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Washington County farmland

$136 an acre a year

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

Cash rent in Washington 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 Washington County
LandRent an acreYearIn 2022
Cropland, non-irrigated$1362026Not published by NASS

Cash rent in Washington County since 2009

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 Washington County, by survey year: non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, pasture
YearNon-irrigated
2026$136
2025$139
2024$129
2023$120
2022Not published
2021$121
2020Not published
2019$120
2018Not published
2017$128
2016$126
2015Not published
2014$101
2013$92.50
2012$95.50
2011$93.50
2010$113
2009$101

What farmland in Washington County is worth

  • Farmland value, land and buildings$4,152 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
  • Land in farms76,554 acres2022 Census of Agriculture

Crop yields in Washington County

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

County crop yields in Washington County
CropYield an acreYearFive-year averageAcres harvested
Corn172.3 bu2025155.5 bu29,400
Soybeans52.4 bu202551.6 bu43,600

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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.