Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Somerset County, New Jersey
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
- Somerset County's rent is 0.4 times the New Jersey average and 0.2 times the US average.
- It is the lowest of the 10 New Jersey counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2022 it has fallen 9.2%, from $38 to $34.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Somerset figure: in 2025 NASS combined Somerset into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Somerset County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $34.50 | $84.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $73.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | $18.50 | $73 | $146 |
| 2023 | $25 | $70.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $38 | $75.50 | $135 |
Every New Jersey county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $34.50 an acre in Somerset County to $129 an acre in Warren County.
- Under $40 (1 county)
- $40 to under $80 (4 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (4 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (1 county)
- $160 and over (0 counties)
- Not published separately (11 counties, $62.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Atlantic County, Bergen County, Camden County, Cape May County, Essex County, Hudson County, Morris County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Sussex County and Union County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren County | $129 | 18.5% |
| 2 | Gloucester County | $108 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Monmouth County | $101 | 6.4% |
| 4 | Cumberland County | $99.50 | 7.0% |
| 5 | Salem County | $89 | 6.2% |
| 6 | Burlington County | $79 | 9.0% |
| 7 | Middlesex County | $70.50 | 9.5% |
| 8 | Hunterdon County | $65.50 | 8.2% |
| 9 | Mercer County | $54.50 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Somerset County This county | $34.50 | 12.0% |
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.