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Perry County farmland

$127 an acre a year

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

Cash rent in Perry 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 Perry County
LandRent an acreYearIn 2022
Cropland, non-irrigated$1272026$91.50
Pasture$452026Not published by NASS

Cash rent in Perry 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 Perry County, by survey year: non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, pasture
YearNon-irrigatedPasture
2026$127$45
2025$125$47.50
2024$119$44
2023$94$34.50
2022$91.50Not published
2021$102Not published
2020$90Not published
2019$80Not published
2018Not publishedNot published
2017$81.50Not published
2016Not publishedNot published
2015Not publishedNot published
2014Not published$34
2013$105Not published
2012Not published$31
2011$84.50Not published
2010$85.50$29
2009$75.50$24
2008$70Not published

What farmland in Perry County is worth

  • Farmland value, land and buildings$5,209 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
  • Land in farms66,411 acres2022 Census of Agriculture

What farm surveys say about Perry County's region

Opinion surveys of farm managers, appraisers and lenders, for the survey region the county is in.

  • Cropland value, Southwest$10,875 an acreAverage-quality tillable bare cropland, June 2026 (top-quality $15,750; poor-quality $7,250) · Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026, 13 responses; Purdue marks this region "limited responses; interpret with caution"
  • Cropland cash rent, Southwest$226 an acre a yearAverage-quality tillable bare cropland, 2026 (top-quality $272; poor-quality $184) · Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026, 13 responses; Purdue marks this region "limited responses; interpret with caution"

Crop yields in Perry County

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

County crop yields in Perry County
CropYield an acreYearFive-year averageAcres harvested
Corn180.2 bu2025Not published10,500
Soybeans56.2 bu202553 bu17,800

Farmland in nearby counties

Crawford CountyDubois CountySpencer 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.

Farm survey

Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics: Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026. An opinion survey of farm managers, appraisers, brokers, lenders, farmers and FSA staff; figures copied from the publisher on 2026-10-17.

Data edition

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