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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Billings County, North Dakota
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
Billings County, 2026
$37 an acre
Down 5.1% from $39 in 2025
North Dakota, 2026
$85 an acre
Up 2.4% from $83 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Billings CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Billings County's rent is 0.4 times the North Dakota average and 0.3 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 3rd lowest of the 53 North Dakota counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 68.2%, from $22 to $37 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Billings figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2017 it combined Billings into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Billings County | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $37 | $85 | $146 |
| 2025 | $39 | $83 | $147 |
| 2024 | $36 | $81.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | $32 | $76 | $142 |
| 2022 | $33 | $73 | $135 |
| 2021 | $33 | $72.50 | $128 |
| 2020 | $32 | $69.50 | $126 |
| 2019 | $32 | $69 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $64 | $125 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $64 | $123 |
| 2016 | $32.50 | $67 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $68 | $133 |
| 2014 | $32 | $67 | $130 |
| 2013 | $30 | $64 | $125 |
| 2012 | $29 | $57 | $115 |
| 2011 | $28 | $51 | $101 |
| 2010 | $24.50 | $46 | No figure |
| 2009 | $22 | $45 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $42 | No figure |
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Every North Dakota county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $29.50 an acre in McKenzie County to $163 an acre in Cass County.
- Under $40 (5 counties)
- $40 to under $80 (30 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (9 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (6 counties)
- $160 and over (3 counties)
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass County | $163 | 2.9% |
| 1 | Richland County | $163 | 3.0% |
| 3 | Traill County | $161 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Walsh County | $136 | 6.7% |
| 5 | Sargent County | $135 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Grand Forks County | $134 | 4.7% |
| 7 | Pembina County | $131 | 6.2% |
| 8 | La Moure County | $122 | 4.1% |
| 9 | Dickey County | $121 | 3.6% |
| 10 | Ransom County | $118 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Barnes County | $111 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Steele County | $99 | 3.7% |
| 13 | Stutsman County | $96.50 | 3.8% |
| 14 | Emmons County | $95 | 5.6% |
| 15 | Foster County | $91 | 3.9% |
| 16 | Cavalier County | $84 | 5.6% |
| 17 | Wells County | $81 | 3.7% |
| 18 | Griggs County | $80 | 2.9% |
| 19 | McIntosh County | $78 | 4.0% |
| 20 | Eddy County | $73 | 4.8% |
| 21 | McLean County | $72.50 | 4.6% |
| 22 | Burleigh County | $72 | 4.5% |
| 23 | Benson County | $68.50 | 3.4% |
| 23 | Logan County | $68.50 | 3.2% |
| 25 | Nelson County | $67.50 | 3.6% |
| 26 | Ramsey County | $66 | 2.8% |
| 27 | Pierce County | $64.50 | 3.0% |
| 27 | Renville County | $64.50 | 2.3% |
| 29 | Towner County | $63.50 | 5.7% |
| 30 | Bottineau County | $63 | 2.4% |
| 31 | Ward County | $59.50 | 3.3% |
| 32 | Kidder County | $58 | 4.7% |
| 33 | McHenry County | $57 | 3.6% |
| 34 | Sheridan County | $56.50 | 3.3% |
| 35 | Morton County | $55.50 | 9.1% |
| 36 | Rolette County | $54 | 6.3% |
| 37 | Mercer County | $53.50 | 9.2% |
| 38 | Grant County | $50.50 | 11.1% |
| 39 | Hettinger County | $49 | 3.7% |
| 40 | Oliver County | $48.50 | 3.6% |
| 41 | Stark County | $47.50 | 3.6% |
| 42 | Slope County | $47 | 3.4% |
| 43 | Sioux County | $45.50 | 7.8% |
| 44 | Adams County | $44.50 | 3.2% |
| 45 | Bowman County | $43 | 4.0% |
| 46 | Mountrail County | $41.50 | 4.5% |
| 47 | Dunn County | $41 | 4.0% |
| 48 | Divide County | $40.50 | 3.5% |
| 49 | Williams County | $38 | 5.6% |
| 50 | Billings County This county | $37 | 3.3% |
| 50 | Burke County | $37 | 2.8% |
| 52 | Golden Valley County | $35.50 | 5.6% |
| 53 | McKenzie County | $29.50 | 3.6% |
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 Billings is 3.3% (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.