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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Elkhart County, Indiana
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
Elkhart County, 2026
$230 an acre
Up 14.4% from $201 in 2025
Indiana, 2026
$230 an acre
Up 2.2% from $225 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Elkhart CountyIndianaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Elkhart County's rent is the same as the Indiana average and 1.6 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 31st highest of the 89 Indiana counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2022 it has risen 35.3%, from $170 to $230 an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Elkhart County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $230 | $230 | $146 |
| 2025 | $201 | $225 | $147 |
| 2024 | $176 | $228 | $146 |
| 2023 | $195 | $223 | $142 |
| 2022 | $170 | $209 | $135 |
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Every Indiana county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $127 an acre in Perry County to $303 an acre in Warren County.
- Under $177 (17 counties)
- $177 to under $200 (16 counties)
- $200 to under $224 (19 counties)
- $224 to under $246 (19 counties)
- $246 and over (18 counties)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $95 an acre combined)
NASS combined Crawford County, Floyd County and Ohio County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren County | $303 | 4.0% |
| 2 | Benton County | $300 | 3.8% |
| 3 | Clinton County | $298 | 2.9% |
| 4 | Montgomery County | $287 | 4.2% |
| 5 | Wells County | $279 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Carroll County | $275 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Tipton County | $275 | 1.7% |
| 8 | Vermillion County | $270 | 4.8% |
| 9 | Tippecanoe County | $267 | 4.2% |
| 10 | Fountain County | $265 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Boone County | $264 | 2.6% |
| 12 | White County | $263 | 5.8% |
| 13 | Hendricks County | $260 | 6.3% |
| 14 | Daviess County | $255 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Fayette County | $255 | 3.8% |
| 14 | Howard County | $255 | 5.7% |
| 17 | Shelby County | $249 | 3.1% |
| 18 | Blackford County | $246 | 3.5% |
| 19 | Madison County | $245 | 3.7% |
| 20 | Vigo County | $244 | 3.1% |
| 21 | Rush County | $242 | 3.3% |
| 22 | Delaware County | $240 | 2.9% |
| 22 | Hancock County | $240 | 3.0% |
| 24 | Hamilton County | $239 | 3.4% |
| 25 | Cass County | $237 | 3.6% |
| 26 | Adams County | $235 | 3.6% |
| 26 | Decatur County | $235 | 2.5% |
| 26 | Jasper County | $235 | 3.2% |
| 26 | Newton County | $235 | 5.1% |
| 30 | Vanderburgh County | $233 | 4.5% |
| 31 | Elkhart County This county | $230 | 7.9% |
| 31 | Sullivan County | $230 | 4.8% |
| 33 | Knox County | $229 | 2.3% |
| 34 | Johnson County | $228 | 3.4% |
| 35 | Posey County | $225 | 3.4% |
| 36 | Bartholomew County | $224 | 2.3% |
| 36 | Putnam County | $224 | 2.2% |
| 38 | Union County | $220 | 4.7% |
| 39 | Allen County | $219 | 9.8% |
| 39 | Kosciusko County | $219 | 4.2% |
| 39 | Marshall County | $219 | 3.6% |
| 42 | Clay County | $218 | 3.2% |
| 42 | Miami County | $218 | 3.6% |
| 44 | Jay County | $217 | 3.0% |
| 44 | Pulaski County | $217 | 3.6% |
| 46 | Gibson County | $216 | 5.4% |
| 47 | Wayne County | $214 | 3.7% |
| 48 | Jennings County | $209 | 4.4% |
| 48 | Orange County | $209 | 9.4% |
| 48 | Randolph County | $209 | 3.7% |
| 51 | Fulton County | $208 | 2.9% |
| 52 | Henry County | $203 | 4.3% |
| 53 | Wabash County | $201 | 2.4% |
| 54 | Dubois County | $200 | 6.7% |
| 54 | Huntington County | $200 | 6.2% |
| 54 | La Porte County | $200 | 4.5% |
| 57 | Whitley County | $199 | 2.6% |
| 58 | Greene County | $197 | 3.6% |
| 58 | Parke County | $197 | 2.9% |
| 60 | Jackson County | $196 | 4.0% |
| 60 | St. Joseph County | $196 | 3.5% |
| 62 | Grant County | $195 | 4.0% |
| 62 | Porter County | $195 | 4.0% |
| 64 | Pike County | $194 | 3.7% |
| 65 | Martin County | $190 | 5.2% |
| 65 | Morgan County | $190 | 2.8% |
| 65 | Noble County | $190 | 3.6% |
| 68 | Lake County | $186 | 2.7% |
| 69 | Marion County | $185 | 3.7% |
| 69 | Spencer County | $185 | 4.2% |
| 71 | Lawrence County | $179 | 10.4% |
| 72 | Franklin County | $177 | 3.0% |
| 73 | Warrick County | $175 | 5.7% |
| 74 | Ripley County | $174 | 4.0% |
| 75 | Harrison County | $170 | 3.6% |
| 75 | Starke County | $170 | 3.7% |
| 77 | Washington County | $168 | 2.3% |
| 78 | Owen County | $162 | 5.0% |
| 79 | LaGrange County | $159 | 7.1% |
| 80 | Scott County | $155 | 3.7% |
| 81 | Steuben County | $153 | 3.2% |
| 82 | Clark County | $150 | 3.2% |
| 82 | Jefferson County | $150 | 3.9% |
| 84 | Monroe County | $149 | 6.0% |
| 85 | Dearborn County | $147 | 3.4% |
| 86 | De Kalb County | $146 | 5.1% |
| 87 | Brown County | $134 | 9.1% |
| 87 | Switzerland County | $134 | 4.6% |
| 89 | Perry County | $127 | 5.6% |
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 Elkhart is 7.9% (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.