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New York 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 47 reporting counties was $73 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $89 per acre. Suffolk County had the highest reported county mean at $146. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was -64.4% in Fulton County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
506 published county-land-type records and 982 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 | $54 | 37 |
| 2020 | Not available | $55 | 40 |
| 2021 | Not available | $55 | 48 |
| 2022 | Not available | $60 | 43 |
| 2023 | Not available | $61 | 50 |
| 2024 | Not available | $68 | 46 |
| 2025 | $83 | $69 | 45 |
| 2026 | $89 | $73 | 47 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $72 | 1 |
| 2020 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2021 | Not available | $57 | 5 |
| 2022 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2023 | Not available | $234 | 2 |
| 2024 | Not available | $247 | 2 |
| 2025 | $173 | $295 | 1 |
| 2026 | $182 | $189 | 2 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $25 | 18 |
| 2020 | Not available | $24 | 20 |
| 2021 | Not available | $20 | 24 |
| 2022 | Not available | $25 | 18 |
| 2023 | Not available | $22 | 15 |
| 2024 | Not available | $21 | 14 |
| 2025 | $31 | $21 | 12 |
| 2026 | $31 | $22 | 16 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Suffolk County$146
- Livingston County$141
- Cayuga County$133
- Genesee County$131
- Orleans County$128
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Suffolk County$288
- Erie County$91
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County | $146/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Livingston County | $141/acre | -8.4% | 2026 |
| Cayuga County | $133/acre | +17.7% | 2026 |
| Genesee County | $131/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Orleans County | $128/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Wyoming County | $126/acre | +14.6% | 2026 |
| Yates County | $111/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Ontario County | $107/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| Ulster County | $104/acre | +38.7% | 2026 |
| Chautauqua County | $96/acre | +20.1% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $94/acre | -14.6% | 2026 |
| Seneca County | $90/acre | +38.8% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $88/acre | +28.5% | 2026 |
| Erie County | $87/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Allegany County | $85/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Cattaraugus County | $84/acre | — | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $81/acre | -12.0% | 2026 |
| Onondaga County | $81/acre | +1.3% | 2026 |
| Lewis County | $79/acre | +10.5% | 2026 |
| Orange County | $77/acre | — | 2026 |
| Cortland County | $76/acre | +4.1% | 2026 |
| St. Lawrence County | $75/acre | +5.6% | 2026 |
| Niagara County | $75/acre | +2.0% | 2026 |
| Oneida County | $73/acre | +28.1% | 2026 |
| Herkimer County | $73/acre | +42.2% | 2026 |
| Tompkins County | $69/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $69/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Broome County | $66/acre | -5.8% | 2026 |
| Saratoga County | $65/acre | +9.2% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $64/acre | -16.9% | 2026 |
| Chenango County | $63/acre | +2.4% | 2026 |
| Clinton County | $63/acre | +14.7% | 2026 |
| Oswego County | $60/acre | +30.4% | 2026 |
| Steuben County | $58/acre | +22.3% | 2026 |
| Schuyler County | $56/acre | +10.9% | 2026 |
| Chemung County | $55/acre | -14.7% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $55/acre | -19.7% | 2026 |
| Columbia County | $54/acre | +17.4% | 2026 |
| Dutchess County | $54/acre | +33.3% | 2026 |
| Rensselaer County | $53/acre | -17.3% | 2026 |
| Delaware County | $50/acre | +10.0% | 2026 |
| Fulton County | $50/acre | -64.4% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $49/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Tioga County | $49/acre | +32.4% | 2026 |
| Otsego County | $49/acre | +16.9% | 2026 |
| Essex County | $45/acre | — | 2026 |
| Schoharie County | $38/acre | +33.3% | 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.