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Maryland 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 21 reporting counties was $117 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $129 per acre. Kent County had the highest reported county mean at $191. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +32.6% in Harford County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
233 published county-land-type records and 343 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 | $86 | 18 |
| 2020 | Not available | $88 | 18 |
| 2021 | Not available | $92 | 19 |
| 2022 | Not available | $90 | 19 |
| 2023 | Not available | $97 | 19 |
| 2024 | Not available | $116 | 20 |
| 2025 | $120 | $114 | 19 |
| 2026 | $129 | $117 | 21 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2020 | Not available | $206 | 3 |
| 2021 | Not available | $199 | 5 |
| 2022 | Not available | $209 | 4 |
| 2023 | Not available | $219 | 4 |
| 2024 | Not available | $228 | 4 |
| 2025 | $227 | $261 | 3 |
| 2026 | $233 | $259 | 3 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $49 | 6 |
| 2020 | Not available | $60 | 7 |
| 2021 | Not available | $42 | 7 |
| 2022 | Not available | $50 | 5 |
| 2023 | Not available | $62 | 9 |
| 2024 | Not available | $47 | 7 |
| 2025 | $59 | $58 | 6 |
| 2026 | $63 | $42 | 7 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Kent County$191
- Queen Anne's County$177
- Harford County$171
- Baltimore County$156
- Caroline County$140
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Kent County$282
- Queen Anne's County$259
- Caroline County$234
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | $191/acre | +5.5% | 2026 |
| Queen Anne's County | $177/acre | +6.0% | 2026 |
| Harford County | $171/acre | +32.6% | 2026 |
| Baltimore County | $156/acre | -3.1% | 2026 |
| Caroline County | $140/acre | +2.2% | 2026 |
| Talbot County | $136/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Cecil County | $131/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $128/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Frederick County | $123/acre | +7.9% | 2026 |
| Worcester County | $118/acre | +12.4% | 2026 |
| Dorchester County | $117/acre | +7.3% | 2026 |
| Wicomico County | $114/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $111/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Somerset County | $102/acre | -4.7% | 2026 |
| Calvert County | $68/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Anne Arundel County | $66/acre | — | 2026 |
| St. Mary's County | $53/acre | +12.9% | 2026 |
| Prince George's County | $51/acre | +23.2% | 2026 |
| Garrett County | $45/acre | -14.4% | 2026 |
| Charles County | $44/acre | -12.9% | 2026 |
| Allegany County | $28/acre | — | 2026 |
| Carroll 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.