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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Carter County, Missouri
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
Carter County, 2026
$19 an acre
Down 15.6% from $22.50 in 2025
Missouri, 2026
$145 an acre
Down 2.0% from $148 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Carter CountyMissouriUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Carter County's rent is 0.1 times the Missouri average and 0.1 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd lowest of the 109 Missouri counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2016 it has fallen 13.6%, from $22 to $19 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Carter figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2023 it combined Carter into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Carter County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $19 | $145 | $146 |
| 2025 | $22.50 | $148 | $147 |
| 2024 | $30 | $148 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $141 | $142 |
| 2022 | $14.50 | $139 | $135 |
| 2021 | $26.50 | $130 | $128 |
| 2020 | $16.50 | $124 | $126 |
| 2019 | $18 | $122 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $125 | $125 |
| 2017 | $19 | $121 | $123 |
| 2016 | $22 | $122 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $127 | $133 |
| 2014 | Combined into "other counties" | $127 | $130 |
| 2013 | Combined into "other counties" | $113 | $125 |
| 2012 | Combined into "other counties" | $103 | $115 |
| 2011 | Combined into "other counties" | $101 | $101 |
| 2010 | Combined into "other counties" | $94 | No figure |
| 2009 | Combined into "other counties" | $90 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $80 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $79 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $79 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $79 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $76 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $70 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $66 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $65 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $62 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $59 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $57 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $56 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $50 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $51.10 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $55.10 | No figure |
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Every Missouri county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $16 an acre in Camden County to $247 an acre in Atchison County.
- Under $40 (16 counties)
- $40 to under $80 (25 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (16 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (24 counties)
- $160 and over (28 counties)
- Not published separately (6 counties, $33.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Dunklin County, Iron County, Phelps County, Shannon County, St. Louis city and Stone County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atchison County | $247 | 2.3% |
| 2 | Lafayette County | $226 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Holt County | $217 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Clinton County | $200 | 5.6% |
| 5 | Saline County | $196 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Carroll County | $192 | 9.5% |
| 6 | Nodaway County | $192 | 5.5% |
| 8 | Worth County | $188 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Ray County | $187 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Livingston County | $185 | 7.0% |
| 10 | Marion County | $185 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Mississippi County | $183 | 5.0% |
| 13 | Audrain County | $179 | 3.6% |
| 14 | Shelby County | $177 | 3.6% |
| 15 | Lewis County | $176 | 3.3% |
| 15 | Scott County | $176 | 4.6% |
| 17 | Andrew County | $175 | 5.1% |
| 17 | Clay County | $175 | 5.6% |
| 17 | Daviess County | $175 | 4.1% |
| 17 | Scotland County | $175 | 4.2% |
| 21 | Knox County | $173 | 2.3% |
| 22 | Monroe County | $171 | 8.4% |
| 23 | Platte County | $168 | 10.8% |
| 24 | Grundy County | $165 | 3.7% |
| 24 | Ralls County | $165 | 3.7% |
| 26 | Buchanan County | $164 | 5.5% |
| 27 | New Madrid County | $161 | 2.6% |
| 28 | Gentry County | $160 | 3.2% |
| 29 | Caldwell County | $158 | 5.1% |
| 29 | Jackson County | $158 | 9.4% |
| 31 | Clark County | $157 | 2.5% |
| 31 | Pemiscot County | $157 | 2.7% |
| 31 | St Charles County | $157 | 3.5% |
| 34 | Chariton County | $156 | 9.7% |
| 34 | De Kalb County | $156 | 8.9% |
| 36 | Bates County | $155 | 11.0% |
| 37 | Lincoln County | $149 | 3.0% |
| 37 | Pettis County | $149 | 11.8% |
| 39 | Pike County | $148 | 5.5% |
| 40 | Cooper County | $144 | 6.6% |
| 40 | Randolph County | $144 | 5.0% |
| 42 | Boone County | $143 | 6.4% |
| 43 | Howard County | $142 | 5.8% |
| 43 | St Louis County | $142 | 6.7% |
| 45 | Mercer County | $139 | 10.0% |
| 46 | Harrison County | $136 | 4.4% |
| 47 | Macon County | $135 | 11.3% |
| 48 | Linn County | $134 | 6.2% |
| 49 | Callaway County | $131 | 4.9% |
| 50 | Cass County | $130 | 11.3% |
| 51 | Sullivan County | $123 | 9.8% |
| 52 | Adair County | $121 | 3.3% |
| 53 | Montgomery County | $119 | 4.6% |
| 54 | Putnam County | $118 | 13.4% |
| 55 | Cape Girardeau County | $117 | 3.5% |
| 56 | Perry County | $116 | 10.4% |
| 57 | Vernon County | $115 | 4.1% |
| 58 | Stoddard County | $113 | 3.0% |
| 59 | St Clair County | $109 | 3.6% |
| 60 | Warren County | $107 | 5.1% |
| 61 | Johnson County | $105 | 3.2% |
| 62 | Ste Genevieve County | $104 | 8.8% |
| 63 | Schuyler County | $97 | 3.7% |
| 64 | Henry County | $96.50 | 10.2% |
| 65 | Jasper County | $95.50 | 5.5% |
| 66 | Moniteau County | $84.50 | 5.5% |
| 67 | Cole County | $83.50 | 2.3% |
| 68 | Barton County | $83 | 3.2% |
| 69 | Benton County | $74.50 | 5.2% |
| 69 | Butler County | $74.50 | 7.7% |
| 71 | Ripley County | $74 | 14.4% |
| 72 | Franklin County | $70 | 13.4% |
| 73 | Osage County | $68.50 | 3.0% |
| 74 | Bollinger County | $68 | 7.3% |
| 74 | Lawrence County | $68 | 6.7% |
| 76 | Dade County | $66 | 6.5% |
| 77 | Morgan County | $64.50 | 4.2% |
| 78 | St Francois County | $63 | 5.4% |
| 79 | Newton County | $59.50 | 9.8% |
| 80 | Hickory County | $57.50 | 3.8% |
| 81 | Texas County | $56.50 | 21.9% |
| 82 | Miller County | $55 | 14.8% |
| 83 | Cedar County | $52.50 | 3.2% |
| 84 | Jefferson County | $52 | 8.8% |
| 85 | Greene County | $49.50 | 3.6% |
| 86 | Polk County | $47.50 | 3.8% |
| 87 | Howell County | $47 | 8.2% |
| 87 | Maries County | $47 | 4.7% |
| 89 | McDonald County | $46 | 3.6% |
| 90 | Christian County | $45.50 | 16.8% |
| 91 | Barry County | $45 | 2.8% |
| 92 | Reynolds County | $42.50 | 19.4% |
| 93 | Wayne County | $41.50 | 2.7% |
| 94 | Laclede County | $38.50 | 8.4% |
| 95 | Gasconade County | $38 | 3.9% |
| 96 | Webster County | $37 | 3.8% |
| 97 | Madison County | $35.50 | 9.8% |
| 98 | Wright County | $34.50 | 6.9% |
| 99 | Dallas County | $31.50 | 3.6% |
| 99 | Douglas County | $31.50 | 17.7% |
| 99 | Ozark County | $31.50 | 6.5% |
| 102 | Pulaski County | $29 | 4.0% |
| 103 | Oregon County | $27.50 | 4.6% |
| 104 | Crawford County | $24.50 | 9.6% |
| 105 | Taney County | $24 | 3.9% |
| 106 | Washington County | $22 | 6.1% |
| 107 | Dent County | $20 | 4.1% |
| 108 | Carter County This county | $19 | 5.3% |
| 109 | Camden County | $16 | 5.2% |
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 Carter is 5.3% (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.