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Minnesota 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 81 reporting counties was $189 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $205 per acre. Martin County had the highest reported county mean at $280. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +95.2% in St. Louis County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,143 published county-land-type records and 945 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 | $167 | 79 |
| 2020 | Not available | $171 | 83 |
| 2021 | Not available | $177 | 82 |
| 2022 | Not available | $164 | 75 |
| 2023 | Not available | $186 | 83 |
| 2024 | Not available | $160 | 72 |
| 2025 | $199 | $202 | 81 |
| 2026 | $205 | $189 | 81 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $186 | 19 |
| 2020 | Not available | $187 | 18 |
| 2021 | Not available | $188 | 20 |
| 2022 | Not available | $197 | 16 |
| 2023 | Not available | $233 | 15 |
| 2024 | Not available | $223 | 12 |
| 2025 | $224 | $208 | 14 |
| 2026 | $235 | $229 | 17 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $37 | 55 |
| 2020 | Not available | $26 | 52 |
| 2021 | Not available | $30 | 56 |
| 2022 | Not available | $25 | 43 |
| 2023 | Not available | $22 | 48 |
| 2024 | Not available | $22 | 28 |
| 2025 | $35 | $35 | 44 |
| 2026 | $35 | $39 | 50 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Martin County$280
- Sibley County$278
- Dodge County$277
- Goodhue County$277
- Rock County$277
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Rice County$350
- Kandiyohi County$287
- Dakota County$285
- Goodhue County$284
- Stearns County$273
Lowest
- Grant County$195
- Stevens County$207
- Polk County$211
- Wadena County$215
- Washington County$216
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County | $280/acre | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Sibley County | $278/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Dodge County | $277/acre | +1.8% | 2026 |
| Goodhue County | $277/acre | — | 2026 |
| Rock County | $277/acre | +15.4% | 2026 |
| Mower County | $276/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Rice County | $276/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Kandiyohi County | $275/acre | +10.0% | 2026 |
| Nicollet County | $275/acre | +6.6% | 2026 |
| Freeborn County | $272/acre | -1.4% | 2026 |
| Renville County | $268/acre | -0.4% | 2026 |
| Fillmore County | $263/acre | +13.8% | 2026 |
| Waseca County | $263/acre | +1.1% | 2026 |
| Le Sueur County | $258/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Steele County | $258/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Faribault County | $254/acre | -3.8% | 2026 |
| Blue Earth County | $252/acre | -5.3% | 2026 |
| Carver County | $252/acre | +9.1% | 2026 |
| Dakota County | $252/acre | +5.9% | 2026 |
| Watonwan County | $252/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Murray County | $246/acre | -0.4% | 2026 |
| Olmsted County | $246/acre | +2.5% | 2026 |
| Nobles County | $244/acre | -3.2% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $243/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Wabasha County | $241/acre | +3.4% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $236/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $236/acre | +12.9% | 2026 |
| McLeod County | $233/acre | -7.2% | 2026 |
| Pipestone County | $233/acre | +9.4% | 2026 |
| Cottonwood County | $231/acre | -5.3% | 2026 |
| Lyon County | $230/acre | +3.6% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $223/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Swift County | $220/acre | -3.9% | 2026 |
| Houston County | $217/acre | -1.4% | 2026 |
| Meeker County | $217/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Lac qui Parle County | $215/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Chippewa County | $212/acre | -6.2% | 2026 |
| Winona County | $208/acre | -15.4% | 2026 |
| Wright County | $192/acre | +9.7% | 2026 |
| Stearns County | $191/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Stevens County | $189/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Grant County | $188/acre | -6.9% | 2026 |
| Big Stone County | $184/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Traverse County | $182/acre | -9.9% | 2026 |
| Wilkin County | $180/acre | +19.2% | 2026 |
| Pope County | $177/acre | +14.2% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $172/acre | +1.2% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $166/acre | +21.2% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $162/acre | +6.6% | 2026 |
| Norman County | $161/acre | +5.9% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $145/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Hennepin County | $141/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $128/acre | +17.4% | 2026 |
| Mahnomen County | $128/acre | -10.5% | 2026 |
| Becker County | $127/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Otter Tail County | $124/acre | +27.2% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $114/acre | -5.0% | 2026 |
| Todd County | $110/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Morrison County | $94/acre | +2.2% | 2026 |
| Red Lake County | $91/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Kittson County | $90/acre | -3.2% | 2026 |
| Pennington County | $83/acre | -4.6% | 2026 |
| Chisago County | $81/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Mille Lacs County | $81/acre | -12.0% | 2026 |
| Anoka County | $71/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Kanabec County | $71/acre | +12.8% | 2026 |
| Roseau County | $71/acre | +9.3% | 2026 |
| Sherburne County | $66/acre | +20.0% | 2026 |
| Isanti County | $60/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lake of the Woods County | $59/acre | +24.5% | 2026 |
| Beltrami County | $54/acre | +14.9% | 2026 |
| Clearwater County | $48/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Crow Wing County | $45/acre | +2.3% | 2026 |
| Pine County | $41/acre | -19.8% | 2026 |
| Itasca County | $39/acre | +27.9% | 2026 |
| Wadena County | $39/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $30/acre | +20.0% | 2026 |
| Hubbard County | $24/acre | +46.9% | 2026 |
| St. Louis County | $21/acre | +95.2% | 2026 |
| Carlton County | $19/acre | -20.8% | 2026 |
| Aitkin County | $19/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Yellow Medicine 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.