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Jefferson County farmland

$136 an acre a year

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

Cash rent in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
LandRent an acreYearIn 2022
Cropland, non-irrigated$1362026$136
Pasture$472025$24

Cash rent in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, by survey year: non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, pasture
YearNon-irrigatedPasture
2026$136Not published
2025$129$47
2024$146$42
2023$133Not published
2022$136$24
2021$128$31.50
2020$128$39
2019$126Not published
2018Not publishedNot published
2017$114$33.50
2016$113$34
2015Not publishedNot published
2014$121$33.50
2013$102$30
2012$110$25.50
2011$89Not published
2010Not published$27.50
2009$95$26.50
2008$82Not published

What farmland in Jefferson County is worth

  • Farmland value, land and buildings$4,940 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
  • Land in farms232,182 acres2022 Census of Agriculture

Crop yields in Jefferson County

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

County crop yields in Jefferson County
CropYield an acreYearFive-year averageAcres harvested
Corn130.8 bu2025155.9 bu46,700
Soybeans39.8 bu202546.1 bu101,000

Farmland in nearby counties

Franklin CountyHamilton CountyMarion CountyWashington CountyWayne 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.