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Virginia 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 $47 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $70 per acre. Accomack County had the highest reported county mean at $112. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +57.1% in Wise County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
1,143 published county-land-type records and 2,049 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 | $39 | 71 |
| 2020 | Not available | $38 | 70 |
| 2021 | Not available | $41 | 86 |
| 2022 | Not available | $43 | 82 |
| 2023 | Not available | $44 | 81 |
| 2024 | Not available | $44 | 83 |
| 2025 | $68 | $47 | 82 |
| 2026 | $70 | $47 | 86 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $90 | 7 |
| 2020 | Not available | $120 | 6 |
| 2021 | Not available | $100 | 7 |
| 2022 | Not available | $123 | 4 |
| 2023 | Not available | $95 | 3 |
| 2024 | Not available | $93 | 2 |
| 2025 | $120 | $133 | 1 |
| 2026 | $132 | $145 | 1 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $19 | 57 |
| 2020 | Not available | $20 | 55 |
| 2021 | Not available | $21 | 63 |
| 2022 | Not available | $22 | 61 |
| 2023 | Not available | $22 | 62 |
| 2024 | Not available | $24 | 58 |
| 2025 | $28 | $24 | 58 |
| 2026 | $34 | $27 | 57 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | $112/acre | +9.8% | 2026 |
| Rockingham County | $111/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Westmoreland County | $109/acre | +4.8% | 2026 |
| Augusta County | $105/acre | -1.9% | 2026 |
| Isle of Wight County | $105/acre | +9.4% | 2026 |
| Suffolk city | $103/acre | +8.4% | 2026 |
| Southampton County | $100/acre | +5.3% | 2026 |
| Greensville County | $96/acre | +10.4% | 2026 |
| Essex County | $95/acre | +8.6% | 2026 |
| Richmond County | $94/acre | +8.7% | 2026 |
| Northumberland County | $93/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Northampton County | $88/acre | +12.8% | 2026 |
| Middlesex County | $87/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| King and Queen County | $83/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Sussex County | $81/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| New Kent County | $80/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Surry County | $80/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Charles City County | $77/acre | +10.8% | 2026 |
| Orange County | $76/acre | +15.2% | 2026 |
| Dinwiddie County | $72/acre | -4.0% | 2026 |
| Gloucester County | $72/acre | -2.7% | 2026 |
| Grayson County | $70/acre | +7.7% | 2026 |
| Shenandoah County | $69/acre | +12.3% | 2026 |
| King William County | $68/acre | -3.5% | 2026 |
| Smyth County | $66/acre | +13.9% | 2026 |
| Stafford County | $66/acre | +12.9% | 2026 |
| Fauquier County | $65/acre | +18.2% | 2026 |
| Caroline County | $64/acre | -5.9% | 2026 |
| Prince George County | $64/acre | +18.7% | 2026 |
| Virginia Beach city | $63/acre | -12.0% | 2026 |
| Wythe County | $62/acre | +18.3% | 2026 |
| Lancaster County | $60/acre | -5.5% | 2026 |
| Culpeper County | $58/acre | +10.5% | 2026 |
| Louisa County | $56/acre | +21.7% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $56/acre | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $55/acre | -8.3% | 2026 |
| Page County | $53/acre | +15.2% | 2026 |
| Hanover County | $52/acre | -3.7% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $50/acre | +25.0% | 2026 |
| Prince William County | $49/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Pulaski County | $48/acre | +26.3% | 2026 |
| Spotsylvania County | $47/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| Bland County | $47/acre | +27.4% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $47/acre | -2.1% | 2026 |
| Bath County | $45/acre | +18.4% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $45/acre | — | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $45/acre | -5.3% | 2026 |
| Goochland County | $45/acre | — | 2026 |
| Henrico County | $44/acre | — | 2026 |
| Amelia County | $44/acre | -6.5% | 2026 |
| Craig County | $44/acre | — | 2026 |
| Cumberland County | $43/acre | +24.6% | 2026 |
| Patrick County | $43/acre | +8.9% | 2026 |
| Lunenburg County | $43/acre | +4.9% | 2026 |
| Chesterfield County | $42/acre | +31.8% | 2026 |
| Floyd County | $41/acre | -11.8% | 2026 |
| Pittsylvania County | $41/acre | -18.0% | 2026 |
| Nelson County | $40/acre | — | 2026 |
| Tazewell County | $40/acre | -4.8% | 2026 |
| Charlotte County | $39/acre | -2.5% | 2026 |
| Halifax County | $38/acre | +35.7% | 2026 |
| Mecklenburg County | $38/acre | +18.8% | 2026 |
| Loudoun County | $37/acre | +10.4% | 2026 |
| Nottoway County | $37/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Russell County | $37/acre | — | 2026 |
| Warren County | $36/acre | +38.5% | 2026 |
| Clarke County | $35/acre | -1.4% | 2026 |
| Frederick County | $34/acre | -20.2% | 2026 |
| Albemarle County | $33/acre | +1.5% | 2026 |
| Alleghany County | $33/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Rockbridge County | $33/acre | +24.5% | 2026 |
| Appomattox County | $33/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Campbell County | $32/acre | -1.5% | 2026 |
| Henry County | $32/acre | +20.8% | 2026 |
| Rappahannock County | $31/acre | +47.6% | 2026 |
| Scott County | $31/acre | +37.8% | 2026 |
| Prince Edward County | $31/acre | +19.6% | 2026 |
| Giles County | $30/acre | +20.0% | 2026 |
| Botetourt County | $30/acre | — | 2026 |
| Buckingham County | $30/acre | -13.2% | 2026 |
| Bedford County | $28/acre | +12.0% | 2026 |
| Wise County | $28/acre | +57.1% | 2026 |
| Amherst County | $26/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Lee County | $25/acre | -5.8% | 2026 |
| Fluvanna County | $21/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Roanoke County | $20/acre | -21.6% | 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.