Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
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
- Lafayette Parish's rent is 0.8 times the Louisiana average and 0.4 times the US average.
- It is the 9th lowest of the 21 Louisiana parishes NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 58.9%, from $62 to $98.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Lafayette figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2019 and 2024 it combined Lafayette into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $98.50 | $131 | $244 |
| 2025 | $69.50 | $130 | $244 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $124 | $245 |
| 2023 | $80.50 | $122 | $237 |
| 2022 | $88 | $116 | $227 |
| 2021 | $84 | $114 | $217 |
| 2020 | $82 | $114 | $216 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $111 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $104 | $215 |
| 2017 | $62 | $104 | $212 |
Every Louisiana parish, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $70.50 an acre in Jefferson Davis Parish to $185 an acre in Concordia Parish.
- Under $86 (4 parishes)
- $86 to under $98.50 (4 parishes)
- $98.50 to under $148 (4 parishes)
- $148 to under $160 (4 parishes)
- $160 and over (5 parishes)
- Not published separately (43 parishes, $144 an acre combined)
NASS combined Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, Beauregard Parish, Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish, Caldwell Parish, Catahoula Parish, Claiborne Parish, De Soto Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Grant Parish, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jackson Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafourche Parish, LaSalle Parish, Lincoln Parish, Livingston Parish, Orleans Parish, Ouachita Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Red River Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Union Parish, Vernon Parish, Washington Parish, Webster Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana Parish and Winn Parish into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | Parish | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia Parish | $185 | 6.3% |
| 2 | East Carroll Parish | $183 | 4.6% |
| 3 | West Carroll Parish | $176 | 6.7% |
| 4 | Tensas Parish | $175 | 6.8% |
| 5 | Franklin Parish | $160 | 9.0% |
| 6 | Madison Parish | $159 | 5.6% |
| 7 | Avoyelles Parish | $155 | 6.7% |
| 8 | Morehouse Parish | $150 | 5.3% |
| 9 | Richland Parish | $148 | 6.0% |
| 10 | Rapides Parish | $143 | 9.6% |
| 11 | Natchitoches Parish | $134 | 6.3% |
| 12 | Caddo Parish | $130 | 9.1% |
| 13 | Lafayette Parish This parish | $98.50 | 6.5% |
| 14 | Saint Landry Parish | $90 | 4.8% |
| 15 | Evangeline Parish | $89.50 | 6.9% |
| 16 | Acadia Parish | $87.50 | 5.3% |
| 17 | Vermilion Parish | $86 | 4.5% |
| 18 | Cameron Parish | $84 | 7.3% |
| 19 | Calcasieu Parish | $80 | 6.3% |
| 20 | Allen Parish | $76 | 4.6% |
| 21 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $70.50 | 6.1% |
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.