Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Caroline County, Maryland
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
- Caroline County's rent is the same as the Maryland average and the same as the US average.
- It is the lowest of the 3 Maryland counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2010 it has risen 134.0%, from $100 to $234 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Caroline figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2019 and 2025 it combined Caroline into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016 and 2017. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Caroline County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $234 | $233 | $244 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $227 | $244 |
| 2024 | $229 | $225 | $245 |
| 2023 | $210 | $212 | $237 |
| 2022 | $239 | $201 | $227 |
| 2021 | $203 | $197 | $217 |
| 2020 | $219 | $194 | $216 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $196 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $215 |
| 2017 | Not available | $190 | $212 |
| 2016 | Not available | $175 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $209 |
| 2014 | $161 | $143 | $208 |
| 2013 | $156 | $132 | $202 |
| 2012 | Not available | $132 | $187 |
| 2011 | $118 | $115 | $171 |
| 2010 | $100 | $110 | No figure |
| 2009 | Not available | $100 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | No figure | No figure |
Every Maryland county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $234 an acre in Caroline County to $282 an acre in Kent County.
- Under $259 (1 county)
- $259 to under $282 (1 county)
- $282 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (21 counties, $190 an acre combined)
NASS combined Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore city, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Somerset County, St. Mary's County, Talbot County, Washington County, Wicomico County and Worcester County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County | $282 | 6.7% |
| 2 | Queen Annes County | $259 | 7.8% |
| 3 | Caroline County This county | $234 | 8.3% |
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.