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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Union County, Pennsylvania
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
Union County, 2026
$106 an acre
Down 8.6% from $116 in 2025
Pennsylvania, 2026
$112 an acre
Up 2.8% from $109 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Union CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Union County's rent is 0.9 times the Pennsylvania average and 0.7 times the US average.
- It is the 15th highest of the 61 Pennsylvania counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 26.2%, from $84 to $106 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Union figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Union County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $106 | $112 | $146 |
| 2025 | $116 | $109 | $147 |
| 2024 | $115 | $107 | $146 |
| 2023 | $123 | $106 | $142 |
| 2022 | $104 | $100 | $135 |
| 2021 | $90 | $93 | $128 |
| 2020 | $85.50 | $91 | $126 |
| 2019 | $92 | $93 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $80 | $125 |
| 2017 | $84 | $79 | $123 |
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Every Pennsylvania county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $15 an acre in Wayne County to $289 an acre in Lancaster County.
- Under $40 (17 counties)
- $40 to under $80 (21 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (13 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (5 counties)
- $160 and over (5 counties)
- Not published separately (6 counties, $24.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Allegheny County, Cameron County, Delaware County, Elk County, Philadelphia County and Pike County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster County | $289 | 5.0% |
| 2 | Lebanon County | $206 | 8.3% |
| 3 | Chester County | $199 | 10.2% |
| 4 | Blair County | $175 | 11.2% |
| 5 | York County | $166 | 5.9% |
| 6 | Berks County | $155 | 10.2% |
| 7 | Franklin County | $146 | 12.5% |
| 8 | Cumberland County | $132 | 7.3% |
| 8 | Mifflin County | $132 | 12.0% |
| 10 | Lehigh County | $121 | 10.5% |
| 11 | Snyder County | $118 | 8.2% |
| 12 | Juniata County | $113 | 8.2% |
| 13 | Northumberland County | $111 | 10.5% |
| 14 | Centre County | $107 | 11.2% |
| 15 | Union County This county | $106 | 7.2% |
| 16 | Montour County | $100 | 5.1% |
| 17 | Perry County | $93.50 | 5.0% |
| 18 | Adams County | $91 | 5.7% |
| 19 | Northampton County | $90 | 8.1% |
| 20 | Huntingdon County | $88.50 | 6.9% |
| 21 | Dauphin County | $87.50 | 5.0% |
| 22 | Clinton County | $83.50 | 6.2% |
| 23 | Schuylkill County | $81.50 | 6.2% |
| 24 | Columbia County | $78 | 5.1% |
| 25 | Bedford County | $77 | 5.8% |
| 25 | Fulton County | $77 | 7.1% |
| 27 | Beaver County | $70.50 | 12.1% |
| 27 | Westmoreland County | $70.50 | 17.1% |
| 29 | Mercer County | $68.50 | 9.6% |
| 29 | Montgomery County | $68.50 | 9.3% |
| 31 | Erie County | $68 | 7.2% |
| 32 | Luzerne County | $65.50 | 8.9% |
| 33 | Lycoming County | $65 | 5.0% |
| 34 | Carbon County | $60 | 6.3% |
| 35 | Crawford County | $56 | 9.6% |
| 36 | Lawrence County | $54 | 5.4% |
| 37 | Greene County | $48.50 | 17.2% |
| 38 | Cambria County | $48 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Monroe County | $48 | 7.6% |
| 38 | Tioga County | $48 | 12.7% |
| 41 | Indiana County | $45.50 | 8.5% |
| 42 | Bucks County | $45 | 6.0% |
| 42 | Forest County | $45 | 13.3% |
| 44 | Venango County | $40 | 8.9% |
| 45 | Butler County | $39 | 6.8% |
| 46 | Somerset County | $38.50 | 5.0% |
| 47 | Wyoming County | $33 | 6.5% |
| 48 | Fayette County | $32.50 | 5.5% |
| 48 | Lackawanna County | $32.50 | 8.0% |
| 50 | Armstrong County | $31.50 | 4.8% |
| 51 | Bradford County | $30 | 6.4% |
| 51 | Washington County | $30 | 12.7% |
| 53 | Clarion County | $29.50 | 5.7% |
| 53 | Warren County | $29.50 | 5.3% |
| 55 | Jefferson County | $26.50 | 4.7% |
| 56 | Clearfield County | $26 | 5.6% |
| 57 | Sullivan County | $25.50 | 25.2% |
| 58 | Potter County | $21.50 | 8.8% |
| 59 | McKean County | $18.50 | 6.1% |
| 60 | Susquehanna County | $17.50 | 7.8% |
| 61 | Wayne County | $15 | 6.2% |
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 Union is 7.2% (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.