Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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
- Merrimack County's rent is the same as the New Hampshire average and 0.5 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd highest of the 3 New Hampshire counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2010 it has risen 106.3%, from $32 to $66 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Merrimack figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2014, 2016 and 2017 it combined Merrimack into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008 and 2009. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $66 | $64 | $146 |
| 2025 | $69 | $60 | $147 |
| 2024 | $76.50 | $57.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | $63 | $51 | $142 |
| 2022 | $38.50 | $51.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | $47.50 | $49 | $128 |
| 2020 | $46 | $46 | $126 |
| 2019 | $52 | $40 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $50 | $123 |
| 2016 | Combined into "other counties" | $41 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
| 2014 | Combined into "other counties" | $34 | $130 |
| 2013 | $30.50 | $37 | $125 |
| 2012 | $29 | $38 | $115 |
| 2011 | $34 | $36 | $101 |
| 2010 | $32 | $36 | No figure |
| 2009 | Not available | No figure | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $50 | No figure |
Every New Hampshire county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $41 an acre in Coos County to $71 an acre in Cheshire County.
- Under $66 (1 county)
- $66 to under $71 (1 county)
- $71 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (7 counties, $65.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Belknap County, Carroll County, Grafton County, Hillsborough County, Rockingham County, Strafford County and Sullivan County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire County | $71 | 8.7% |
| 2 | Merrimack County This county | $66 | 13.3% |
| 3 | Coos County | $41 | 8.6% |
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.