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Cash rent for pasture: Lancaster County, Nebraska
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, 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
Lancaster County, 2026
$53 an acre
Up 14.0% from $46.50 in 2025
Nebraska, 2026
$29.50 an acre
Up 3.5% from $28.50 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Lancaster CountyNebraskaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Lancaster County's rent is 1.8 times the Nebraska average and 3.2 times the US average.
- It is the 17th highest of the 71 Nebraska counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 20.5%, from $44 to $53 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Lancaster figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Lancaster County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $53 | $29.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $46.50 | $28.50 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $46 | $28.50 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $49 | $27 | $15 |
| 2022 | $43.50 | $26 | $14 |
| 2021 | $46 | $25 | $13 |
| 2020 | $47.50 | $24 | $13 |
| 2019 | $45 | $24.50 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $22.50 | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $44 | $24.50 | $12.50 |
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Every Nebraska county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $11.50 an acre in Scotts Bluff County to $80 an acre in Wayne County.
- Under $20.50 (13 counties)
- $20.50 to under $34 (15 counties)
- $34 to under $46.50 (12 counties)
- $46.50 to under $54 (16 counties)
- $54 and over (15 counties)
- Not published separately (22 counties, $39.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Boone County, Butler County, Cheyenne County, Clay County, Custer County, Deuel County, Dodge County, Douglas County, Grant County, Greeley County, Hall County, Hamilton County, Kearney County, Kimball County, Merrick County, Pawnee County, Phelps County, Polk County, Sarpy County, Thayer County, Washington County and York County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | $80 | 9.6% |
| 2 | Burt County | $79 | 4.7% |
| 3 | Cuming County | $77 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Platte County | $77 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Cedar County | $76 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Pierce County | $75 | 6.1% |
| 7 | Stanton County | $74 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Dakota County | $63.50 | 12.2% |
| 9 | Dixon County | $61.50 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Thurston County | $61 | 3.8% |
| 11 | Colfax County | $60.50 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Gage County | $58 | 8.0% |
| 13 | Madison County | $57 | 6.6% |
| 14 | Johnson County | $56 | 4.9% |
| 15 | Howard County | $54 | 5.6% |
| 16 | Nance County | $53.50 | 7.5% |
| 17 | Lancaster County This county | $53 | 10.3% |
| 18 | Saunders County | $52.50 | 5.5% |
| 19 | Sherman County | $52 | 7.4% |
| 20 | Antelope County | $50.50 | 10.5% |
| 21 | Otoe County | $50 | 12.2% |
| 22 | Valley County | $49.50 | 7.6% |
| 23 | Seward County | $49 | 4.6% |
| 24 | Knox County | $48.50 | 11.9% |
| 24 | Richardson County | $48.50 | 7.0% |
| 26 | Nuckolls County | $48 | 3.5% |
| 27 | Holt County | $47 | 5.2% |
| 27 | Jefferson County | $47 | 6.8% |
| 29 | Dawson County | $46.50 | 6.3% |
| 29 | Gosper County | $46.50 | 10.2% |
| 29 | Nemaha County | $46.50 | 5.7% |
| 32 | Cass County | $45.50 | 5.0% |
| 32 | Webster County | $45.50 | 4.7% |
| 34 | Buffalo County | $44 | 5.0% |
| 35 | Saline County | $41 | 4.3% |
| 36 | Adams County | $40.50 | 4.3% |
| 37 | Keya Paha County | $39.50 | 6.2% |
| 38 | Franklin County | $38.50 | 7.5% |
| 38 | Harlan County | $38.50 | 7.2% |
| 40 | Wheeler County | $37 | 9.2% |
| 41 | Boyd County | $36.50 | 8.5% |
| 42 | Fillmore County | $34 | 6.5% |
| 42 | Furnas County | $34 | 5.0% |
| 44 | Frontier County | $31.50 | 3.7% |
| 45 | Garfield County | $30.50 | 8.3% |
| 46 | Lincoln County | $30 | 7.5% |
| 46 | Rock County | $30 | 7.2% |
| 48 | Brown County | $26 | 5.7% |
| 48 | Logan County | $26 | 8.8% |
| 50 | Perkins County | $25.50 | 7.9% |
| 51 | Hitchcock County | $23.50 | 3.8% |
| 52 | McPherson County | $22.50 | 6.7% |
| 53 | Blaine County | $22 | 7.0% |
| 54 | Hayes County | $21.50 | 4.0% |
| 55 | Dundy County | $21 | 4.0% |
| 56 | Loup County | $20.50 | 7.6% |
| 56 | Red Willow County | $20.50 | 10.7% |
| 56 | Thomas County | $20.50 | 5.7% |
| 59 | Chase County | $19.50 | 9.2% |
| 60 | Arthur County | $19 | 5.5% |
| 61 | Hooker County | $18 | 4.8% |
| 62 | Cherry County | $17.50 | 3.6% |
| 63 | Dawes County | $17 | 5.3% |
| 63 | Keith County | $17 | 5.8% |
| 65 | Morrill County | $16 | 7.1% |
| 65 | Sheridan County | $16 | 5.8% |
| 67 | Garden County | $15 | 8.1% |
| 68 | Box Butte County | $13.50 | 7.8% |
| 69 | Banner County | $12.50 | 5.7% |
| 70 | Sioux County | $12 | 4.4% |
| 71 | Scotts Bluff County | $11.50 | 6.1% |
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, PASTURELAND - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Precision: NASS's coefficient of variation for Lancaster is 10.3% (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.