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Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Seward County, Nebraska
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Aug 21, 2026. Next expected August 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Seward County, 2026
$311 an acre
Down 1.3% from $315 in 2025
Nebraska, 2026
$283 an acre
Down 1.0% from $286 in 2025
United States, 2026
$244 an acre
Unchanged from $244 in 2025
Seward CountyNebraskaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Seward County's rent is 1.1 times the Nebraska average and 1.3 times the US average.
- It is the 15th highest of the 78 Nebraska counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2008 it has risen 70.9%, from $182 to $311 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Seward figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Seward County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $311 | $283 | $244 |
| 2025 | $315 | $286 | $244 |
| 2024 | $300 | $281 | $245 |
| 2023 | $293 | $277 | $237 |
| 2022 | $293 | $260 | $227 |
| 2021 | $282 | $244 | $217 |
| 2020 | $277 | $240 | $216 |
| 2019 | $279 | $237 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $238 | $215 |
| 2017 | $278 | $238 | $212 |
| 2016 | $288 | $243 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $254 | $209 |
| 2014 | $273 | $262 | $208 |
| 2013 | $271 | $260 | $202 |
| 2012 | $250 | $225 | $187 |
| 2011 | $203 | $190 | $171 |
| 2010 | $186 | $170 | No figure |
| 2009 | $185 | $163 | No figure |
| 2008 | $182 | $158 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $139 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $131 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $127 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $125 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $123 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $121 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $117 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $117 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $115 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $117 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $116 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $112 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $111.10 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $108.40 | No figure |
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Every Nebraska county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $144 an acre in Sioux County to $352 an acre in Cedar County.
- Under $198 (15 counties)
- $198 to under $263 (15 counties)
- $263 to under $280 (16 counties)
- $280 to under $307 (16 counties)
- $307 and over (16 counties)
- Not published separately (15 counties, $233 an acre combined)
NASS combined Arthur County, Blaine County, Boyd County, Cass County, Garfield County, Grant County, Hooker County, Johnson County, Nemaha County, Otoe County, Pawnee County, Richardson County, Rock County, Thomas County and Thurston County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar County | $352 | 3.2% |
| 2 | Cuming County | $344 | 4.3% |
| 3 | Dixon County | $343 | 3.5% |
| 4 | Wayne County | $331 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Butler County | $324 | 2.4% |
| 5 | Polk County | $324 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Dakota County | $322 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Antelope County | $320 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Clay County | $320 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Colfax County | $317 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Platte County | $316 | 3.9% |
| 12 | Fillmore County | $314 | 2.5% |
| 13 | Phelps County | $313 | 3.8% |
| 14 | Stanton County | $312 | 3.3% |
| 15 | Seward County This county | $311 | 2.7% |
| 16 | Adams County | $307 | 5.6% |
| 17 | Dodge County | $306 | 4.1% |
| 17 | York County | $306 | 2.6% |
| 19 | Hamilton County | $304 | 2.3% |
| 20 | Valley County | $302 | 7.2% |
| 21 | Knox County | $300 | 2.1% |
| 22 | Sherman County | $299 | 5.0% |
| 23 | Nuckolls County | $296 | 3.3% |
| 24 | Boone County | $295 | 3.1% |
| 24 | Jefferson County | $295 | 4.3% |
| 24 | Sarpy County | $295 | 4.1% |
| 27 | Madison County | $292 | 3.6% |
| 28 | Pierce County | $291 | 3.5% |
| 28 | Thayer County | $291 | 2.4% |
| 30 | Franklin County | $284 | 2.3% |
| 30 | Saunders County | $284 | 3.6% |
| 32 | Gosper County | $280 | 2.6% |
| 33 | Hall County | $279 | 3.5% |
| 34 | Gage County | $278 | 1.9% |
| 35 | Burt County | $276 | 3.9% |
| 36 | Holt County | $274 | 5.3% |
| 36 | Lancaster County | $274 | 5.5% |
| 38 | Dawson County | $273 | 2.1% |
| 39 | Merrick County | $272 | 2.0% |
| 40 | Buffalo County | $271 | 1.8% |
| 40 | Nance County | $271 | 3.5% |
| 42 | Webster County | $270 | 7.4% |
| 43 | Douglas County | $269 | 4.2% |
| 43 | Saline County | $269 | 4.5% |
| 45 | Greeley County | $267 | 3.7% |
| 46 | Washington County | $265 | 3.9% |
| 47 | Kearney County | $263 | 2.4% |
| 47 | Lincoln County | $263 | 3.2% |
| 49 | Wheeler County | $262 | 9.1% |
| 50 | Chase County | $258 | 3.9% |
| 51 | Harlan County | $249 | 4.7% |
| 52 | Howard County | $245 | 3.4% |
| 53 | Custer County | $240 | 2.8% |
| 54 | Dundy County | $237 | 4.4% |
| 55 | Furnas County | $235 | 2.0% |
| 56 | Hayes County | $230 | 2.4% |
| 57 | Keith County | $218 | 4.1% |
| 58 | Loup County | $216 | 10.4% |
| 59 | Red Willow County | $214 | 9.9% |
| 60 | Perkins County | $212 | 3.3% |
| 61 | Frontier County | $211 | 5.0% |
| 62 | Box Butte County | $203 | 2.5% |
| 63 | Hitchcock County | $198 | 4.8% |
| 64 | Keya Paha County | $193 | 1.8% |
| 65 | Kimball County | $192 | 13.2% |
| 66 | Logan County | $191 | 5.5% |
| 67 | Cheyenne County | $190 | 6.2% |
| 68 | Garden County | $189 | 5.6% |
| 69 | Brown County | $186 | 8.2% |
| 70 | Scotts Bluff County | $180 | 3.1% |
| 71 | Morrill County | $178 | 10.7% |
| 72 | Banner County | $177 | 1.0% |
| 73 | Cherry County | $176 | 3.3% |
| 74 | Deuel County | $172 | 7.0% |
| 75 | Dawes County | $170 | 6.4% |
| 76 | Sheridan County | $162 | 10.7% |
| 77 | McPherson County | $146 | 4.9% |
| 78 | Sioux County | $144 | 8.2% |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. County estimates released Aug 21, 2026; 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. Precision: NASS's coefficient of variation for Seward is 2.7% (lower means more precise). 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.