Kansas 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.
The median among 102 reporting counties was $58 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $67 per acre. Doniphan County had the highest reported county mean at $193. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +20.2% in Franklin County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,839 published county-land-type records and 681 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 | $50 | 92 |
| 2020 | Not available | $49 | 104 |
| 2021 | Not available | $51 | 102 |
| 2022 | Not available | $55 | 102 |
| 2023 | Not available | $54 | 102 |
| 2024 | Not available | $59 | 100 |
| 2025 | $64 | $56 | 103 |
| 2026 | $67 | $58 | 102 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $125 | 35 |
| 2020 | Not available | $135 | 29 |
| 2021 | Not available | $134 | 35 |
| 2022 | Not available | $144 | 32 |
| 2023 | Not available | $143 | 36 |
| 2024 | Not available | $151 | 19 |
| 2025 | $167 | $151 | 29 |
| 2026 | $172 | $159 | 28 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $19 | 94 |
| 2020 | Not available | $19 | 102 |
| 2021 | Not available | $20 | 102 |
| 2022 | Not available | $21 | 101 |
| 2023 | Not available | $23 | 101 |
| 2024 | Not available | $23 | 89 |
| 2025 | $24 | $24 | 101 |
| 2026 | $24 | $24 | 99 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Doniphan County$193
- Brown County$184
- Nemaha County$159
- Atchison County$131
- Marshall County$126
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Republic County$237
- Cloud County$236
- Finney County$210
- Kearny County$204
- Shawnee County$201
Lowest
- Stanton County$101
- Marion County$102
- Graham County$110
- Scott County$115
- Logan County$130
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doniphan County | $193/acre | -4.5% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $184/acre | -6.6% | 2026 |
| Nemaha County | $159/acre | +17.8% | 2026 |
| Atchison County | $131/acre | -3.0% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $126/acre | +9.6% | 2026 |
| Cloud County | $115/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Republic County | $100/acre | +2.6% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $99/acre | +3.1% | 2026 |
| Pottawatomie County | $98/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Linn County | $97/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $92/acre | -11.2% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $92/acre | +6.4% | 2026 |
| Riley County | $88/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Miami County | $87/acre | +13.1% | 2026 |
| Leavenworth County | $86/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $85/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Jewell County | $83/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $82/acre | +13.9% | 2026 |
| Geary County | $77/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Mitchell County | $76/acre | -5.0% | 2026 |
| Ottawa County | $76/acre | +8.6% | 2026 |
| Smith County | $76/acre | +3.4% | 2026 |
| Wilson County | $75/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $75/acre | +20.2% | 2026 |
| Crawford County | $74/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Lyon County | $72/acre | +9.2% | 2026 |
| Shawnee County | $71/acre | +10.1% | 2026 |
| Allen County | $71/acre | +11.0% | 2026 |
| Anderson County | $71/acre | +11.9% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $71/acre | -9.6% | 2026 |
| McPherson County | $71/acre | +5.2% | 2026 |
| Cherokee County | $70/acre | +5.3% | 2026 |
| Osage County | $70/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $69/acre | +7.9% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $68/acre | +7.9% | 2026 |
| Harvey County | $68/acre | +1.5% | 2026 |
| Rawlins County | $67/acre | +3.9% | 2026 |
| Saline County | $65/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Thomas County | $65/acre | +12.1% | 2026 |
| Bourbon County | $64/acre | +10.4% | 2026 |
| Sheridan County | $64/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Chase County | $63/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Sherman County | $63/acre | +8.6% | 2026 |
| Wabaunsee County | $63/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Dickinson County | $62/acre | -6.8% | 2026 |
| Coffey County | $62/acre | -12.1% | 2026 |
| Morris County | $62/acre | +6.0% | 2026 |
| Greenwood County | $61/acre | +10.9% | 2026 |
| Labette County | $61/acre | +15.1% | 2026 |
| Woodson County | $59/acre | +19.4% | 2026 |
| Osborne County | $58/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Phillips County | $58/acre | +12.6% | 2026 |
| Sumner County | $57/acre | +17.5% | 2026 |
| Rice County | $57/acre | -4.2% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $57/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Sedgwick County | $56/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $56/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Wichita County | $56/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Cheyenne County | $55/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Neosho County | $55/acre | -12.7% | 2026 |
| Norton County | $55/acre | +14.6% | 2026 |
| Butler County | $54/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Reno County | $53/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Decatur County | $53/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| Wallace County | $53/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Cowley County | $52/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Elk County | $51/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Gove County | $50/acre | +3.1% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $50/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Finney County | $50/acre | +17.9% | 2026 |
| Gray County | $50/acre | +3.1% | 2026 |
| Greeley County | $49/acre | +19.5% | 2026 |
| Rooks County | $49/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Stafford County | $48/acre | -6.8% | 2026 |
| Kingman County | $48/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| Ford County | $47/acre | +10.6% | 2026 |
| Harper County | $47/acre | +19.0% | 2026 |
| Pawnee County | $47/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Meade County | $46/acre | +8.2% | 2026 |
| Pratt County | $46/acre | +9.5% | 2026 |
| Rush County | $46/acre | +13.6% | 2026 |
| Ellsworth County | $46/acre | -8.1% | 2026 |
| Barton County | $45/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Barber County | $43/acre | +1.2% | 2026 |
| Russell County | $42/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Graham County | $42/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Ness County | $42/acre | +3.8% | 2026 |
| Haskell County | $41/acre | +1.2% | 2026 |
| Lane County | $41/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Trego County | $41/acre | -9.9% | 2026 |
| Edwards County | $41/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Kiowa County | $39/acre | +14.7% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $38/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Hodgeman County | $38/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Seward County | $37/acre | +15.6% | 2026 |
| Stevens County | $36/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Comanche County | $36/acre | +7.6% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $34/acre | +4.6% | 2026 |
| Kearny County | $33/acre | -7.1% | 2026 |
| Stanton County | $33/acre | +4.8% | 2026 |
| Grant County | $31/acre | — | 2026 |
| Morton County | $30/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Chautauqua County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Ellis 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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