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Boone County farmland

$267 an acre a year

Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, USDA NASS county survey, 2026

Cash rent in Boone County

What a farmer pays a landowner a year for an acre, from the USDA's county survey: the latest year NASS published for each kind of land.

Cash rent per acre a year in Boone County
LandRent an acreYearIn 2022
Cropland, non-irrigated$2672026$263
Irrigated cropland$3012013Not published by NASS

Cash rent in Boone County since 2008

Cropland and pasture rent an acre a year, every year the USDA's county survey published, newest first. "Not published" is a year NASS skipped or pooled the county; it is left blank, not estimated.

Cash rent per acre a year in Boone County, by survey year: non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, pasture
YearNon-irrigated
2026$267
2025$274
2024$260
2023$298
2022$263
2021$234
2020$227
2019$247
2018Not published
2017$249
2016$248
2015Not published
2014$277
2013$267
2012$229
2011$188
2010$168
2009$144
2008$157

What farmland in Boone County is worth

  • Farmland value, land and buildings$9,226 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
  • Land in farms124,244 acres2022 Census of Agriculture

Crop yields in Boone County

Bushels an acre harvested, from the USDA's county crop estimates.

County crop yields in Boone County
CropYield an acreYearFive-year averageAcres harvested
Corn225.2 bu2025212 bu72,200
Soybeans66.2 bu202564 bu44,900
Winter wheat113.6 bu202486 bu2,280

Farmland in nearby counties

DeKalb CountyMcHenry CountyWinnebago County

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About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built

Cash rent

USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released Aug 21, 2026. NASS withholds a county's figure when too few farms answer. Public domain.

Land value

USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, released Feb 13, 2024. Public domain.

Crop yields

USDA NASS county crop estimates, Quick Stats file of Oct 31, 2026. Public domain.

Data edition

Figures as of Oct 31, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.