Illinois farmland and pasture cash rent, 2026
County-by-county cash rents for non-irrigated cropland and pasture in Illinois, from USDA's annual Cash Rents Survey, with land values and the state's lease notice rule. Reports available
average cash rent, non-irrigated cropland, 2026
USDA NASSaverage cropland value per acre, 2026
USDA NASS Land Valuesrent as a share of land value
Our arithmetic from the two figuresWhat the average misses
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Illinois cash rent trend
Statewide non-irrigated cropland: 2021: $227, 2022: $243, 2023: $259, 2024: $269, 2025: $264, 2026: $261. Irrigated cropland: $275 (2026). Pasture: $53 an acre (2026).
Lease notice rule in Illinois
Written notice at least 4 months before the end of the lease year. Can't be waived in an oral lease. For a March 1 lease year, that is by about the end of October.
Source: 735 ILCS 5/9-206. General information, not legal advice. A written lease with set dates avoids most of this.
Cash rent by county
Dollars per acre: non-irrigated cropland by year, and pasture for 2026. USDA doesn't publish every county every year; a dash means no published figure.
| County | Crop 2024 | Crop 2025 | Crop 2026 | Pasture 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $218 | $230 | $238 | $74 |
| Alexander | $206 | $189 | — | — |
| Bond | $204 | $232 | $249 | $46 |
| Boone | $260 | $274 | $267 | — |
| Brown | $214 | $226 | $233 | $40 |
| Bureau | $302 | $320 | $301 | — |
| Calhoun | $225 | $222 | $201 | — |
| Carroll | $298 | $303 | $290 | $78 |
| Cass | $302 | $291 | $306 | $46 |
| Champaign | — | $297 | $316 | — |
| Christian | $324 | $309 | $332 | $65 |
| Clark | $237 | $240 | $248 | — |
| Clay | $183 | $197 | — | — |
| Coles | $332 | $291 | $286 | — |
| Cook | $135 | $123 | $136 | — |
| Crawford | $201 | $223 | $200 | — |
| Cumberland | $217 | $198 | $211 | — |
| De Kalb | — | $318 | — | — |
| De Witt | $340 | $330 | $301 | $65 |
| Douglas | $330 | $299 | $313 | $88 |
| Du Page | $150 | — | — | — |
| Edgar | $327 | $310 | $275 | $38 |
| Edwards | $165 | $130 | $156 | — |
| Effingham | — | $205 | $199 | — |
| Fayette | $190 | $181 | $192 | — |
| Ford | $296 | $281 | $294 | — |
| Franklin | $143 | $131 | $126 | $70 |
| Fulton | — | $259 | $263 | $62 |
| Gallatin | $181 | $163 | $155 | — |
| Greene | $270 | $274 | $280 | $34 |
| Grundy | $285 | $316 | $291 | — |
| Hamilton | $158 | $138 | — | — |
| Hancock | $287 | $304 | $284 | $62 |
| Henderson | $247 | $293 | $292 | $52 |
| Henry | — | — | — | $52 |
| Jackson | $144 | $163 | $172 | — |
| Jasper | $189 | $201 | $195 | — |
| Jefferson | $146 | $129 | $136 | — |
| Jersey | $225 | $227 | $221 | — |
| Jo Daviess | $226 | $252 | $255 | $56 |
| Johnson | $76 | $129 | — | $37 |
| Kane | $300 | $281 | $274 | — |
| Kankakee | $248 | $243 | $250 | — |
| Kendall | $291 | $321 | $297 | — |
| Knox | $287 | $279 | $296 | $38 |
| La Salle | $291 | $268 | $277 | — |
| Lake | $120 | $141 | $125 | — |
| Lawrence | $229 | $222 | $219 | — |
| Lee | $301 | $273 | $283 | $50 |
| Logan | $326 | $352 | $326 | — |
| Macon | $352 | $361 | $347 | — |
| Macoupin | — | $264 | $245 | $48 |
| Madison | — | $231 | $249 | — |
| Marion | $156 | $166 | $172 | $57 |
| Marshall | $292 | $292 | $293 | — |
| Mason | $258 | $277 | $257 | — |
| Massac | $135 | $121 | — | — |
| Mcdonough | $317 | $299 | $293 | $40 |
| Mchenry | $240 | $220 | $234 | — |
| Mclean | — | $303 | $326 | $70 |
| Menard | $286 | $317 | $288 | — |
| Mercer | $250 | $295 | $273 | $50 |
| Monroe | $152 | $162 | $151 | — |
| Montgomery | $322 | $312 | $291 | $48 |
| Morgan | $256 | $266 | $281 | $33 |
| Moultrie | $369 | $350 | $337 | $40 |
| Ogle | $297 | $279 | $282 | $62 |
| Peoria | $266 | $265 | $253 | $39 |
| Perry | $167 | $150 | $172 | $45 |
| Piatt | $377 | $320 | — | — |
| Pike | $217 | $231 | $219 | — |
| Pope | $102 | $92 | — | $26 |
| Pulaski | $138 | $183 | $152 | — |
| Putnam | $245 | $241 | $246 | $50 |
| Randolph | $151 | $169 | $166 | $30 |
| Richland | $193 | $187 | $196 | — |
| Rock Island | $240 | $249 | $228 | $53 |
| Saline | $157 | $172 | $150 | — |
| Sangamon | $369 | $372 | $334 | $54 |
| Schuyler | $229 | $224 | $249 | — |
| Scott | $279 | $257 | $273 | — |
| Shelby | $263 | $228 | $255 | $48 |
| St Clair | — | $255 | $243 | — |
| Stark | $287 | $288 | $292 | — |
| Stephenson | $252 | $251 | — | $76 |
| Tazewell | $285 | $283 | $266 | $54 |
| Union | — | — | $86 | — |
| Vermilion | $267 | $238 | $267 | — |
| Wabash | $197 | $238 | $202 | — |
| Warren | $279 | $277 | $281 | $44 |
| Washington | $179 | $195 | $190 | — |
| Wayne | $177 | $181 | $176 | — |
| White | $187 | $186 | $175 | — |
| Whiteside | $281 | $287 | $270 | $70 |
| Will | $241 | $225 | $231 | — |
| Williamson | $80 | $98 | $101 | $25 |
| Winnebago | $261 | $288 | $264 | $54 |
| Woodford | $304 | $290 | — | $46 |