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North Carolina 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 86 reporting counties was $81 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $104 per acre. Hyde County had the highest reported county mean at $182. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +25.4% in Yancey County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,149 published county-land-type records and 1,251 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 | $73 | 80 |
| 2020 | Not available | $70 | 80 |
| 2021 | Not available | $72 | 92 |
| 2022 | Not available | $75 | 87 |
| 2023 | Not available | $71 | 87 |
| 2024 | Not available | $72 | 85 |
| 2025 | $105 | $81 | 89 |
| 2026 | $104 | $81 | 86 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $100 | 15 |
| 2020 | Not available | $98 | 17 |
| 2021 | Not available | $102 | 19 |
| 2022 | Not available | $100 | 15 |
| 2023 | Not available | $135 | 13 |
| 2024 | Not available | $115 | 4 |
| 2025 | $140 | $100 | 2 |
| 2026 | $137 | $120 | 8 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $26 | 45 |
| 2020 | Not available | $28 | 47 |
| 2021 | Not available | $29 | 52 |
| 2022 | Not available | $26 | 40 |
| 2023 | Not available | $26 | 45 |
| 2024 | Not available | $29 | 43 |
| 2025 | $31 | $30 | 47 |
| 2026 | $38 | $35 | 51 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Hyde County$182
- Tyrrell County$181
- Wilson County$154
- Greene County$136
- Washington County$136
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Henderson County$190
- Bladen County$136
- Duplin County$131
- Sampson County$125
- Person County$115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County | $182/acre | -3.2% | 2026 |
| Tyrrell County | $181/acre | +5.8% | 2026 |
| Wilson County | $154/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $136/acre | +8.8% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $136/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Pasquotank County | $135/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $134/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Bertie County | $133/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Beaufort County | $130/acre | -2.3% | 2026 |
| Lenoir County | $126/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Nash County | $126/acre | +9.6% | 2026 |
| Pitt County | $123/acre | +8.8% | 2026 |
| Edgecombe County | $122/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Halifax County | $121/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Harnett County | $121/acre | +9.0% | 2026 |
| Sampson County | $120/acre | +9.1% | 2026 |
| Henderson County | $117/acre | — | 2026 |
| Martin County | $116/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Northampton County | $116/acre | +2.6% | 2026 |
| Hertford County | $115/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Johnston County | $114/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Gates County | $112/acre | +9.8% | 2026 |
| Perquimans County | $112/acre | +9.8% | 2026 |
| Onslow County | $109/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Cumberland County | $105/acre | +11.1% | 2026 |
| Union County | $105/acre | +12.9% | 2026 |
| Transylvania County | $100/acre | +13.6% | 2026 |
| Alleghany County | $99/acre | -9.2% | 2026 |
| Chowan County | $99/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Pamlico County | $99/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Currituck County | $98/acre | -2.0% | 2026 |
| Pender County | $93/acre | +12.1% | 2026 |
| Craven County | $93/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Surry County | $92/acre | +12.2% | 2026 |
| Ashe County | $92/acre | -6.6% | 2026 |
| Yadkin County | $91/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Duplin County | $89/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Carteret County | $88/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Columbus County | $86/acre | -0.6% | 2026 |
| Iredell County | $86/acre | +13.3% | 2026 |
| Stanly County | $83/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Wake County | $83/acre | +13.7% | 2026 |
| Bladen County | $83/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Avery County | $80/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lee County | $80/acre | -10.2% | 2026 |
| Brunswick County | $78/acre | -5.5% | 2026 |
| Robeson County | $75/acre | -3.2% | 2026 |
| Cherokee County | $74/acre | +14.7% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $74/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Rowan County | $74/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Anson County | $72/acre | -11.1% | 2026 |
| Forsyth County | $72/acre | +15.3% | 2026 |
| Scotland County | $71/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Cabarrus County | $70/acre | -11.4% | 2026 |
| Haywood County | $69/acre | +15.1% | 2026 |
| Randolph County | $68/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Person County | $68/acre | +15.4% | 2026 |
| Davie County | $67/acre | +1.5% | 2026 |
| McDowell County | $67/acre | — | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $66/acre | -5.0% | 2026 |
| Granville County | $66/acre | -12.6% | 2026 |
| Watauga County | $62/acre | -6.1% | 2026 |
| Wilkes County | $62/acre | -9.5% | 2026 |
| Moore County | $59/acre | +7.3% | 2026 |
| Mitchell County | $56/acre | — | 2026 |
| Alexander County | $56/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Alamance County | $53/acre | +14.1% | 2026 |
| Davidson County | $50/acre | -13.0% | 2026 |
| Stokes County | $50/acre | -10.8% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $49/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Rockingham County | $49/acre | -14.2% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $48/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Durham County | $47/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Catawba County | $47/acre | +20.8% | 2026 |
| Buncombe County | $46/acre | -9.8% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $46/acre | +18.2% | 2026 |
| Orange County | $45/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Yancey County | $45/acre | +25.4% | 2026 |
| Guilford County | $44/acre | +12.8% | 2026 |
| Rutherford County | $44/acre | -7.4% | 2026 |
| Burke County | $43/acre | +10.3% | 2026 |
| Cleveland County | $43/acre | +6.3% | 2026 |
| Caswell County | $42/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Chatham County | $41/acre | -7.9% | 2026 |
| Gaston County | $35/acre | -5.4% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $33/acre | -2.9% | 2026 |
| Caldwell County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Jones County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Mecklenburg County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Swain 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.