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Indiana 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 89 reporting counties was $217 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $230 per acre. Warren County had the highest reported county mean at $303. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +20.5% in Dubois County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
964 published county-land-type records and 1,244 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 | $183 | 76 |
| 2020 | Not available | $181 | 82 |
| 2021 | Not available | $185 | 90 |
| 2022 | Not available | $193 | 89 |
| 2023 | Not available | $207 | 90 |
| 2024 | Not available | $215 | 89 |
| 2025 | $225 | $213 | 90 |
| 2026 | $230 | $217 | 89 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $232 | 16 |
| 2020 | Not available | $236 | 12 |
| 2021 | Not available | $238 | 10 |
| 2022 | Not available | $255 | 13 |
| 2023 | Not available | $274 | 15 |
| 2024 | Not available | $284 | 15 |
| 2025 | $274 | $261 | 15 |
| 2026 | $277 | $276 | 14 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $41 | 18 |
| 2020 | Not available | $49 | 5 |
| 2021 | Not available | $50 | 3 |
| 2022 | Not available | $48 | 28 |
| 2023 | Not available | $44 | 25 |
| 2024 | Not available | $42 | 15 |
| 2025 | $54 | $53 | 31 |
| 2026 | $61 | $56 | 34 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Warren County$303
- Benton County$300
- Clinton County$298
- Montgomery County$287
- Wells County$279
Lowest
- Perry County$127
- Switzerland County$134
- Brown County$134
- DeKalb County$146
- Dearborn County$147
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- St. Joseph County$312
- Elkhart County$307
- Porter County$306
- Fulton County$302
- LaPorte County$290
Lowest
- Jackson County$200
- Marshall County$210
- Pulaski County$233
- Noble County$233
- Knox County$239
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | $303/acre | +5.6% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $300/acre | -8.3% | 2026 |
| Clinton County | $298/acre | +3.5% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $287/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Wells County | $279/acre | +11.6% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $275/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Tipton County | $275/acre | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Vermillion County | $270/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Tippecanoe County | $267/acre | +0.8% | 2026 |
| Fountain County | $265/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Boone County | $264/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| White County | $263/acre | +11.4% | 2026 |
| Hendricks County | $260/acre | +15.0% | 2026 |
| Daviess County | $255/acre | +4.1% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $255/acre | +0.4% | 2026 |
| Howard County | $255/acre | -8.6% | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $249/acre | +5.5% | 2026 |
| Blackford County | $246/acre | -2.0% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $245/acre | +10.4% | 2026 |
| Vigo County | $244/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Rush County | $242/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Delaware County | $240/acre | +12.2% | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $240/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $239/acre | -7.7% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $237/acre | -0.8% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $235/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Decatur County | $235/acre | -2.1% | 2026 |
| Jasper County | $235/acre | -3.3% | 2026 |
| Newton County | $235/acre | -4.9% | 2026 |
| Vanderburgh County | $233/acre | +12.0% | 2026 |
| Elkhart County | $230/acre | +14.4% | 2026 |
| Sullivan County | $230/acre | +13.3% | 2026 |
| Knox County | $229/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $228/acre | -7.7% | 2026 |
| Posey County | $225/acre | -4.3% | 2026 |
| Bartholomew County | $224/acre | +9.3% | 2026 |
| Putnam County | $224/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Union County | $220/acre | -7.6% | 2026 |
| Allen County | $219/acre | +9.5% | 2026 |
| Kosciusko County | $219/acre | +11.7% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $219/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $218/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Miami County | $218/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Jay County | $217/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Pulaski County | $217/acre | -3.1% | 2026 |
| Gibson County | $216/acre | -3.6% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $214/acre | +2.9% | 2026 |
| Jennings County | $209/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Orange County | $209/acre | -3.7% | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $209/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| Fulton County | $208/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $203/acre | -7.7% | 2026 |
| Wabash County | $201/acre | -1.9% | 2026 |
| Dubois County | $200/acre | +20.5% | 2026 |
| Huntington County | $200/acre | -3.9% | 2026 |
| LaPorte County | $200/acre | -7.0% | 2026 |
| Whitley County | $199/acre | -8.3% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $197/acre | +12.6% | 2026 |
| Parke County | $197/acre | -10.4% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $196/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| St. Joseph County | $196/acre | +3.2% | 2026 |
| Grant County | $195/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| Porter County | $195/acre | -5.8% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $194/acre | +3.7% | 2026 |
| Martin County | $190/acre | — | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $190/acre | -8.2% | 2026 |
| Noble County | $190/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| Lake County | $186/acre | -3.1% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $185/acre | -2.1% | 2026 |
| Spencer County | $185/acre | +1.1% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $179/acre | +14.0% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $177/acre | +7.3% | 2026 |
| Warrick County | $175/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Ripley County | $174/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Harrison County | $170/acre | +6.9% | 2026 |
| Starke County | $170/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $168/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Owen County | $162/acre | -3.6% | 2026 |
| LaGrange County | $159/acre | -8.6% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $155/acre | +6.2% | 2026 |
| Steuben County | $153/acre | -1.9% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $150/acre | +16.3% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $150/acre | -4.5% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $149/acre | +14.6% | 2026 |
| Dearborn County | $147/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| DeKalb County | $146/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $134/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| Switzerland County | $134/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| Perry County | $127/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Crawford 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.
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