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Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Pennsylvania

The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.

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Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Jul 31, 2026. Next expected July 2027.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Pennsylvania, 2026
$189 an acre
Up 6.2% from $178 in 2025
United States, 2026
$244 an acre
Unchanged from $244 in 2025
PennsylvaniaUnited States
$0$100$200$3002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Pennsylvania$189United States$244

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What the numbers say

  • Pennsylvania's rent is 0.8 times the US average.
  • Since 2017 it has risen 35.0%, from $140 to $189 an acre.

Every figure behind this chart

Cash rent: irrigated cropland, dollars an acre
YearPennsylvaniaUnited States
2026$189$244
2025$178$244
2024$174$245
2023$172$237
2022$162$227
2021$162$217
2020$165$216
2019$173$220
2018No figure$215
2017$140$212
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Every Pennsylvania county, 2026

Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $269 an acre in Chester County to $523 an acre in Lancaster County.

Adams County: combined into "other counties"Allegheny County: combined into "other counties"Armstrong County: combined into "other counties"Beaver County: combined into "other counties"Bedford County: combined into "other counties"Berks County: combined into "other counties"Blair County: combined into "other counties"Bradford County: combined into "other counties"Bucks County: combined into "other counties"Butler County: combined into "other counties"Cambria County: combined into "other counties"Cameron County: combined into "other counties"Carbon County: combined into "other counties"Centre County: combined into "other counties"Chester County: $269 an acreClarion County: combined into "other counties"Clearfield County: combined into "other counties"Clinton County: combined into "other counties"Columbia County: combined into "other counties"Crawford County: combined into "other counties"Cumberland County: combined into "other counties"Dauphin County: combined into "other counties"Delaware County: combined into "other counties"Elk County: combined into "other counties"Erie County: combined into "other counties"Fayette County: combined into "other counties"Forest County: combined into "other counties"Franklin County: combined into "other counties"Fulton County: combined into "other counties"Greene County: combined into "other counties"Huntingdon County: combined into "other counties"Indiana County: combined into "other counties"Jefferson County: combined into "other counties"Juniata County: combined into "other counties"Lackawanna County: combined into "other counties"Lancaster County: $523 an acreLawrence County: combined into "other counties"Lebanon County: combined into "other counties"Lehigh County: combined into "other counties"Luzerne County: combined into "other counties"Lycoming County: combined into "other counties"McKean County: combined into "other counties"Mercer County: combined into "other counties"Mifflin County: combined into "other counties"Monroe County: combined into "other counties"Montgomery County: combined into "other counties"Montour County: combined into "other counties"Northampton County: combined into "other counties"Northumberland County: combined into "other counties"Perry County: combined into "other counties"Philadelphia County: combined into "other counties"Pike County: combined into "other counties"Potter County: combined into "other counties"Schuylkill County: combined into "other counties"Snyder County: combined into "other counties"Somerset County: combined into "other counties"Sullivan County: combined into "other counties"Susquehanna County: combined into "other counties"Tioga County: combined into "other counties"Union County: combined into "other counties"Venango County: combined into "other counties"Warren County: combined into "other counties"Washington County: combined into "other counties"Wayne County: combined into "other counties"Westmoreland County: combined into "other counties"Wyoming County: combined into "other counties"York County: combined into "other counties"
  • Under $523 (1 county)
  • $523 and over (1 county)
  • Not published separately (65 counties, $123 an acre combined)

NASS combined Adams County, Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County, Bedford County, Berks County, Blair County, Bradford County, Bucks County, Butler County, Cambria County, Cameron County, Carbon County, Centre County, Clarion County, Clearfield County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Crawford County, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Delaware County, Elk County, Erie County, Fayette County, Forest County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Greene County, Huntingdon County, Indiana County, Jefferson County, Juniata County, Lackawanna County, Lawrence County, Lebanon County, Lehigh County, Luzerne County, Lycoming County, McKean County, Mercer County, Mifflin County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Montour County, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Perry County, Philadelphia County, Pike County, Potter County, Schuylkill County, Snyder County, Somerset County, Sullivan County, Susquehanna County, Tioga County, Union County, Venango County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Westmoreland County, Wyoming County and York County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.

Published Pennsylvania counties, highest first, 2026
Rank County Figure (dollars an acre) Precision (CV)
1 Lancaster County $523 16.4%
2 Chester County $269 19.6%
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. 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. 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.

Related:Non-irrigated croplandShow Non-irrigated cropland for the same place.PastureShow Pasture for the same place.All croplandShow All cropland for the same place.

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