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South 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 63 reporting counties was $112 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $140 per acre. Moody County had the highest reported county mean at $252. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was -29.2% in Butte County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,078 published county-land-type records and 506 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 | $98 | 64 |
| 2020 | Not available | $106 | 62 |
| 2021 | Not available | $109 | 62 |
| 2022 | Not available | $115 | 59 |
| 2023 | Not available | $107 | 63 |
| 2024 | Not available | $108 | 66 |
| 2025 | $136 | $117 | 64 |
| 2026 | $140 | $112 | 63 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $216 | 10 |
| 2020 | Not available | $223 | 9 |
| 2021 | Not available | $188 | 11 |
| 2022 | Not available | $230 | 12 |
| 2023 | Not available | $244 | 10 |
| 2024 | Not available | $249 | 8 |
| 2025 | $226 | $252 | 9 |
| 2026 | $235 | $259 | 13 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $42 | 56 |
| 2020 | Not available | $44 | 62 |
| 2021 | Not available | $43 | 64 |
| 2022 | Not available | $46 | 60 |
| 2023 | Not available | $46 | 60 |
| 2024 | Not available | $47 | 64 |
| 2025 | $31 | $45 | 64 |
| 2026 | $31 | $47 | 63 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Moody County$252
- Union County$252
- Lincoln County$244
- Clay County$241
- Minnehaha County$221
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Yankton County$315
- Turner County$306
- Clay County$303
- Lake County$271
- Union County$269
Lowest
- Butte County$122
- Hughes County$168
- Brown County$200
- Beadle County$220
- Bon Homme County$235
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moody County | $252/acre | +0.4% | 2026 |
| Union County | $252/acre | +7.2% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $244/acre | +5.2% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $241/acre | +13.2% | 2026 |
| Minnehaha County | $221/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Turner County | $218/acre | +10.1% | 2026 |
| McCook County | $214/acre | +10.9% | 2026 |
| Brookings County | $205/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Yankton County | $194/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Hanson County | $184/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Deuel County | $181/acre | -0.6% | 2026 |
| Lake County | $180/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Roberts County | $179/acre | +2.9% | 2026 |
| Hamlin County | $176/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Codington County | $175/acre | -0.6% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $170/acre | +12.6% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $166/acre | +0.6% | 2026 |
| Hutchinson County | $165/acre | -4.1% | 2026 |
| Bon Homme County | $160/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Day County | $159/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Kingsbury County | $158/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Grant County | $155/acre | -1.3% | 2026 |
| Davison County | $153/acre | -3.8% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $153/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Miner County | $146/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $143/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Charles Mix County | $142/acre | -2.1% | 2026 |
| Beadle County | $140/acre | +9.4% | 2026 |
| Aurora County | $139/acre | +9.4% | 2026 |
| Spink County | $139/acre | +10.3% | 2026 |
| Sanborn County | $138/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Edmunds County | $112/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Faulk County | $112/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Potter County | $111/acre | +13.8% | 2026 |
| Brule County | $110/acre | -3.5% | 2026 |
| Hand County | $108/acre | +4.8% | 2026 |
| Jerauld County | $105/acre | -6.3% | 2026 |
| Walworth County | $105/acre | +7.7% | 2026 |
| Lyman County | $102/acre | +8.5% | 2026 |
| McPherson County | $100/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Sully County | $97/acre | -0.5% | 2026 |
| Hyde County | $92/acre | +19.6% | 2026 |
| Hughes County | $90/acre | +16.2% | 2026 |
| Campbell County | $80/acre | -6.5% | 2026 |
| Gregory County | $73/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Tripp County | $71/acre | -2.1% | 2026 |
| Haakon County | $54/acre | +7.0% | 2026 |
| Corson County | $51/acre | +9.8% | 2026 |
| Mellette County | $50/acre | +15.1% | 2026 |
| Stanley County | $49/acre | +14.1% | 2026 |
| Dewey County | $47/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Todd County | $45/acre | +26.8% | 2026 |
| Butte County | $40/acre | -29.2% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $40/acre | -15.8% | 2026 |
| Perkins County | $39/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Pennington County | $37/acre | -1.3% | 2026 |
| Jones County | $36/acre | +7.6% | 2026 |
| Harding County | $33/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Bennett County | $32/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Meade County | $31/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Custer County | $29/acre | +18.8% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $25/acre | -13.8% | 2026 |
| Fall River County | $24/acre | — | 2026 |
| Buffalo County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Ziebach 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.