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Louisiana 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 46 reporting counties was $56 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $85 per acre. Madison Parish had the highest reported county mean at $143. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +63.9% in West Carroll Parish.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
811 published county-land-type records and 725 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 | $55 | 35 |
| 2020 | Not available | $62 | 38 |
| 2021 | Not available | $55 | 48 |
| 2022 | Not available | $61 | 44 |
| 2023 | Not available | $63 | 46 |
| 2024 | Not available | $66 | 36 |
| 2025 | $85 | $70 | 44 |
| 2026 | $85 | $56 | 46 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $120 | 17 |
| 2020 | Not available | $118 | 19 |
| 2021 | Not available | $107 | 22 |
| 2022 | Not available | $115 | 23 |
| 2023 | Not available | $122 | 20 |
| 2024 | Not available | $138 | 18 |
| 2025 | $130 | $125 | 21 |
| 2026 | $131 | $134 | 21 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $20 | 39 |
| 2020 | Not available | $20 | 41 |
| 2021 | Not available | $21 | 45 |
| 2022 | Not available | $23 | 36 |
| 2023 | Not available | $21 | 40 |
| 2024 | Not available | $25 | 35 |
| 2025 | $23 | $24 | 35 |
| 2026 | $25 | $26 | 42 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Madison Parish$143
- East Carroll Parish$130
- Concordia Parish$119
- Avoyelles Parish$115
- Rapides Parish$114
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
Lowest
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Parish | $143/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| East Carroll Parish | $130/acre | -4.4% | 2026 |
| Concordia Parish | $119/acre | -0.8% | 2026 |
| Avoyelles Parish | $115/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Rapides Parish | $114/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Tensas Parish | $104/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| West Carroll Parish | $98/acre | +63.9% | 2026 |
| Iberia Parish | $94/acre | -13.8% | 2026 |
| St. Landry Parish | $89/acre | +2.9% | 2026 |
| Catahoula Parish | $88/acre | +2.3% | 2026 |
| Vermilion Parish | $87/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Ouachita Parish | $85/acre | -16.3% | 2026 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | $85/acre | -13.8% | 2026 |
| St. Mary Parish | $81/acre | -9.0% | 2026 |
| Richland Parish | $80/acre | -1.9% | 2026 |
| Franklin Parish | $78/acre | -27.1% | 2026 |
| Red River Parish | $78/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Morehouse Parish | $75/acre | -20.6% | 2026 |
| Lafayette Parish | $74/acre | -12.5% | 2026 |
| St. Martin Parish | $73/acre | -9.4% | 2026 |
| Caddo Parish | $71/acre | +8.4% | 2026 |
| St. James Parish | $63/acre | +2.5% | 2026 |
| Natchitoches Parish | $58/acre | -21.8% | 2026 |
| Acadia Parish | $54/acre | -14.4% | 2026 |
| Caldwell Parish | $49/acre | — | 2026 |
| Evangeline Parish | $44/acre | -50.3% | 2026 |
| Bossier Parish | $38/acre | -30.3% | 2026 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $37/acre | +27.6% | 2026 |
| Jackson Parish | $35/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Washington Parish | $35/acre | -8.0% | 2026 |
| Iberville Parish | $32/acre | -23.2% | 2026 |
| De Soto Parish | $30/acre | -24.4% | 2026 |
| Union Parish | $27/acre | -11.7% | 2026 |
| Lafourche Parish | $26/acre | — | 2026 |
| St. Helena Parish | $24/acre | +26.3% | 2026 |
| Beauregard Parish | $22/acre | -15.4% | 2026 |
| East Feliciana Parish | $22/acre | -21.4% | 2026 |
| Lincoln Parish | $22/acre | +15.8% | 2026 |
| Calcasieu Parish | $21/acre | +32.3% | 2026 |
| Sabine Parish | $21/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Vernon Parish | $21/acre | — | 2026 |
| West Feliciana Parish | $20/acre | — | 2026 |
| Claiborne Parish | $19/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $18/acre | +5.9% | 2026 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $18/acre | -18.2% | 2026 |
| St. Tammany Parish | $14/acre | — | 2026 |
| Allen Parish | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Bienville Parish | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Cameron Parish | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Grant Parish | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Plaquemines Parish | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Webster Parish | — (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.