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North Dakota 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 53 reporting counties was $65 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $85 per acre. Cass County had the highest reported county mean at $163. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +14.4% in Towner County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
861 published county-land-type records and 411 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 | $50 | 43 |
| 2020 | Not available | $52 | 53 |
| 2021 | Not available | $55 | 53 |
| 2022 | Not available | $57 | 51 |
| 2023 | Not available | $56 | 50 |
| 2024 | Not available | $60 | 51 |
| 2025 | $83 | $63 | 53 |
| 2026 | $85 | $65 | 53 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $167 | 7 |
| 2020 | Not available | $171 | 6 |
| 2021 | Not available | $171 | 9 |
| 2022 | Not available | $183 | 6 |
| 2023 | Not available | $190 | 9 |
| 2024 | Not available | $183 | 10 |
| 2025 | $191 | $214 | 10 |
| 2026 | $186 | $194 | 7 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $18 | 44 |
| 2020 | Not available | $18 | 53 |
| 2021 | Not available | $19 | 51 |
| 2022 | Not available | $20 | 47 |
| 2023 | Not available | $21 | 50 |
| 2024 | Not available | $21 | 45 |
| 2025 | $24 | $23 | 50 |
| 2026 | $24 | $23 | 50 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Cass County$163
- Richland County$163
- Traill County$161
- Walsh County$136
- Sargent County$135
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Walsh County$218
- Dickey County$199
- Ransom County$198
- Kidder County$194
- McKenzie County$185
Lowest
- Williams County$165
- Sargent County$177
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | $163/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Richland County | $163/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Traill County | $161/acre | +8.8% | 2026 |
| Walsh County | $136/acre | +3.8% | 2026 |
| Sargent County | $135/acre | +0.8% | 2026 |
| Grand Forks County | $134/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Pembina County | $131/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| LaMoure County | $122/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Dickey County | $121/acre | -4.7% | 2026 |
| Ransom County | $118/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Barnes County | $111/acre | +9.9% | 2026 |
| Steele County | $99/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Stutsman County | $97/acre | +9.7% | 2026 |
| Emmons County | $95/acre | +3.3% | 2026 |
| Foster County | $91/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Cavalier County | $84/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Wells County | $81/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Griggs County | $80/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| McIntosh County | $78/acre | -3.1% | 2026 |
| Eddy County | $73/acre | +9.0% | 2026 |
| McLean County | $73/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Burleigh County | $72/acre | +0.7% | 2026 |
| Benson County | $69/acre | +8.7% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $69/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Nelson County | $68/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Ramsey County | $66/acre | -0.8% | 2026 |
| Pierce County | $65/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Renville County | $65/acre | +9.3% | 2026 |
| Towner County | $64/acre | +14.4% | 2026 |
| Bottineau County | $63/acre | -2.3% | 2026 |
| Ward County | $60/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Kidder County | $58/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| McHenry County | $57/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Sheridan County | $57/acre | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Morton County | $56/acre | +13.3% | 2026 |
| Rolette County | $54/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Mercer County | $54/acre | +13.8% | 2026 |
| Grant County | $51/acre | +11.0% | 2026 |
| Hettinger County | $49/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Oliver County | $49/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Stark County | $48/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Slope County | $47/acre | +6.8% | 2026 |
| Sioux County | $46/acre | -13.3% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $45/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Bowman County | $43/acre | +11.7% | 2026 |
| Mountrail County | $42/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Dunn County | $41/acre | +9.3% | 2026 |
| Divide County | $41/acre | +2.5% | 2026 |
| Williams County | $38/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Billings County | $37/acre | -5.1% | 2026 |
| Burke County | $37/acre | -2.6% | 2026 |
| Golden Valley County | $36/acre | +7.6% | 2026 |
| McKenzie County | $30/acre | +1.7% | 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.