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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Sussex County, Delaware
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for non-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
Sussex County, 2026
$106 an acre
Unchanged from $106 in 2025
Delaware, 2026
$112 an acre
Up 7.7% from $104 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Sussex CountyDelawareUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Sussex County's rent is 0.9 times the Delaware average and 0.7 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd highest of the 3 Delaware counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 20.5%, from $88 to $106 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Sussex figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Sussex County | Delaware | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $106 | $112 | $146 |
| 2025 | $106 | $104 | $147 |
| 2024 | $108 | $101 | $146 |
| 2023 | $94.50 | $97.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $85.50 | $94.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | $83 | $88 | $128 |
| 2020 | $88 | $94 | $126 |
| 2019 | $95 | $97 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $88 | $88 | $123 |
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Every Delaware county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $102 an acre in New Castle County to $119 an acre in Kent County.
- Under $106 (1 county)
- $106 to under $119 (1 county)
- $119 and over (1 county)
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County | $119 | 4.9% |
| 2 | Sussex County This county | $106 | 6.2% |
| 3 | New Castle County | $102 | 7.7% |
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, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Precision: NASS's coefficient of variation for Sussex is 6.2% (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.