Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Worcester County, Maryland
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
- Worcester County's rent is 0.9 times the Maryland average and 0.8 times the US average.
- It is the 10th highest of the 21 Maryland counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 34.9%, from $87.50 to $118 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Worcester figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Worcester County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $118 | $129 | $146 |
| 2025 | $105 | $120 | $147 |
| 2024 | $104 | $124 | $146 |
| 2023 | $96.50 | $117 | $142 |
| 2022 | $112 | $111 | $135 |
| 2021 | $103 | $103 | $128 |
| 2020 | $95 | $98 | $126 |
| 2019 | $92.50 | $100 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $106 | $125 |
| 2017 | $87.50 | $94 | $123 |
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 | $131 | 8.7% |
| 8 | Washington County | $128 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Frederick County | $123 | 4.6% |
| 10 | Worcester County This 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% |
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.