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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Cecil County, Maryland
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
Cecil County, 2026
$131 an acre
Down 2.2% from $134 in 2025
Maryland, 2026
$129 an acre
Up 7.5% from $120 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Cecil CountyMarylandUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Cecil County's rent is the same as the Maryland average and 0.9 times the US average.
- It is the 7th highest of the 21 Maryland counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 65.8%, from $79 to $131 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Cecil figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2013 it combined Cecil into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Cecil County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $131 | $129 | $146 |
| 2025 | $134 | $120 | $147 |
| 2024 | $141 | $124 | $146 |
| 2023 | $155 | $117 | $142 |
| 2022 | $157 | $111 | $135 |
| 2021 | $138 | $103 | $128 |
| 2020 | $116 | $98 | $126 |
| 2019 | $103 | $100 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $106 | $125 |
| 2017 | $103 | $94 | $123 |
| 2016 | $94 | $100 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $95 | $133 |
| 2014 | $89.50 | $92 | $130 |
| 2013 | Combined into "other counties" | $89 | $125 |
| 2012 | $85.50 | $82 | $115 |
| 2011 | $71 | $67 | $101 |
| 2010 | $68 | $63 | No figure |
| 2009 | $79 | $67 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $65 | No figure |
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Every Maryland county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $28 an acre in Allegany County to $191 an acre in Kent County.
- Under $40 (1 county)
- $40 to under $80 (6 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (5 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (6 counties)
- $160 and over (3 counties)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $126 an acre combined)
NASS combined Baltimore city, Carroll County and Howard County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County | $191 | 4.9% |
| 2 | Queen Annes County | $177 | 5.8% |
| 3 | Harford County | $171 | 7.7% |
| 4 | Baltimore County | $156 | 9.5% |
| 5 | Caroline County | $140 | 5.5% |
| 6 | Talbot County | $136 | 14.9% |
| 7 | Cecil County This county | $131 | 8.7% |
| 8 | Washington County | $128 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Frederick County | $123 | 4.6% |
| 10 | Worcester County | $118 | 5.0% |
| 11 | Dorchester County | $117 | 12.3% |
| 12 | Wicomico County | $114 | 16.5% |
| 13 | Montgomery County | $111 | 10.6% |
| 14 | Somerset County | $102 | 7.1% |
| 15 | Calvert County | $68 | 7.0% |
| 16 | Anne Arundel County | $66 | 2.7% |
| 17 | St Marys County | $52.50 | 7.3% |
| 18 | Prince Georges County | $50.50 | 10.7% |
| 19 | Garrett County | $44.50 | 4.2% |
| 20 | Charles County | $44 | 4.9% |
| 21 | Allegany County | $28 | 6.3% |
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 Cecil is 8.7% (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.