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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Smith County, Kansas
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
Smith County, 2026
$75.50 an acre
Up 3.4% from $73 in 2025
Kansas, 2026
$66.50 an acre
Up 3.9% from $64 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Smith CountyKansasUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Smith County's rent is 1.1 times the Kansas average and 0.5 times the US average.
- It is the 22nd highest of the 102 Kansas counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2008 it has risen 77.6%, from $42.50 to $75.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Smith figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, and in 2012 it combined Smith into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Smith County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $75.50 | $66.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | $73 | $64 | $147 |
| 2024 | $81.50 | $65 | $146 |
| 2023 | $74 | $62.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $77 | $61.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | $66 | $58 | $128 |
| 2020 | $63.50 | $56 | $126 |
| 2019 | $66 | $57 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $58 | $125 |
| 2017 | $66.50 | $56 | $123 |
| 2016 | $64.50 | $56 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $58 | $133 |
| 2014 | $57 | $54 | $130 |
| 2013 | $60 | $53 | $125 |
| 2012 | Combined into "other counties" | $52.50 | $115 |
| 2011 | $46 | $44 | $101 |
| 2010 | $45 | $43.50 | No figure |
| 2009 | $47.50 | $43.50 | No figure |
| 2008 | $42.50 | $42.50 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $41 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $39 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $38.50 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $37.50 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $36 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $36 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $36 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $35.50 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $35 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $35.50 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $34.50 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $32.70 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $35.50 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $32.60 | No figure |
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Every Kansas county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $29.50 an acre in Morton County to $193 an acre in Doniphan County.
- Under $40 (11 counties)
- $40 to under $80 (73 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (13 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (3 counties)
- $160 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $44 an acre combined)
NASS combined Chautauqua County, Ellis County and Wyandotte County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doniphan County | $193 | 3.5% |
| 2 | Brown County | $184 | 3.1% |
| 3 | Nemaha County | $159 | 6.2% |
| 4 | Atchison County | $131 | 8.5% |
| 5 | Marshall County | $126 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Cloud County | $115 | 10.7% |
| 7 | Republic County | $99.50 | 4.0% |
| 8 | Clay County | $99 | 6.4% |
| 9 | Pottawatomie County | $97.50 | 7.9% |
| 10 | Linn County | $97 | 8.3% |
| 11 | Jackson County | $91.50 | 6.9% |
| 11 | Washington County | $91.50 | 6.7% |
| 13 | Riley County | $87.50 | 7.6% |
| 14 | Miami County | $86.50 | 12.9% |
| 15 | Leavenworth County | $85.50 | 13.3% |
| 16 | Douglas County | $84.50 | 9.2% |
| 17 | Jewell County | $82.50 | 3.4% |
| 18 | Jefferson County | $82 | 4.6% |
| 19 | Geary County | $76.50 | 3.2% |
| 20 | Mitchell County | $76 | 2.8% |
| 20 | Ottawa County | $76 | 8.4% |
| 22 | Smith County This county | $75.50 | 3.5% |
| 23 | Wilson County | $75 | 5.0% |
| 24 | Franklin County | $74.50 | 13.1% |
| 25 | Crawford County | $73.50 | 5.7% |
| 26 | Lyon County | $71.50 | 3.8% |
| 27 | Shawnee County | $71 | 4.1% |
| 28 | Allen County | $70.50 | 7.9% |
| 28 | Anderson County | $70.50 | 3.8% |
| 28 | Johnson County | $70.50 | 6.5% |
| 28 | McPherson County | $70.50 | 3.1% |
| 32 | Cherokee County | $70 | 4.4% |
| 32 | Osage County | $70 | 8.5% |
| 34 | Lincoln County | $68.50 | 5.2% |
| 35 | Montgomery County | $68 | 7.2% |
| 36 | Harvey County | $67.50 | 4.3% |
| 37 | Rawlins County | $66.50 | 3.8% |
| 38 | Saline County | $65 | 3.0% |
| 38 | Thomas County | $65 | 3.2% |
| 40 | Bourbon County | $63.50 | 5.2% |
| 40 | Sheridan County | $63.50 | 4.8% |
| 42 | Chase County | $63 | 11.3% |
| 42 | Sherman County | $63 | 7.0% |
| 42 | Wabaunsee County | $63 | 7.4% |
| 45 | Dickinson County | $62 | 4.8% |
| 46 | Coffey County | $61.50 | 6.7% |
| 46 | Morris County | $61.50 | 4.2% |
| 48 | Greenwood County | $61 | 14.0% |
| 48 | Labette County | $61 | 5.8% |
| 50 | Woodson County | $58.50 | 8.5% |
| 51 | Osborne County | $58 | 3.9% |
| 51 | Phillips County | $58 | 2.5% |
| 53 | Sumner County | $57 | 7.2% |
| 54 | Rice County | $56.50 | 2.9% |
| 54 | Scott County | $56.50 | 4.4% |
| 56 | Sedgwick County | $56 | 2.8% |
| 57 | Marion County | $55.50 | 3.0% |
| 57 | Wichita County | $55.50 | 6.6% |
| 59 | Cheyenne County | $55 | 12.1% |
| 59 | Neosho County | $55 | 3.8% |
| 59 | Norton County | $55 | 4.4% |
| 62 | Butler County | $54 | 6.6% |
| 63 | Reno County | $53 | 3.9% |
| 64 | Decatur County | $52.50 | 4.7% |
| 64 | Wallace County | $52.50 | 9.0% |
| 66 | Cowley County | $52 | 3.8% |
| 67 | Elk County | $51 | 5.2% |
| 68 | Gove County | $50 | 2.4% |
| 68 | Logan County | $50 | 3.9% |
| 70 | Finney County | $49.50 | 5.6% |
| 70 | Gray County | $49.50 | 2.6% |
| 72 | Greeley County | $49 | 5.5% |
| 73 | Rooks County | $48.50 | 4.0% |
| 74 | Stafford County | $48 | 4.0% |
| 75 | Kingman County | $47.50 | 5.7% |
| 76 | Ford County | $47 | 8.1% |
| 76 | Harper County | $47 | 6.3% |
| 76 | Pawnee County | $47 | 6.7% |
| 79 | Meade County | $46 | 5.8% |
| 79 | Pratt County | $46 | 3.7% |
| 79 | Rush County | $46 | 5.7% |
| 82 | Ellsworth County | $45.50 | 4.6% |
| 83 | Barton County | $44.50 | 3.0% |
| 84 | Barber County | $43 | 5.5% |
| 85 | Russell County | $42 | 6.5% |
| 86 | Graham County | $41.50 | 3.0% |
| 86 | Ness County | $41.50 | 6.8% |
| 88 | Haskell County | $41 | 4.6% |
| 88 | Lane County | $41 | 3.4% |
| 88 | Trego County | $41 | 6.7% |
| 91 | Edwards County | $40.50 | 5.2% |
| 92 | Kiowa County | $39 | 6.9% |
| 93 | Clark County | $37.50 | 3.7% |
| 93 | Hodgeman County | $37.50 | 4.3% |
| 95 | Seward County | $37 | 13.2% |
| 96 | Stevens County | $36 | 4.4% |
| 97 | Comanche County | $35.50 | 4.6% |
| 98 | Hamilton County | $34 | 2.7% |
| 99 | Kearny County | $32.50 | 3.5% |
| 99 | Stanton County | $32.50 | 3.4% |
| 101 | Grant County | $30.50 | 4.8% |
| 102 | Morton County | $29.50 | 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 Smith is 3.5% (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.