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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Gaston County, North Carolina
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
Gaston County, 2026
$35 an acre
Down 5.4% from $37 in 2025
North Carolina, 2026
$104 an acre
Down 1.0% from $105 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Gaston CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Gaston County's rent is 0.3 times the North Carolina average and 0.2 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd lowest of the 86 North Carolina counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 12.9%, from $31 to $35 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Gaston figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Gaston County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $35 | $104 | $146 |
| 2025 | $37 | $105 | $147 |
| 2024 | $27 | $99.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | $30 | $99.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $30.50 | $99 | $135 |
| 2021 | $30.50 | $94 | $128 |
| 2020 | $27 | $88 | $126 |
| 2019 | $27.50 | $90 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $86 | $125 |
| 2017 | $31 | $88 | $123 |
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Every North Carolina county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $33 an acre in Polk County to $182 an acre in Hyde County.
- Under $40 (2 counties)
- $40 to under $80 (40 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (28 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (14 counties)
- $160 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (14 counties, $85.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Caldwell County, Camden County, Clay County, Dare County, Graham County, Hoke County, Jackson County, Jones County, Macon County, Mecklenburg County, New Hanover County, Richmond County, Swain County and Vance County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyde County | $182 | 8.8% |
| 2 | Tyrrell County | $181 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Wilson County | $154 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Greene County | $136 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Washington County | $136 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Pasquotank County | $135 | 10.6% |
| 7 | Wayne County | $134 | 4.7% |
| 8 | Bertie County | $133 | 4.2% |
| 9 | Beaufort County | $130 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Lenoir County | $126 | 5.3% |
| 10 | Nash County | $126 | 5.2% |
| 12 | Pitt County | $123 | 3.4% |
| 13 | Edgecombe County | $122 | 2.9% |
| 14 | Halifax County | $121 | 6.7% |
| 14 | Harnett County | $121 | 8.0% |
| 16 | Sampson County | $120 | 3.3% |
| 17 | Henderson County | $117 | 5.9% |
| 18 | Martin County | $116 | 3.4% |
| 18 | Northampton County | $116 | 4.5% |
| 20 | Hertford County | $115 | 5.2% |
| 21 | Johnston County | $114 | 7.4% |
| 22 | Gates County | $112 | 7.2% |
| 22 | Perquimans County | $112 | 3.7% |
| 24 | Onslow County | $109 | 5.7% |
| 25 | Cumberland County | $105 | 5.5% |
| 25 | Union County | $105 | 4.8% |
| 27 | Transylvania County | $100 | 9.3% |
| 28 | Alleghany County | $99 | 19.8% |
| 28 | Chowan County | $99 | 5.4% |
| 30 | Pamlico County | $98.50 | 8.2% |
| 31 | Currituck County | $97.50 | 11.1% |
| 32 | Pender County | $93 | 9.6% |
| 33 | Craven County | $92.50 | 5.0% |
| 34 | Surry County | $92 | 6.5% |
| 35 | Ashe County | $91.50 | 10.6% |
| 36 | Yadkin County | $91 | 4.2% |
| 37 | Duplin County | $88.50 | 3.7% |
| 38 | Carteret County | $88 | 7.9% |
| 39 | Columbus County | $85.50 | 5.7% |
| 39 | Iredell County | $85.50 | 6.4% |
| 41 | Stanly County | $83 | 8.1% |
| 41 | Wake County | $83 | 12.2% |
| 43 | Bladen County | $82.50 | 8.4% |
| 44 | Avery County | $80 | 14.3% |
| 45 | Lee County | $79.50 | 6.2% |
| 46 | Brunswick County | $78 | 6.8% |
| 47 | Robeson County | $75 | 4.4% |
| 48 | Cherokee County | $74 | 27.6% |
| 48 | Madison County | $74 | 30.2% |
| 48 | Rowan County | $74 | 5.3% |
| 51 | Anson County | $72 | 4.6% |
| 52 | Forsyth County | $71.50 | 5.9% |
| 53 | Scotland County | $70.50 | 4.8% |
| 54 | Cabarrus County | $70 | 5.4% |
| 55 | Haywood County | $68.50 | 12.2% |
| 56 | Randolph County | $68 | 6.0% |
| 57 | Person County | $67.50 | 5.4% |
| 58 | Davie County | $67 | 12.4% |
| 58 | McDowell County | $67 | 16.7% |
| 60 | Franklin County | $66 | 5.3% |
| 60 | Granville County | $66 | 7.5% |
| 62 | Watauga County | $62 | 3.8% |
| 62 | Wilkes County | $62 | 5.4% |
| 64 | Moore County | $58.50 | 9.6% |
| 65 | Mitchell County | $56 | 15.6% |
| 66 | Alexander County | $55.50 | 8.0% |
| 67 | Alamance County | $52.50 | 9.7% |
| 68 | Davidson County | $50 | 5.5% |
| 69 | Stokes County | $49.50 | 8.4% |
| 70 | Lincoln County | $48.50 | 4.8% |
| 70 | Rockingham County | $48.50 | 4.9% |
| 72 | Warren County | $47.50 | 17.4% |
| 73 | Durham County | $47 | 4.7% |
| 74 | Catawba County | $46.50 | 9.5% |
| 75 | Buncombe County | $46 | 4.1% |
| 76 | Montgomery County | $45.50 | 24.7% |
| 77 | Orange County | $44.50 | 5.5% |
| 77 | Yancey County | $44.50 | 42.4% |
| 79 | Guilford County | $44 | 3.8% |
| 79 | Rutherford County | $44 | 5.7% |
| 81 | Burke County | $43 | 2.8% |
| 82 | Cleveland County | $42.50 | 4.8% |
| 83 | Caswell County | $42 | 6.9% |
| 84 | Chatham County | $41 | 3.2% |
| 85 | Gaston County This county | $35 | 3.8% |
| 86 | Polk County | $33 | 5.6% |
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 Gaston is 3.8% (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.