Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Atlantic County, New Jersey
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
- Atlantic County's rent is 1.5 times the New Jersey average and the same as the US average.
- It is the highest of the 6 New Jersey counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 153.8%, from $93 to $236 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Atlantic figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2020 it combined Atlantic into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Atlantic County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $236 | $162 | $244 |
| 2025 | $164 | $150 | $244 |
| 2024 | $145 | $142 | $245 |
| 2023 | $157 | $144 | $237 |
| 2022 | $128 | $136 | $227 |
| 2021 | $108 | $128 | $217 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $135 | $216 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $139 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $215 |
| 2017 | $110 | $128 | $212 |
| 2016 | $118 | $112 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $209 |
| 2014 | $102 | $100 | $208 |
| 2013 | Combined into "other counties" | $95 | $202 |
| 2012 | Combined into "other counties" | $100 | $187 |
| 2011 | Combined into "other counties" | $97 | $171 |
| 2010 | Combined into "other counties" | $93 | No figure |
| 2009 | $93 | $92 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $85 | No figure |
Every New Jersey county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $112 an acre in Gloucester County to $236 an acre in Atlantic County.
- Under $158 (1 county)
- $158 to under $159 (1 county)
- $159 to under $160 (1 county)
- $160 to under $164 (1 county)
- $164 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (15 counties, $100 an acre combined)
NASS combined Bergen County, Camden County, Cape May County, Essex County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Morris County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County and Warren County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic County This county | $236 | 8.6% |
| 2 | Salem County | $164 | 6.8% |
| 3 | Burlington County | $160 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Cumberland County | $159 | 8.6% |
| 5 | Monmouth County | $158 | 14.3% |
| 6 | Gloucester County | $112 | 9.2% |
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.