Indiana farmland and pasture cash rent, 2026
County-by-county cash rents for non-irrigated cropland and pasture in Indiana, 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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Indiana cash rent trend
Statewide non-irrigated cropland: 2021: $198, 2022: $209, 2023: $223, 2024: $228, 2025: $225, 2026: $230. Irrigated cropland: $277 (2026). Pasture: $61 an acre (2026).
Lease notice rule in Indiana
Notice at least 3 months before the end of the lease year; Purdue advises it be written. For a March 1 lease year, deliver before December 1.
Source: IC 32-31-1-3. 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 | $237 | $217 | $235 | — |
| Allen | $195 | $200 | $219 | — |
| Bartholomew | $215 | $205 | $224 | — |
| Benton | $299 | $327 | $300 | — |
| Blackford | $252 | $251 | $246 | — |
| Boone | $259 | $268 | $264 | — |
| Brown | $151 | $136 | $134 | — |
| Carroll | $298 | $289 | $275 | $52 |
| Cass | $263 | $239 | $237 | — |
| Clark | $148 | $129 | $150 | $60 |
| Clay | $220 | $213 | $218 | — |
| Clinton | $288 | $288 | $298 | — |
| Crawford | $101 | $115 | — | $28 |
| Daviess | $237 | $245 | $255 | — |
| De Kalb | $147 | $152 | $146 | — |
| Dearborn | $150 | $162 | $147 | — |
| Decatur | $224 | $240 | $235 | — |
| Delaware | $237 | $214 | $240 | $77 |
| Dubois | $199 | $166 | $200 | $46 |
| Elkhart | $176 | $201 | $230 | $43 |
| Fayette | $220 | $254 | $255 | — |
| Floyd | $92 | — | — | — |
| Fountain | $295 | $273 | $265 | $76 |
| Franklin | $161 | $165 | $177 | $78 |
| Fulton | $212 | $228 | $208 | — |
| Gibson | $227 | $224 | $216 | $88 |
| Grant | $232 | $198 | $195 | — |
| Greene | $207 | $175 | $197 | $40 |
| Hamilton | $267 | $259 | $239 | — |
| Hancock | $245 | $250 | $240 | — |
| Harrison | $147 | $159 | $170 | $45 |
| Hendricks | $256 | $226 | $260 | — |
| Henry | $215 | $220 | $203 | $92 |
| Howard | — | $279 | $255 | $50 |
| Huntington | $201 | $208 | $200 | — |
| Jackson | $197 | $199 | $196 | $50 |
| Jasper | $227 | $243 | $235 | — |
| Jay | $230 | $218 | $217 | — |
| Jefferson | $171 | $157 | $150 | $60 |
| Jennings | $222 | $215 | $209 | $56 |
| Johnson | $226 | $247 | $228 | — |
| Knox | $225 | $213 | $229 | $51 |
| Kosciusko | $189 | $196 | $219 | — |
| La Porte | $194 | $215 | $200 | $84 |
| Lagrange | $160 | $174 | $159 | $124 |
| Lake | $208 | $192 | $186 | $64 |
| Lawrence | $147 | $157 | $179 | $63 |
| Madison | $229 | $222 | $245 | — |
| Marion | $197 | $189 | $185 | — |
| Marshall | $222 | $228 | $219 | — |
| Martin | $197 | — | $190 | — |
| Miami | $209 | $220 | $218 | — |
| Monroe | $117 | $130 | $149 | — |
| Montgomery | $277 | $267 | $287 | — |
| Morgan | $190 | $207 | $190 | $72 |
| Newton | $263 | $247 | $235 | — |
| Noble | $193 | $182 | $190 | — |
| Ohio | $101 | $90 | — | — |
| Orange | $238 | $217 | $209 | — |
| Owen | $189 | $168 | $162 | $30 |
| Parke | — | $220 | $197 | $35 |
| Perry | $119 | $125 | $127 | $45 |
| Pike | $216 | $187 | $194 | — |
| Porter | $193 | $207 | $195 | — |
| Posey | $213 | $235 | $225 | — |
| Pulaski | $226 | $224 | $217 | — |
| Putnam | $238 | $212 | $224 | $80 |
| Randolph | $205 | $185 | $209 | $70 |
| Ripley | $175 | $170 | $174 | $74 |
| Rush | $251 | $252 | $242 | — |
| Scott | $142 | $146 | $155 | — |
| Shelby | $235 | $236 | $249 | $56 |
| Spencer | $177 | $183 | $185 | $54 |
| St. Joseph | $195 | $190 | $196 | — |
| Starke | $170 | $170 | $170 | — |
| Steuben | $161 | $156 | $153 | — |
| Sullivan | $224 | $203 | $230 | — |
| Switzerland | — | $136 | $134 | — |
| Tippecanoe | $264 | $265 | $267 | $45 |
| Tipton | $277 | $280 | $275 | — |
| Union | $231 | $238 | $220 | $50 |
| Vanderburgh | $233 | $208 | $233 | — |
| Vermillion | $242 | $248 | $270 | — |
| Vigo | $215 | $239 | $244 | — |
| Wabash | $220 | $205 | $201 | — |
| Warren | $278 | $287 | $303 | — |
| Warrick | $195 | $193 | $175 | — |
| Washington | $162 | $144 | $168 | — |
| Wayne | $209 | $208 | $214 | $66 |
| Wells | $257 | $250 | $279 | $54 |
| White | $267 | $236 | $263 | — |
| Whitley | $196 | $217 | $199 | — |