Cash rent for irrigated cropland: McLean County, North Dakota
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
- In 2025, McLean County's rent was 1.2 times the North Dakota average and 0.9 times the US average.
- It is the 4th highest of the 10 North Dakota counties NASS published for 2025.
- From 2021 to 2025 it rose 31.4%, from $172 to $226 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate McLean figure: in 2022 and 2026 NASS combined McLean into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | McLean County | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Combined into "other counties" | $186 | $244 |
| 2025 | $226 | $191 | $244 |
| 2024 | $203 | $192 | $245 |
| 2023 | $220 | $189 | $237 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $188 | $227 |
| 2021 | $172 | $188 | $217 |
Every North Dakota county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $165 an acre in Williams County to $218 an acre in Walsh County.
- Under $177 (1 county)
- $177 to under $185 (1 county)
- $185 to under $198 (2 counties)
- $198 to under $199 (1 county)
- $199 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (46 counties, $178 an acre combined)
NASS combined Adams County, Barnes County, Benson County, Billings County, Bottineau County, Bowman County, Burke County, Burleigh County, Cass County, Cavalier County, Divide County, Dunn County, Eddy County, Emmons County, Foster County, Golden Valley County, Grand Forks County, Grant County, Griggs County, Hettinger County, LaMoure County, Logan County, McHenry County, McIntosh County, McLean County, Mercer County, Morton County, Mountrail County, Nelson County, Oliver County, Pembina County, Pierce County, Ramsey County, Renville County, Richland County, Rolette County, Sheridan County, Sioux County, Slope County, Stark County, Steele County, Stutsman County, Towner County, Traill County, Ward County and Wells County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
McLean: not published separately.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsh County | $218 | 7.2% |
| 2 | Dickey County | $199 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Ransom County | $198 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Kidder County | $194 | 4.6% |
| 5 | McKenzie County | $185 | 3.0% |
| 6 | Sargent County | $177 | 4.6% |
| 7 | Williams County | $165 | 2.2% |
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.