
| 2025 | $264 | $251 | 95 |
| 2026 | $261 | $254 | 86 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $250 | 9 |
| 2020 | Not available | $242 | 16 |
| 2021 | Not available | $243 | 15 |
| 2022 | Not available | $262 | 13 |
| 2023 | Not available | $263 | 16 |
| 2024 | Not available | $262 | 12 |
| 2025 | $272 | $272 | 15 |
| 2026 | $275 | $275 | 9 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $40 | 65 |
| 2020 | Not available | $42 | 64 |
| 2021 | Not available | $41 | 59 |
| 2022 | Not available | $40 | 59 |
| 2023 | Not available | $39 | 60 |
| 2024 | Not available | $44 | 36 |
| 2025 | $49 | $47 | 38 |
| 2026 | $53 | $50 | 43 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Macon County$347
- Moultrie County$337
- Sangamon County$334
- Christian County$332
- Logan County$326
Lowest
- Union County$87
- Williamson County$101
- Lake County$125
- Franklin County$126
- Jefferson County$136
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Lee County$323
- Bureau County$310
- Whiteside County$303
- Kankakee County$290
- Mason County$275
Lowest
- Monroe County$148
- Crawford County$227
- Kane County$238
- Tazewell County$268
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County | $347/acre | -3.9% | 2026 |
| Moultrie County | $337/acre | -3.7% | 2026 |
| Sangamon County | $334/acre | -10.2% | 2026 |
| Christian County | $332/acre | +7.4% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $326/acre | -7.4% | 2026 |
| McLean County | $326/acre | +7.6% | 2026 |
| Champaign County | $316/acre | +6.4% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $313/acre | +4.7% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $306/acre | +5.2% | 2026 |
| Bureau County | $301/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| De Witt County | $301/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Kendall County | $297/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Knox County | $296/acre | +6.1% | 2026 |
| Ford County | $294/acre | +4.6% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $293/acre | +0.3% | 2026 |
| McDonough County | $293/acre | -2.0% | 2026 |
| Henderson County | $292/acre | -0.3% | 2026 |
| Stark County | $292/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Grundy County | $291/acre | -7.9% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $291/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $290/acre | -4.3% | 2026 |
| Menard County | $288/acre | -9.2% | 2026 |
| Coles County | $286/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $284/acre | -6.6% | 2026 |
| Lee County | $283/acre | +3.7% | 2026 |
| Ogle County | $282/acre | +1.1% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $281/acre | +5.6% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $281/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $280/acre | +2.2% | 2026 |
| LaSalle County | $277/acre | +3.4% | 2026 |
| Edgar County | $275/acre | -11.3% | 2026 |
| Kane County | $274/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Mercer County | $273/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $273/acre | +6.2% | 2026 |
| Whiteside County | $270/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Boone County | $267/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Vermilion County | $267/acre | +12.2% | 2026 |
| Tazewell County | $266/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Winnebago County | $264/acre | -8.3% | 2026 |
| Fulton County | $263/acre | +1.5% | 2026 |
| Mason County | $257/acre | -7.2% | 2026 |
| Jo Daviess County | $255/acre | +1.2% | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $255/acre | +11.8% | 2026 |
| Peoria County | $253/acre | -4.5% | 2026 |
| Kankakee County | $250/acre | +2.9% | 2026 |
| Bond County | $249/acre | +7.3% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $249/acre | +7.8% | 2026 |
| Schuyler County | $249/acre | +11.2% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $248/acre | +3.3% | 2026 |
| Putnam County | $246/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Macoupin County | $245/acre | -7.2% | 2026 |
| St. Clair County | $243/acre | -4.7% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $238/acre | +3.5% | 2026 |
| McHenry County | $234/acre | +6.4% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $233/acre | +3.1% | 2026 |
| Will County | $231/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Rock Island County | $228/acre | -8.4% | 2026 |
| Jersey County | $221/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $219/acre | -1.4% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $219/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Cumberland County | $211/acre | +6.6% | 2026 |
| Wabash County | $202/acre | -15.1% | 2026 |
| Calhoun County | $201/acre | -9.5% | 2026 |
| Crawford County | $200/acre | -10.3% | 2026 |
| Effingham County | $199/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Richland County | $196/acre | +4.8% | 2026 |
| Jasper County | $195/acre | -3.0% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $192/acre | +6.1% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $190/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $176/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| White County | $175/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $172/acre | +5.5% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $172/acre | +3.6% | 2026 |
| Perry County | $172/acre | +14.7% | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $166/acre | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Edwards County | $156/acre | +20.0% | 2026 |
| Gallatin County | $155/acre | -4.9% | 2026 |
| Pulaski County | $152/acre | -16.9% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $151/acre | -6.8% | 2026 |
| Saline County | $150/acre | -12.8% | 2026 |
| Cook County | $136/acre | +10.6% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $136/acre | +5.4% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $126/acre | -3.8% | 2026 |
| Lake County | $125/acre | -11.3% | 2026 |
| Williamson County | $101/acre | +3.6% | 2026 |
| Union County | $87/acre | — | 2026 |
| Henry County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Johnson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Pope County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Stephenson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Woodford 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.