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Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Union County, South 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
Union County, 2026
$15 an acre
Up 30.4% from $11.50 in 2022
South Carolina, 2026
$50 an acre
Up 1.0% from $49.50 in 2025
United States, 2026
$146 an acre
Down 0.7% from $147 in 2025
Union CountySouth CarolinaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Union County's rent is 0.3 times the South Carolina average and 0.1 times the US average.
- It is tied for the lowest of the 38 South Carolina counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2022 it has risen 30.4%, from $11.50 to $15 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Union figure: in 2023, 2024 and 2025 NASS combined Union into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Union County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $15 | $50 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $49.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $48 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $49 | $142 |
| 2022 | $11.50 | $48 | $135 |
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Every South Carolina county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $15 an acre in Greenwood County to $74.50 an acre in Horry County.
- Under $26.50 (6 counties)
- $26.50 to under $33.50 (8 counties)
- $33.50 to under $42.50 (8 counties)
- $42.50 to under $49.50 (7 counties)
- $49.50 and over (9 counties)
- Not published separately (8 counties, $46.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Beaufort County, Charleston County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Jasper County, Kershaw County, McCormick County and Newberry County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horry County | $74.50 | 3.1% |
| 2 | Marion County | $64 | 6.3% |
| 3 | Dillon County | $60.50 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Marlboro County | $60 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Calhoun County | $54 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Clarendon County | $53.50 | 2.5% |
| 7 | Lee County | $52 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Orangeburg County | $49.50 | 4.0% |
| 8 | Sumter County | $49.50 | 4.6% |
| 10 | Hampton County | $48.50 | 4.9% |
| 11 | Chesterfield County | $47.50 | 6.5% |
| 12 | Darlington County | $47 | 3.9% |
| 12 | Florence County | $47 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Dorchester County | $45 | 4.2% |
| 15 | Barnwell County | $44 | 5.7% |
| 16 | Colleton County | $42.50 | 6.1% |
| 17 | Richland County | $42 | 3.0% |
| 18 | Aiken County | $40.50 | 5.4% |
| 19 | Williamsburg County | $40 | 3.4% |
| 20 | Georgetown County | $39 | 3.4% |
| 21 | Bamberg County | $38.50 | 6.5% |
| 22 | Allendale County | $37.50 | 5.5% |
| 23 | Lancaster County | $33.50 | 18.9% |
| 23 | York County | $33.50 | 19.1% |
| 25 | Lexington County | $33 | 8.4% |
| 25 | Saluda County | $33 | 4.9% |
| 27 | Oconee County | $32.50 | 8.3% |
| 28 | Pickens County | $29 | 5.1% |
| 29 | Cherokee County | $28.50 | 5.2% |
| 30 | Greenville County | $28 | 14.8% |
| 31 | Berkeley County | $26.50 | 7.7% |
| 31 | Spartanburg County | $26.50 | 5.0% |
| 33 | Anderson County | $24 | 14.1% |
| 34 | Chester County | $22 | 6.6% |
| 35 | Abbeville County | $20.50 | 18.0% |
| 36 | Laurens County | $20 | 3.8% |
| 37 | Greenwood County | $15 | 3.9% |
| 37 | Union County This county | $15 | 9.0% |
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 9.0% (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.