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Nebraska 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 80 reporting counties was $141 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $168 per acre. Cuming County had the highest reported county mean at $289. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +24.4% in Dundy County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,794 published county-land-type records and 438 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 | $125 | 79 |
| 2020 | Not available | $126 | 73 |
| 2021 | Not available | $139 | 74 |
| 2022 | Not available | $135 | 76 |
| 2023 | Not available | $139 | 80 |
| 2024 | Not available | $156 | 69 |
| 2025 | $166 | $138 | 78 |
| 2026 | $168 | $141 | 80 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $230 | 72 |
| 2020 | Not available | $229 | 72 |
| 2021 | Not available | $243 | 71 |
| 2022 | Not available | $261 | 67 |
| 2023 | Not available | $267 | 76 |
| 2024 | Not available | $283 | 59 |
| 2025 | $286 | $282 | 76 |
| 2026 | $283 | $272 | 78 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $39 | 83 |
| 2020 | Not available | $39 | 82 |
| 2021 | Not available | $36 | 80 |
| 2022 | Not available | $38 | 80 |
| 2023 | Not available | $40 | 85 |
| 2024 | Not available | $37 | 68 |
| 2025 | $29 | $36 | 65 |
| 2026 | $30 | $41 | 71 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Cuming County$289
- Thurston County$269
- Wayne County$269
- Dakota County$264
- Platte County$258
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Cedar County$352
- Cuming County$344
- Dixon County$343
- Wayne County$331
- Butler County$324
Lowest
- Sioux County$144
- McPherson County$146
- Sheridan County$162
- Dawes County$170
- Deuel County$172
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuming County | $289/acre | +1.1% | 2026 |
| Thurston County | $269/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $269/acre | +1.9% | 2026 |
| Dakota County | $264/acre | -9.9% | 2026 |
| Platte County | $258/acre | +13.2% | 2026 |
| Dixon County | $256/acre | +4.1% | 2026 |
| Burt County | $252/acre | -0.4% | 2026 |
| Stanton County | $252/acre | +3.7% | 2026 |
| Colfax County | $249/acre | +3.8% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $248/acre | +6.0% | 2026 |
| Cedar County | $247/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $229/acre | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Butler County | $226/acre | +4.2% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $226/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Dodge County | $225/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Sarpy County | $223/acre | -10.4% | 2026 |
| Saunders County | $223/acre | +6.2% | 2026 |
| Knox County | $217/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $214/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Nemaha County | $213/acre | +0.5% | 2026 |
| Richardson County | $211/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Seward County | $205/acre | +6.8% | 2026 |
| Boone County | $204/acre | +7.4% | 2026 |
| Nance County | $204/acre | +12.7% | 2026 |
| Pierce County | $197/acre | +2.6% | 2026 |
| Lancaster County | $190/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $187/acre | -5.1% | 2026 |
| Otoe County | $186/acre | -4.1% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $184/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Gage County | $176/acre | +4.8% | 2026 |
| Pawnee County | $176/acre | +10.0% | 2026 |
| Fillmore County | $174/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $174/acre | — | 2026 |
| Antelope County | $173/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $159/acre | -0.6% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $157/acre | — | 2026 |
| Saline County | $152/acre | -7.3% | 2026 |
| Nuckolls County | $148/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| Greeley County | $145/acre | +3.6% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $144/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Buffalo County | $138/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Phelps County | $135/acre | +21.6% | 2026 |
| Sherman County | $134/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Howard County | $132/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Thayer County | $132/acre | -3.6% | 2026 |
| Valley County | $132/acre | — | 2026 |
| Kearney County | $129/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Dawson County | $128/acre | -3.8% | 2026 |
| Boyd County | $126/acre | +6.8% | 2026 |
| Harlan County | $117/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Webster County | $117/acre | -7.9% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $115/acre | -4.2% | 2026 |
| Loup County | $110/acre | — | 2026 |
| Custer County | $100/acre | +2.0% | 2026 |
| Gosper County | $98/acre | +18.1% | 2026 |
| Garfield County | $90/acre | — | 2026 |
| Holt County | $90/acre | -4.3% | 2026 |
| Furnas County | $88/acre | +8.7% | 2026 |
| Wheeler County | $88/acre | — | 2026 |
| Frontier County | $68/acre | +10.7% | 2026 |
| Red Willow County | $67/acre | -4.3% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $66/acre | +12.8% | 2026 |
| Hayes County | $62/acre | +8.8% | 2026 |
| Hitchcock County | $60/acre | +11.1% | 2026 |
| Chase County | $58/acre | +13.7% | 2026 |
| Keith County | $56/acre | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Perkins County | $54/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Dundy County | $51/acre | +24.4% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $49/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Rock County | $48/acre | +13.1% | 2026 |
| Deuel County | $45/acre | +9.9% | 2026 |
| Garden County | $44/acre | +3.5% | 2026 |
| Keya Paha County | $43/acre | -9.5% | 2026 |
| Cheyenne County | $43/acre | +11.8% | 2026 |
| Box Butte County | $38/acre | -13.6% | 2026 |
| Sheridan County | $36/acre | -16.3% | 2026 |
| Dawes County | $35/acre | +15.0% | 2026 |
| Kimball County | $35/acre | +23.2% | 2026 |
| Banner County | $31/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Sioux County | $24/acre | — | 2026 |
| Arthur County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Blaine County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Brown County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Cherry County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Hall County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Hooker County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| McPherson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Merrick County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Morrill County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Scotts Bluff County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Thomas County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| York 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.