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Tennessee 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 88 reporting counties was $65 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $118 per acre. Lake County had the highest reported county mean at $196. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +134.6% in Houston County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,380 published county-land-type records and 900 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 | $62 | 80 |
| 2020 | Not available | $58 | 82 |
| 2021 | Not available | $60 | 89 |
| 2022 | Not available | $54 | 91 |
| 2023 | Not available | $61 | 90 |
| 2024 | Not available | $64 | 87 |
| 2025 | $115 | $60 | 86 |
| 2026 | $118 | $65 | 88 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $178 | 6 |
| 2020 | Not available | $163 | 3 |
| 2021 | Not available | $240 | 2 |
| 2022 | Not available | $187 | 4 |
| 2023 | Not available | $190 | 6 |
| 2024 | Not available | $205 | 5 |
| 2025 | $189 | $174 | 3 |
| 2026 | $182 | $189 | 4 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $21 | 81 |
| 2020 | Not available | $22 | 84 |
| 2021 | Not available | $21 | 85 |
| 2022 | Not available | $22 | 82 |
| 2023 | Not available | $22 | 81 |
| 2024 | Not available | $24 | 76 |
| 2025 | $26 | $26 | 81 |
| 2026 | $30 | $28 | 84 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Lake County$196
- Robertson County$187
- Sumner County$180
- Obion County$178
- Franklin County$173
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Lake County$223
- Haywood County$205
- Tipton County$172
- Fayette County$125
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | $196/acre | +14.6% | 2026 |
| Robertson County | $187/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Sumner County | $180/acre | +21.6% | 2026 |
| Obion County | $178/acre | +7.2% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $173/acre | +44.2% | 2026 |
| Dyer County | $161/acre | +14.2% | 2026 |
| Tipton County | $156/acre | +1.3% | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $155/acre | +60.6% | 2026 |
| Gibson County | $153/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Haywood County | $152/acre | -0.7% | 2026 |
| Weakley County | $145/acre | -6.5% | 2026 |
| Crockett County | $143/acre | -8.3% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $142/acre | +10.1% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $141/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lauderdale County | $135/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Macon County | $135/acre | -8.2% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $132/acre | -15.4% | 2026 |
| Coffee County | $131/acre | +15.9% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $131/acre | +26.0% | 2026 |
| Smith County | $130/acre | +9.2% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $127/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $115/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Hardeman County | $110/acre | +15.8% | 2026 |
| DeKalb County | $106/acre | +23.3% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $105/acre | -3.7% | 2026 |
| Cumberland County | $94/acre | +45.7% | 2026 |
| Perry County | $94/acre | +26.2% | 2026 |
| Cannon County | $94/acre | -4.6% | 2026 |
| Henderson County | $93/acre | — | 2026 |
| Chester County | $92/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hardin County | $92/acre | +47.6% | 2026 |
| Maury County | $87/acre | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Bedford County | $82/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Bledsoe County | $80/acre | +37.1% | 2026 |
| Cocke County | $75/acre | +26.1% | 2026 |
| Decatur County | $75/acre | -13.3% | 2026 |
| Putnam County | $75/acre | +56.3% | 2026 |
| Benton County | $73/acre | -21.9% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $73/acre | +24.8% | 2026 |
| Loudon County | $70/acre | +28.4% | 2026 |
| Marshall County | $70/acre | — | 2026 |
| McMinn County | $70/acre | +7.7% | 2026 |
| Overton County | $69/acre | +29.3% | 2026 |
| McNairy County | $65/acre | -12.8% | 2026 |
| Rutherford County | $65/acre | -15.0% | 2026 |
| Giles County | $65/acre | -18.4% | 2026 |
| Houston County | $65/acre | +134.6% | 2026 |
| Stewart County | $65/acre | -25.0% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $64/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Humphreys County | $62/acre | -19.1% | 2026 |
| Dickson County | $61/acre | +32.6% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $59/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Unicoi County | $59/acre | — | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $58/acre | +26.4% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $57/acre | +21.3% | 2026 |
| White County | $57/acre | -8.1% | 2026 |
| Blount County | $56/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Wilson County | $56/acre | +15.6% | 2026 |
| Moore County | $55/acre | -15.4% | 2026 |
| Grundy County | $54/acre | — | 2026 |
| Williamson County | $53/acre | -3.6% | 2026 |
| Monroe County | $53/acre | +11.7% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $53/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Hamblen County | $49/acre | -20.5% | 2026 |
| Trousdale County | $41/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $40/acre | -7.0% | 2026 |
| Hickman County | $40/acre | -14.0% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $40/acre | -25.9% | 2026 |
| Pickett County | $40/acre | -17.5% | 2026 |
| Fentress County | $40/acre | -6.0% | 2026 |
| Bradley County | $38/acre | +52.0% | 2026 |
| Roane County | $38/acre | +31.0% | 2026 |
| Knox County | $36/acre | +51.1% | 2026 |
| Carter County | $35/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Sevier County | $35/acre | -13.6% | 2026 |
| Sullivan County | $35/acre | -10.4% | 2026 |
| Lewis County | $31/acre | +3.3% | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $30/acre | -38.1% | 2026 |
| Claiborne County | $29/acre | +38.1% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $29/acre | -24.0% | 2026 |
| Grainger County | $27/acre | -25.0% | 2026 |
| Anderson County | $27/acre | -3.6% | 2026 |
| Rhea County | $26/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Hawkins County | $26/acre | +2.0% | 2026 |
| Meigs County | $25/acre | -58.0% | 2026 |
| Union County | $25/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $23/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $20/acre | — | 2026 |
| Polk County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Shelby County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Van Buren 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.