Cash rent for irrigated cropland: South Carolina
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
- South Carolina's rent is 0.5 times the US average.
- Since 2017 it has risen 35.6%, from $90 to $122 an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $122 | $244 |
| 2025 | $118 | $244 |
| 2024 | $109 | $245 |
| 2023 | $122 | $237 |
| 2022 | $132 | $227 |
| 2021 | $117 | $217 |
| 2020 | $107 | $216 |
| 2019 | $94 | $220 |
| 2018 | $90 | $215 |
| 2017 | $90 | $212 |
Every South Carolina county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $72 an acre in Barnwell County to $147 an acre in Bamberg County.
- Under $105 (1 county)
- $105 to under $115 (3 counties)
- $115 to under $120 (1 county)
- $120 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (39 counties, $142 an acre combined)
NASS combined Abbeville County, Allendale County, Anderson County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, Charleston County, Cherokee County, Chester County, Chesterfield County, Clarendon County, Colleton County, Darlington County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Florence County, Georgetown County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Horry County, Jasper County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, Lee County, Marion County, Marlboro County, McCormick County, Newberry County, Oconee County, Pickens County, Richland County, Saluda County, Spartanburg County, Sumter County, Union County, Williamsburg County and York County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamberg County | $147 | 13.9% |
| 2 | Lexington County | $120 | 10.1% |
| 3 | Orangeburg County | $115 | 8.1% |
| 4 | Aiken County | $111 | 11.2% |
| 5 | Calhoun County | $105 | 16.5% |
| 5 | Hampton County | $105 | 9.2% |
| 7 | Barnwell County | $72 | 13.4% |
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.