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Kentucky 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 $125 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $169 per acre. Union County had the highest reported county mean at $259. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +32.5% in Jackson County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,299 published county-land-type records and 1,581 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 | $104 | 86 |
| 2020 | Not available | $105 | 89 |
| 2021 | Not available | $102 | 97 |
| 2022 | Not available | $108 | 94 |
| 2023 | Not available | $118 | 94 |
| 2024 | Not available | $128 | 85 |
| 2025 | $166 | $121 | 80 |
| 2026 | $169 | $125 | 86 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $175 | 1 |
| 2020 | Not available | $200 | 1 |
| 2021 | Not available | $238 | 2 |
| 2022 | Not available | $205 | 1 |
| 2023 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2024 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2025 | $209 | $212 | 1 |
| 2026 | $217 | $219 | 1 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $27 | 81 |
| 2020 | Not available | $29 | 81 |
| 2021 | Not available | $28 | 79 |
| 2022 | Not available | $29 | 75 |
| 2023 | Not available | $29 | 70 |
| 2024 | Not available | $34 | 59 |
| 2025 | $35 | $33 | 68 |
| 2026 | $40 | $38 | 68 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Union County$259
- Henderson County$236
- Logan County$232
- Webster County$229
- Simpson County$217
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Christian County$219
Lowest
Not available
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | $259/acre | -4.4% | 2026 |
| Henderson County | $236/acre | +0.8% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $232/acre | -7.6% | 2026 |
| Webster County | $229/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Simpson County | $217/acre | +0.5% | 2026 |
| Daviess County | $207/acre | -4.6% | 2026 |
| Christian County | $200/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Todd County | $200/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $200/acre | +1.0% | 2026 |
| Fulton County | $191/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| McLean County | $191/acre | +0.5% | 2026 |
| Larue County | $181/acre | -9.9% | 2026 |
| Carlisle County | $180/acre | +5.9% | 2026 |
| Hickman County | $180/acre | -4.3% | 2026 |
| Metcalfe County | $180/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| Nelson County | $180/acre | -5.3% | 2026 |
| Trigg County | $175/acre | -5.4% | 2026 |
| Meade County | $174/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $173/acre | -0.6% | 2026 |
| Caldwell County | $170/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Graves County | $170/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Crittenden County | $168/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Livingston County | $168/acre | — | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $166/acre | +0.6% | 2026 |
| Taylor County | $162/acre | -3.6% | 2026 |
| Ballard County | $161/acre | +0.6% | 2026 |
| Calloway County | $161/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $160/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hopkins County | $160/acre | — | 2026 |
| Barren County | $150/acre | — | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $150/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hart County | $148/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| Muhlenberg County | $148/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Butler County | $144/acre | — | 2026 |
| Green County | $142/acre | -6.6% | 2026 |
| Hardin County | $142/acre | -10.1% | 2026 |
| McCracken County | $140/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Fleming County | $132/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $131/acre | — | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $130/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Adair County | $129/acre | -16.8% | 2026 |
| Allen County | $129/acre | -12.8% | 2026 |
| Breckinridge County | $127/acre | -3.8% | 2026 |
| Spencer County | $122/acre | +0.8% | 2026 |
| Edmonson County | $118/acre | -4.1% | 2026 |
| Woodford County | $113/acre | -11.7% | 2026 |
| Casey County | $111/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Grayson County | $110/acre | +1.9% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $110/acre | +10.0% | 2026 |
| Bourbon County | $105/acre | +1.9% | 2026 |
| Pulaski County | $105/acre | -7.1% | 2026 |
| Harrison County | $101/acre | +1.0% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $97/acre | -13.4% | 2026 |
| Oldham County | $96/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $95/acre | +9.2% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $93/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Russell County | $92/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Mason County | $90/acre | -10.0% | 2026 |
| Clinton County | $85/acre | -7.6% | 2026 |
| Bullitt County | $83/acre | +13.7% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $80/acre | -11.1% | 2026 |
| Cumberland County | $80/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $80/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Mercer County | $79/acre | — | 2026 |
| Grant County | $76/acre | — | 2026 |
| Anderson County | $73/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Rockcastle County | $72/acre | +16.1% | 2026 |
| Bracken County | $71/acre | -22.8% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $70/acre | +6.1% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $62/acre | -15.2% | 2026 |
| Garrard County | $61/acre | -7.6% | 2026 |
| Jessamine County | $60/acre | -10.4% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $60/acre | +13.2% | 2026 |
| Wolfe County | $55/acre | — | 2026 |
| Pendleton County | $50/acre | — | 2026 |
| Kenton County | $46/acre | — | 2026 |
| Boone County | $45/acre | — | 2026 |
| Campbell County | $45/acre | -10.0% | 2026 |
| Greenup County | $43/acre | — | 2026 |
| Madison County | $40/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Magoffin County | $35/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Laurel County | $33/acre | -8.4% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $27/acre | +32.5% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $25/acre | -12.3% | 2026 |
| Estill County | $22/acre | -29.0% | 2026 |
| Whitley County | $17/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Boyle County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Carter County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Lewis County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Nicholas County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Ohio 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.