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Jefferson County farmland

$150 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$1502026$150
Pasture$60.502026$49

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$150$60.50
2025$157Not published
2024$171Not published
2023$159Not published
2022$150$49
2021$162Not published
2020$147Not published
2019$140$33
2018Not publishedNot published
2017$139Not published
2016$125Not published
2015Not publishedNot published
2014$130Not published
2013$125$35
2012$114$37
2011$90Not published
2010$98$24
2009Not published$19
2008$94.50Not published

What farmland in Jefferson County is worth

  • Farmland value, land and buildings$6,815 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
  • Land in farms84,233 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
Corn169.7 bu2024174.4 bu12,600
Winter wheat75.1 bu202368.2 bu1,810

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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.