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Mississippi 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 71 reporting counties was $67 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $103 per acre. Washington County had the highest reported county mean at $172. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +91.7% in Wayne County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,120 published county-land-type records and 848 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 | $56 | 64 |
| 2020 | Not available | $56 | 73 |
| 2021 | Not available | $55 | 71 |
| 2022 | Not available | $53 | 70 |
| 2023 | Not available | $58 | 71 |
| 2024 | Not available | $64 | 63 |
| 2025 | $100 | $64 | 68 |
| 2026 | $103 | $67 | 71 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $152 | 14 |
| 2020 | Not available | $146 | 15 |
| 2021 | Not available | $152 | 16 |
| 2022 | Not available | $157 | 17 |
| 2023 | Not available | $161 | 18 |
| 2024 | Not available | $178 | 16 |
| 2025 | $180 | $182 | 15 |
| 2026 | $185 | $189 | 20 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $19 | 57 |
| 2020 | Not available | $19 | 60 |
| 2021 | Not available | $20 | 59 |
| 2022 | Not available | $20 | 56 |
| 2023 | Not available | $22 | 57 |
| 2024 | Not available | $22 | 45 |
| 2025 | $23 | $22 | 51 |
| 2026 | $24 | $21 | 53 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Washington County$172
- Coahoma County$155
- Warren County$155
- Humphreys County$153
- Issaquena County$153
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Tallahatchie County$204
- Humphreys County$203
- Issaquena County$202
- Carroll County$197
- Holmes County$197
Lowest
- Marshall County$139
- Calhoun County$146
- Tunica County$157
- Chickasaw County$165
- Sharkey County$175
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | $172/acre | +7.5% | 2026 |
| Coahoma County | $155/acre | +8.4% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $155/acre | +1.3% | 2026 |
| Humphreys County | $153/acre | +9.3% | 2026 |
| Issaquena County | $153/acre | +16.8% | 2026 |
| Yazoo County | $152/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Tallahatchie County | $147/acre | +5.8% | 2026 |
| Holmes County | $146/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Sharkey County | $145/acre | +6.6% | 2026 |
| Leflore County | $140/acre | +9.4% | 2026 |
| Calhoun County | $132/acre | +2.3% | 2026 |
| Webster County | $125/acre | -3.1% | 2026 |
| Bolivar County | $123/acre | +7.9% | 2026 |
| Sunflower County | $123/acre | -8.2% | 2026 |
| Panola County | $120/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Grenada County | $112/acre | -8.9% | 2026 |
| Quitman County | $111/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| DeSoto County | $110/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Yalobusha County | $104/acre | -14.8% | 2026 |
| Claiborne County | $102/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Lafayette County | $101/acre | +11.0% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $100/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Tunica County | $98/acre | -11.7% | 2026 |
| Lee County | $90/acre | — | 2026 |
| Chickasaw County | $89/acre | +23.8% | 2026 |
| Attala County | $85/acre | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $83/acre | +23.0% | 2026 |
| Noxubee County | $81/acre | -14.4% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $79/acre | +19.9% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $77/acre | — | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $77/acre | +15.0% | 2026 |
| Tate County | $74/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| Copiah County | $73/acre | +22.9% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $70/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Rankin County | $70/acre | +3.7% | 2026 |
| Pontotoc County | $67/acre | -13.6% | 2026 |
| Hinds County | $66/acre | -6.4% | 2026 |
| Prentiss County | $66/acre | -7.7% | 2026 |
| Union County | $66/acre | +5.6% | 2026 |
| Tippah County | $65/acre | +19.3% | 2026 |
| Alcorn County | $60/acre | +9.2% | 2026 |
| Covington County | $60/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| George County | $59/acre | +43.9% | 2026 |
| Oktibbeha County | $55/acre | -9.2% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $50/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lowndes County | $48/acre | -12.8% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $46/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Pearl River County | $45/acre | — | 2026 |
| Marion County | $44/acre | -5.4% | 2026 |
| Jones County | $42/acre | +44.8% | 2026 |
| Leake County | $41/acre | +17.4% | 2026 |
| Tishomingo County | $40/acre | +27.0% | 2026 |
| Lamar County | $35/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Newton County | $32/acre | +56.1% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $32/acre | +4.9% | 2026 |
| Smith County | $31/acre | +44.2% | 2026 |
| Choctaw County | $31/acre | +22.0% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $30/acre | — | 2026 |
| Greene County | $29/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $26/acre | +8.5% | 2026 |
| Walthall County | $25/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Clarke County | $23/acre | -9.8% | 2026 |
| Neshoba County | $23/acre | -8.0% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $23/acre | +91.7% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $22/acre | -31.3% | 2026 |
| Jefferson Davis County | $22/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Amite County | $21/acre | -2.3% | 2026 |
| Jasper County | $20/acre | -11.4% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $19/acre | -31.5% | 2026 |
| Wilkinson County | $15/acre | -29.3% | 2026 |
| Kemper County | $11/acre | -35.3% | 2026 |
| Itawamba County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Stone County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Winston 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.