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Missouri 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 109 reporting counties was $117 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $145 per acre. Atchison County had the highest reported county mean at $247. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +49.0% in Benton County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,768 published county-land-type records and 992 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 | $102 | 103 |
| 2020 | Not available | $104 | 104 |
| 2021 | Not available | $98 | 112 |
| 2022 | Not available | $116 | 110 |
| 2023 | Not available | $114 | 109 |
| 2024 | Not available | $118 | 107 |
| 2025 | $148 | $123 | 110 |
| 2026 | $145 | $117 | 109 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $184 | 10 |
| 2020 | Not available | $183 | 10 |
| 2021 | Not available | $191 | 10 |
| 2022 | Not available | $201 | 12 |
| 2023 | Not available | $211 | 11 |
| 2024 | Not available | $203 | 9 |
| 2025 | $212 | $226 | 8 |
| 2026 | $226 | $227 | 5 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $33 | 94 |
| 2020 | Not available | $35 | 104 |
| 2021 | Not available | $34 | 107 |
| 2022 | Not available | $35 | 106 |
| 2023 | Not available | $38 | 107 |
| 2024 | Not available | $36 | 101 |
| 2025 | $39 | $40 | 106 |
| 2026 | $40 | $40 | 104 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Atchison County$247
- Lafayette County$226
- Holt County$217
- Clinton County$200
- Saline County$196
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Scott County$260
- Mississippi County$251
- New Madrid County$227
- Stoddard County$208
- Pemiscot County$185
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison County | $247/acre | -8.5% | 2026 |
| Lafayette County | $226/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Holt County | $217/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Clinton County | $200/acre | -10.3% | 2026 |
| Saline County | $196/acre | +10.1% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $192/acre | +3.8% | 2026 |
| Nodaway County | $192/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Worth County | $188/acre | -5.0% | 2026 |
| Ray County | $187/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Livingston County | $185/acre | +5.1% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $185/acre | -4.6% | 2026 |
| Mississippi County | $183/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| Audrain County | $179/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $177/acre | +8.6% | 2026 |
| Lewis County | $176/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $176/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Andrew County | $175/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $175/acre | +8.7% | 2026 |
| Daviess County | $175/acre | -7.9% | 2026 |
| Scotland County | $175/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Knox County | $173/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $171/acre | +9.6% | 2026 |
| Platte County | $168/acre | -12.9% | 2026 |
| Grundy County | $165/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| Ralls County | $165/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| Buchanan County | $164/acre | -9.4% | 2026 |
| New Madrid County | $161/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Gentry County | $160/acre | -8.6% | 2026 |
| Caldwell County | $158/acre | -4.2% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $158/acre | +27.4% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $157/acre | -8.2% | 2026 |
| Pemiscot County | $157/acre | -21.5% | 2026 |
| St. Charles County | $157/acre | -9.8% | 2026 |
| Chariton County | $156/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| DeKalb County | $156/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Bates County | $155/acre | +4.7% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $149/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Pettis County | $149/acre | +9.6% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $148/acre | +8.0% | 2026 |
| Cooper County | $144/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $144/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Boone County | $143/acre | -14.9% | 2026 |
| Howard County | $142/acre | -6.6% | 2026 |
| St. Louis County | $142/acre | +21.4% | 2026 |
| Mercer County | $139/acre | +17.8% | 2026 |
| Harrison County | $136/acre | -6.8% | 2026 |
| Macon County | $135/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Linn County | $134/acre | +4.7% | 2026 |
| Callaway County | $131/acre | -9.7% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $130/acre | +6.6% | 2026 |
| Sullivan County | $123/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Adair County | $121/acre | +6.1% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $119/acre | -13.8% | 2026 |
| Putnam County | $118/acre | -9.9% | 2026 |
| Cape Girardeau County | $117/acre | +11.4% | 2026 |
| Perry County | $116/acre | -14.1% | 2026 |
| Vernon County | $115/acre | +15.6% | 2026 |
| Stoddard County | $113/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| St. Clair County | $109/acre | -25.3% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $107/acre | -16.4% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $105/acre | -8.7% | 2026 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | $104/acre | -35.4% | 2026 |
| Schuyler County | $97/acre | -11.0% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $97/acre | -5.4% | 2026 |
| Jasper County | $96/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Moniteau County | $85/acre | -13.8% | 2026 |
| Cole County | $84/acre | -19.7% | 2026 |
| Barton County | $83/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $75/acre | +49.0% | 2026 |
| Butler County | $75/acre | -15.8% | 2026 |
| Ripley County | $74/acre | -18.2% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $70/acre | +34.6% | 2026 |
| Osage County | $69/acre | -27.9% | 2026 |
| Bollinger County | $68/acre | +17.2% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $68/acre | +14.3% | 2026 |
| Dade County | $66/acre | +34.7% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $65/acre | -16.8% | 2026 |
| St. Francois County | $63/acre | -38.2% | 2026 |
| Newton County | $60/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Hickory County | $58/acre | -19.0% | 2026 |
| Texas County | $57/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Miller County | $55/acre | +19.6% | 2026 |
| Cedar County | $53/acre | -35.6% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $52/acre | -8.0% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $50/acre | -3.9% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $48/acre | +25.0% | 2026 |
| Howell County | $47/acre | -19.0% | 2026 |
| Maries County | $47/acre | +13.3% | 2026 |
| McDonald County | $46/acre | -26.4% | 2026 |
| Christian County | $46/acre | +31.9% | 2026 |
| Barry County | $45/acre | -25.0% | 2026 |
| Reynolds County | $43/acre | +19.7% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $42/acre | — | 2026 |
| Laclede County | $39/acre | +26.2% | 2026 |
| Gasconade County | $38/acre | -9.5% | 2026 |
| Webster County | $37/acre | -14.9% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $36/acre | -16.5% | 2026 |
| Wright County | $35/acre | -1.4% | 2026 |
| Dallas County | $32/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $32/acre | -14.9% | 2026 |
| Ozark County | $32/acre | — | 2026 |
| Pulaski County | $29/acre | -25.6% | 2026 |
| Oregon County | $28/acre | -21.4% | 2026 |
| Crawford County | $25/acre | -19.7% | 2026 |
| Taney County | $24/acre | +37.1% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $22/acre | +12.8% | 2026 |
| Dent County | $20/acre | -13.0% | 2026 |
| Carter County | $19/acre | -15.6% | 2026 |
| Camden County | $16/acre | — | 2026 |
| Iron County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Phelps County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Shannon County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Stone 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.