USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2026

6. Indiana, $232 an acre.

7. Nebraska, $227 an acre.

8. Idaho, $212 an acre.

9. Minnesota, $206 an acre.

10. Ohio, $188 an acre.

Here are the top 10 states by highest average cash rents for irrigated cropland:

1. California, $470 an acre.

2. Hawaii, $437 an acre.

3. Washington, $430 an acre.

4. Arizona, $328 an acre.

5. Massachusetts, $297 an acre.

6. Idaho, $287 an acre.

7. Iowa, $285 an acre.

8. Nebraska, $283 an acre.

9. Florida, $279 an acre.

10. Indiana, $277 an acre.

The full list of average cash rents is available here: https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/…

USDA is scheduled to release county-level cash rent data at 2 p.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 21.

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