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Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Alabama

The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.

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Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Jul 31, 2026. Next expected July 2027.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Alabama, 2026
$139 an acre
Down 2.1% from $142 in 2025
United States, 2026
$244 an acre
Unchanged from $244 in 2025
AlabamaUnited States
$0$100$200$30020222023202420252026Alabama$139United States$244

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What the numbers say

  • Alabama's rent is 0.6 times the US average.
  • Since 2022 it has risen 7.8%, from $129 to $139 an acre.

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Cash rent: irrigated cropland, dollars an acre
YearAlabamaUnited States
2026$139$244
2025$142$244
2024$140$245
2023$137$237
2022$129$227
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Every Alabama county, 2026

Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $69.50 an acre in Shelby County to $172 an acre in Cherokee County.

Autauga County: combined into "other counties"Baldwin County: $143 an acreBarbour County: combined into "other counties"Bibb County: combined into "other counties"Blount County: combined into "other counties"Bullock County: combined into "other counties"Butler County: combined into "other counties"Calhoun County: combined into "other counties"Chambers County: combined into "other counties"Cherokee County: $172 an acreChilton County: combined into "other counties"Choctaw County: combined into "other counties"Clarke County: combined into "other counties"Clay County: combined into "other counties"Cleburne County: combined into "other counties"Coffee County: combined into "other counties"Colbert County: combined into "other counties"Conecuh County: combined into "other counties"Coosa County: combined into "other counties"Covington County: combined into "other counties"Crenshaw County: combined into "other counties"Cullman County: combined into "other counties"Dale County: combined into "other counties"Dallas County: combined into "other counties"DeKalb County: combined into "other counties"Elmore County: combined into "other counties"Escambia County: combined into "other counties"Etowah County: combined into "other counties"Fayette County: combined into "other counties"Franklin County: combined into "other counties"Geneva County: combined into "other counties"Greene County: combined into "other counties"Hale County: combined into "other counties"Henry County: combined into "other counties"Houston County: combined into "other counties"Jackson County: combined into "other counties"Jefferson County: combined into "other counties"Lamar County: combined into "other counties"Lauderdale County: combined into "other counties"Lawrence County: $152 an acreLee County: combined into "other counties"Limestone County: combined into "other counties"Lowndes County: combined into "other counties"Macon County: combined into "other counties"Madison County: combined into "other counties"Marengo County: combined into "other counties"Marion County: combined into "other counties"Marshall County: combined into "other counties"Mobile County: combined into "other counties"Monroe County: $160 an acreMontgomery County: combined into "other counties"Morgan County: combined into "other counties"Perry County: combined into "other counties"Pickens County: combined into "other counties"Pike County: combined into "other counties"Randolph County: combined into "other counties"Russell County: combined into "other counties"St. Clair County: combined into "other counties"Shelby County: $69.50 an acreSumter County: combined into "other counties"Talladega County: combined into "other counties"Tallapoosa County: combined into "other counties"Tuscaloosa County: combined into "other counties"Walker County: combined into "other counties"Washington County: combined into "other counties"Wilcox County: combined into "other counties"Winston County: combined into "other counties"
  • Under $143 (1 county)
  • $143 to under $152 (1 county)
  • $152 to under $160 (1 county)
  • $160 to under $172 (1 county)
  • $172 and over (1 county)
  • Not published separately (62 counties, $134 an acre combined)

NASS combined Autauga County, Barbour County, Bibb County, Blount County, Bullock County, Butler County, Calhoun County, Chambers County, Chilton County, Choctaw County, Clarke County, Clay County, Cleburne County, Coffee County, Colbert County, Conecuh County, Coosa County, Covington County, Crenshaw County, Cullman County, Dale County, Dallas County, DeKalb County, Elmore County, Escambia County, Etowah County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Geneva County, Greene County, Hale County, Henry County, Houston County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lee County, Limestone County, Lowndes County, Macon County, Madison County, Marengo County, Marion County, Marshall County, Mobile County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Perry County, Pickens County, Pike County, Randolph County, Russell County, St. Clair County, Sumter County, Talladega County, Tallapoosa County, Tuscaloosa County, Walker County, Washington County, Wilcox County and Winston County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.

Published Alabama counties, highest first, 2026
Rank County Figure (dollars an acre) Precision (CV)
1 Cherokee County $172 10.2%
2 Monroe County $160 8.8%
3 Lawrence County $152 7.7%
4 Baldwin County $143 12.2%
5 Shelby County $69.50 9.2%
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. State and US estimates released Jul 31, 2026. Quick Stats item "RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

NASS asks farm operators what they pay in cash rent per acre, separately for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture. State figures come out at the end of July; county figures follow in August. When too few farms in a county answer, NASS combines that county with others and publishes one "other counties" figure, so some counties have no figure of their own.

Related:Non-irrigated croplandShow Non-irrigated cropland for the same place.PastureShow Pasture for the same place.All croplandShow All cropland for the same place.

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