Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Plymouth County, Massachusetts
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for non-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
- Plymouth County's rent is 0.8 times the Massachusetts average and 0.6 times the US average.
- It is the 5th highest of the 11 Massachusetts counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2010 it has risen 94.0%, from $42 to $81.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Plymouth figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2009 and 2024 it combined Plymouth into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $81.50 | $97.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | $69 | $88.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $91.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | $78.50 | $90.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $81 | $87.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | $73 | $78 | $128 |
| 2020 | $79 | $68 | $126 |
| 2019 | $78.50 | $71 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $67.50 | $67 | $123 |
| 2016 | $64.50 | $53 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
| 2014 | $48 | $62 | $130 |
| 2013 | $60 | $51 | $125 |
| 2012 | $50 | $67 | $115 |
| 2011 | $41.50 | $59 | $101 |
| 2010 | $42 | $64 | No figure |
| 2009 | Combined into "other counties" | $60 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $60 | No figure |
Every Massachusetts county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $37.50 an acre in Barnstable County to $141 an acre in Franklin County.
- Under $40 (1 county)
- $40 to under $80 (5 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (2 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (3 counties)
- $160 and over (0 counties)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $122 an acre combined)
NASS combined Nantucket County, Norfolk County and Suffolk County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | $141 | 13.2% |
| 2 | Hampden County | $130 | 17.2% |
| 3 | Hampshire County | $129 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Bristol County | $101 | 11.7% |
| 5 | Plymouth County This county | $81.50 | 15.7% |
| 6 | Essex County | $77.50 | 12.7% |
| 7 | Middlesex County | $64.50 | 14.3% |
| 8 | Worcester County | $60.50 | 9.4% |
| 9 | Berkshire County | $58 | 10.2% |
| 10 | Dukes County | $51 | 9.7% |
| 11 | Barnstable County | $37.50 | 12.5% |
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.