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Montana 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 40 reporting counties was $31 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $33 per acre. Cascade County had the highest reported county mean at $46. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +37.1% in Lake County.
Geographic pattern
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
955 published county-land-type records and 389 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 | $25 | 43 |
| 2020 | Not available | $25 | 43 |
| 2021 | Not available | $27 | 45 |
| 2022 | Not available | $28 | 36 |
| 2023 | Not available | $28 | 35 |
| 2024 | Not available | $29 | 39 |
| 2025 | $33 | $30 | 44 |
| 2026 | $33 | $31 | 40 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $74 | 30 |
| 2020 | Not available | $75 | 33 |
| 2021 | Not available | $85 | 31 |
| 2022 | Not available | $89 | 32 |
| 2023 | Not available | $85 | 27 |
| 2024 | Not available | $96 | 29 |
| 2025 | $104 | $95 | 27 |
| 2026 | $112 | $98 | 29 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $7 | 52 |
| 2020 | Not available | $7 | 53 |
| 2021 | Not available | $7 | 52 |
| 2022 | Not available | $8 | 51 |
| 2023 | Not available | $8 | 49 |
| 2024 | Not available | $8 | 44 |
| 2025 | $8 | $8 | 43 |
| 2026 | $9 | $10 | 48 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Broadwater County$215
- Gallatin County$173
- Prairie County$153
- Richland County$143
- Yellowstone County$132
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade County | $46/acre | +2.3% | 2026 |
| Pondera County | $44/acre | +6.0% | 2026 |
| Flathead County | $43/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Lake County | $43/acre | +37.1% | 2026 |
| Sheridan County | $43/acre | +6.3% | 2026 |
| Teton County | $42/acre | +9.1% | 2026 |
| Gallatin County | $39/acre | +2.6% | 2026 |
| Prairie County | $39/acre | +5.5% | 2026 |
| Chouteau County | $37/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Dawson County | $36/acre | +7.6% | 2026 |
| Ravalli County | $36/acre | — | 2026 |
| Fergus County | $35/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Judith Basin County | $34/acre | +1.5% | 2026 |
| Daniels County | $33/acre | +3.1% | 2026 |
| Richland County | $33/acre | +15.8% | 2026 |
| Carbon County | $33/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Park County | $33/acre | -8.4% | 2026 |
| Wibaux County | $33/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Hill County | $31/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Phillips County | $31/acre | +22.0% | 2026 |
| Toole County | $31/acre | -10.3% | 2026 |
| Roosevelt County | $30/acre | -7.7% | 2026 |
| Liberty County | $30/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Blaine County | $29/acre | +3.6% | 2026 |
| Garfield County | $29/acre | +11.5% | 2026 |
| Glacier County | $29/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Golden Valley County | $29/acre | +14.0% | 2026 |
| Big Horn County | $28/acre | -6.8% | 2026 |
| Yellowstone County | $28/acre | +3.8% | 2026 |
| McCone County | $27/acre | -8.5% | 2026 |
| Valley County | $27/acre | -11.5% | 2026 |
| Fallon County | $27/acre | +1.9% | 2026 |
| Rosebud County | $25/acre | -13.8% | 2026 |
| Musselshell County | $23/acre | -14.8% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $23/acre | -13.5% | 2026 |
| Carter County | $22/acre | -2.3% | 2026 |
| Sanders County | $22/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Wheatland County | $22/acre | +22.9% | 2026 |
| Stillwater County | $20/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Beaverhead County | $19/acre | — | 2026 |
| Broadwater County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Custer County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Lewis and Clark County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Madison County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Meagher County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Missoula County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Petroleum County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Powder River County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Powell County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Silver Bow County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Sweet Grass County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Treasure 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.