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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
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
Ouachita Parish, 2026
$84.50 an acre
Down 16.3% from $101 in 2025
Louisiana, 2026
$84.50 an acre
Unchanged from $84.50 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
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What the numbers say
- Ouachita Parish's rent is the same as the Louisiana average and 0.6 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 12th highest of the 46 Louisiana parishes NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 26.1%, from $67 to $84.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Ouachita figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2019, 2020 and 2021 it combined Ouachita into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $84.50 | $84.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | $101 | $84.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | $94 | $83 | $146 |
| 2023 | $79 | $80.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $90 | $75.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $75 | $128 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $77 | $126 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $75 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $73 | $125 |
| 2017 | $78.50 | $71 | $123 |
| 2016 | $78 | $72 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $72 | $133 |
| 2014 | $71 | $70 | $130 |
| 2013 | $71 | $68 | $125 |
| 2012 | $71 | $67 | $115 |
| 2011 | $73 | $67 | $101 |
| 2010 | $68 | $66 | No figure |
| 2009 | $67 | $66 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $67 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $66 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $66 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $62 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $62 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $59 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $57 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $56 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $51.90 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $49.60 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $49 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $48 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $53 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $55.30 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $47.90 | No figure |
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Every Louisiana parish, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $14 an acre in Saint Tammany Parish to $143 an acre in Madison Parish.
- Under $40 (20 parishes)
- $40 to under $80 (12 parishes)
- $80 to under $120 (12 parishes)
- $120 to under $160 (2 parishes)
- $160 and over (0 parishes)
- Not published separately (18 parishes, $47.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Allen Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, Bienville Parish, Cameron Parish, Grant Parish, Jefferson Parish, LaSalle Parish, Livingston Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Webster Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish and Winn Parish into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | Parish | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Parish | $143 | 6.5% |
| 2 | East Carroll Parish | $130 | 6.0% |
| 3 | Concordia Parish | $119 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Avoyelles Parish | $115 | 12.0% |
| 5 | Rapides Parish | $114 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Tensas Parish | $104 | 6.5% |
| 7 | West Carroll Parish | $97.50 | 17.4% |
| 8 | Iberia Parish | $94 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Saint Landry Parish | $89 | 10.8% |
| 10 | Catahoula Parish | $88 | 10.1% |
| 11 | Vermilion Parish | $87 | 5.4% |
| 12 | Ouachita Parish This parish | $84.50 | 6.6% |
| 12 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $84.50 | 12.1% |
| 14 | Saint Mary Parish | $80.50 | 4.3% |
| 15 | Richland Parish | $79.50 | 20.2% |
| 16 | Franklin Parish | $78 | 21.1% |
| 17 | Red River Parish | $77.50 | 15.9% |
| 18 | Morehouse Parish | $75 | 10.1% |
| 19 | Lafayette Parish | $73.50 | 6.4% |
| 20 | Saint Martin Parish | $72.50 | 5.3% |
| 21 | Caddo Parish | $71 | 8.2% |
| 22 | Saint James Parish | $62.50 | 9.7% |
| 23 | Natchitoches Parish | $57.50 | 5.6% |
| 24 | Acadia Parish | $53.50 | 5.7% |
| 25 | Caldwell Parish | $48.50 | 3.6% |
| 26 | Evangeline Parish | $43.50 | 6.3% |
| 27 | Bossier Parish | $38 | 16.2% |
| 28 | Tangipahoa Parish | $37 | 7.6% |
| 29 | Jackson Parish | $34.50 | 6.5% |
| 29 | Washington Parish | $34.50 | 7.7% |
| 31 | Iberville Parish | $31.50 | 13.9% |
| 32 | De Soto Parish | $29.50 | 7.2% |
| 33 | Union Parish | $26.50 | 5.2% |
| 34 | Lafourche Parish | $26 | 10.0% |
| 35 | Saint Helena Parish | $24 | 8.2% |
| 36 | Beauregard Parish | $22 | 6.7% |
| 36 | East Feliciana Parish | $22 | 13.2% |
| 36 | Lincoln Parish | $22 | 7.6% |
| 39 | Calcasieu Parish | $20.50 | 9.9% |
| 39 | Sabine Parish | $20.50 | 8.9% |
| 39 | Vernon Parish | $20.50 | 2.2% |
| 42 | West Feliciana Parish | $19.50 | 4.7% |
| 43 | Claiborne Parish | $19 | 16.9% |
| 44 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $18 | 6.4% |
| 44 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $18 | 19.0% |
| 46 | Saint Tammany Parish | $14 | 9.5% |
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 Ouachita is 6.6% (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.