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Iowa 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 99 reporting counties was $266 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $271 per acre. Sioux County had the highest reported county mean at $336. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was -14.2% in Davis County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,563 published county-land-type records and 813 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 | $225 | 99 |
| 2020 | Not available | $226 | 99 |
| 2021 | Not available | $230 | 99 |
| 2022 | Not available | $254 | 97 |
| 2023 | Not available | $264 | 99 |
| 2024 | Not available | $271 | 96 |
| 2025 | $274 | $270 | 99 |
| 2026 | $271 | $266 | 99 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $223 | 3 |
| 2020 | Not available | $236 | 6 |
| 2021 | Not available | $226 | 6 |
| 2022 | Not available | $248 | 7 |
| 2023 | Not available | $256 | 7 |
| 2024 | Not available | $265 | 6 |
| 2025 | $267 | $280 | 8 |
| 2026 | $285 | $279 | 9 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $55 | 91 |
| 2020 | Not available | $51 | 95 |
| 2021 | Not available | $53 | 93 |
| 2022 | Not available | $57 | 90 |
| 2023 | Not available | $58 | 90 |
| 2024 | Not available | $58 | 87 |
| 2025 | $65 | $64 | 90 |
| 2026 | $69 | $65 | 88 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Sioux County$336
- Grundy County$322
- O'Brien County$310
- Carroll County$305
- Clinton County$304
Lowest
- Decatur County$167
- Clarke County$167
- Appanoose County$173
- Monroe County$174
- Lucas County$176
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Sioux County$355
- Johnson County$297
- Monona County$296
- Hancock County$292
- Palo Alto County$279
Lowest
- Woodbury County$248
- Louisa County$263
- Muscatine County$272
- Harrison County$273
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux County | $336/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Grundy County | $322/acre | +3.5% | 2026 |
| O'Brien County | $310/acre | +0.3% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $305/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Clinton County | $304/acre | +9.0% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $303/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Dubuque County | $303/acre | +0.7% | 2026 |
| Audubon County | $302/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Butler County | $301/acre | -6.5% | 2026 |
| Cherokee County | $301/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $301/acre | +5.2% | 2026 |
| Delaware County | $298/acre | +0.3% | 2026 |
| Cedar County | $297/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Buchanan County | $293/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Floyd County | $293/acre | +12.7% | 2026 |
| Bremer County | $291/acre | -6.1% | 2026 |
| Ida County | $291/acre | -9.6% | 2026 |
| Sac County | $290/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Story County | $290/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Muscatine County | $288/acre | +9.1% | 2026 |
| Plymouth County | $288/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Woodbury County | $288/acre | +3.6% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $286/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $286/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Chickasaw County | $284/acre | +0.7% | 2026 |
| Lyon County | $284/acre | +2.9% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $284/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Howard County | $283/acre | +7.2% | 2026 |
| Osceola County | $283/acre | +0.3% | 2026 |
| Kossuth County | $282/acre | +5.6% | 2026 |
| Palo Alto County | $282/acre | +8.5% | 2026 |
| Crawford County | $281/acre | -7.6% | 2026 |
| Hardin County | $280/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Jones County | $279/acre | -3.8% | 2026 |
| Poweshiek County | $278/acre | +6.9% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $277/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Mitchell County | $277/acre | +2.6% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $275/acre | +7.4% | 2026 |
| Webster County | $275/acre | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Winneshiek County | $274/acre | +2.2% | 2026 |
| Monona County | $272/acre | +4.6% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $271/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $270/acre | +0.4% | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $270/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Iowa County | $269/acre | -3.2% | 2026 |
| Pocahontas County | $269/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $268/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Calhoun County | $267/acre | -6.6% | 2026 |
| Wright County | $267/acre | -7.3% | 2026 |
| Clayton County | $266/acre | -8.6% | 2026 |
| Union County | $266/acre | +12.2% | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $265/acre | -7.0% | 2026 |
| Jasper County | $264/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Boone County | $263/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Humboldt County | $262/acre | -3.7% | 2026 |
| Winnebago County | $262/acre | -5.4% | 2026 |
| Buena Vista County | $260/acre | -3.7% | 2026 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $260/acre | -9.7% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $259/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Linn County | $258/acre | -4.4% | 2026 |
| Mills County | $258/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $258/acre | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Black Hawk County | $257/acre | -8.9% | 2026 |
| Tama County | $257/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Harrison County | $255/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Pottawattamie County | $255/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Des Moines County | $253/acre | +5.4% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $253/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Allamakee County | $252/acre | +2.0% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $248/acre | -8.2% | 2026 |
| Guthrie County | $248/acre | +2.9% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $248/acre | -9.5% | 2026 |
| Dickinson County | $247/acre | -7.8% | 2026 |
| Wapello County | $247/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $244/acre | -4.7% | 2026 |
| Mahaska County | $244/acre | +0.8% | 2026 |
| Lee County | $242/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Louisa County | $242/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Dallas County | $241/acre | -7.3% | 2026 |
| Worth County | $241/acre | -5.5% | 2026 |
| Emmet County | $239/acre | -9.8% | 2026 |
| Adair County | $237/acre | +8.2% | 2026 |
| Keokuk County | $236/acre | -4.1% | 2026 |
| Page County | $236/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $232/acre | +5.5% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $230/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Taylor County | $228/acre | -5.0% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $221/acre | +0.5% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $218/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Fremont County | $215/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Ringgold County | $201/acre | +4.2% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $199/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Van Buren County | $197/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Davis County | $182/acre | -14.2% | 2026 |
| Lucas County | $176/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $174/acre | -4.9% | 2026 |
| Appanoose County | $173/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Clarke County | $167/acre | +9.2% | 2026 |
| Decatur County | $167/acre | -5.7% | 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.