Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Whiteside County, Illinois
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
The latest figures and how they have changed
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What the numbers say
- Whiteside County's rent is 1.1 times the Illinois average and 1.2 times the US average.
- It is the 3rd highest of the 9 Illinois counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2022 it has risen 15.6%, from $262 to $303 an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Whiteside County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $303 | $275 | $244 |
| 2025 | $286 | $272 | $244 |
| 2024 | $309 | $277 | $245 |
| 2023 | $321 | $276 | $237 |
| 2022 | $262 | $259 | $227 |
Every Illinois county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $148 an acre in Monroe County to $323 an acre in Lee County.
- Under $227 (1 county)
- $227 to under $268 (2 counties)
- $268 to under $290 (2 counties)
- $290 to under $310 (2 counties)
- $310 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (93 counties, $249 an acre combined)
NASS combined Adams County, Alexander County, Bond County, Boone County, Brown County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Cass County, Champaign County, Christian County, Clark County, Clay County, Clinton County, Coles County, Cook County, Cumberland County, De Witt County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, DuPage County, Edgar County, Edwards County, Effingham County, Fayette County, Ford County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Gallatin County, Greene County, Grundy County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Henderson County, Henry County, Iroquois County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jersey County, Jo Daviess County, Johnson County, Kendall County, Knox County, Lake County, LaSalle County, Lawrence County, Livingston County, Logan County, Macon County, Macoupin County, Madison County, Marion County, Marshall County, Massac County, McDonough County, McHenry County, McLean County, Menard County, Mercer County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Moultrie County, Ogle County, Peoria County, Perry County, Piatt County, Pike County, Pope County, Pulaski County, Putnam County, Randolph County, Richland County, Rock Island County, Saline County, Sangamon County, Schuyler County, Scott County, Shelby County, St. Clair County, Stark County, Stephenson County, Union County, Vermilion County, Wabash County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, White County, Will County, Williamson County, Winnebago County and Woodford County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County | $323 | 5.4% |
| 2 | Bureau County | $310 | 6.0% |
| 3 | Whiteside County This county | $303 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Kankakee County | $290 | 5.0% |
| 5 | Mason County | $275 | 3.3% |
| 6 | Tazewell County | $268 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Kane County | $238 | 11.1% |
| 8 | Crawford County | $227 | 5.6% |
| 9 | Monroe County | $148 | 9.1% |
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.