Irrigated and non-irrigated cropland
USDA NASS land values and cash rents, through 2026.
Our take written by Farming Land Sale
NASS publishes both an irrigated and a non-irrigated cropland value for 18 states in 2026, and the table pairs them with each category's cash rent. Nebraska's row shows $9,200 per acre irrigated and $5,650 non-irrigated, a gap of $3,550 and a multiple of 1.6× by our calculation, with cash rents of $283 and $168.
NASS counts cropland as irrigated when it has the facilities to receive water by artificial means, even in a year it isn't watered, and its irrigated table covers states with significant irrigated acreage. For cash rents, NASS doesn't establish separate irrigated and non-irrigated pastureland estimates, citing the scarcity of irrigated pastureland.
Our reading of the USDA figures on this page. It adds no facts of its own and isn't advice about any parcel, lease or sale.
Check before you rely on a figure: the NASS input values are reproduced as NASS prints them in the field excerpts, with each record's LOAD_TIME (when NASS inserted it into Quick Stats); calculated figures and unit conversions are labeled "ours". Verify any figure in NASS Quick Stats or the NASS report before acting on it.
| State | Irrigated value | Non-irrigated value | Value gap (ours) | Multiple (ours) | Irrigated rent | Non-irrigated rent | Rent gap (ours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $4,450 | $2,950 | $1,500 | 1.5× | $163 | $50 | $113 |
| California | $21,500 | $8,150 | $13,350 | 2.6× | $470 | $39 | $431 |
| Colorado | $7,050 | $2,040 | $5,010 | 3.5× | $185 | $33.5 | $152 |
| Florida | $13,000 | $9,500 | $3,500 | 1.4× | $279 | $58 | $221 |
| Georgia | $5,500 | $4,350 | $1,150 | 1.3× | $242 | $83.5 | $159 |
| Idaho | $9,500 | $2,550 | $6,950 | 3.7× | $287 | $64.5 | $223 |
| Kansas | $4,600 | $3,450 | $1,150 | 1.3× | $172 | $66.5 | $106 |
| Louisiana | $3,800 | $3,600 | $200 | 1.1× | $131 | $84.5 | $47 |
| Mississippi | $4,800 | $3,620 | $1,180 | 1.3× | $185 | $103 | $82 |
| Missouri | $6,400 | $5,200 | $1,200 | 1.2× | $226 | $145 | $81 |
| Montana | $4,500 | $1,070 | $3,430 | 4.2× | $112 | $33 | $79 |
| Nebraska | $9,200 | $5,650 | $3,550 | 1.6× | $283 | $168 | $115 |
| New Mexico 1/ | $7,600 | $670 | $6,930 | 11.3× | $159 | $20.5 | $139 |
| Oregon | $8,200 | $3,050 | $5,150 | 2.7× | $265 | $115 | $150 |
| Texas | $3,500 | $2,700 | $800 | 1.3× | $125 | $35.5 | $90 |
| Utah 1/ | $10,200 | $2,200 | $8,000 | 4.6× | $120 | $32 | $88 |
| Washington | $10,000 | $1,750 | $8,250 | 5.7× | $430 | $74.5 | $356 |
| Wyoming | $3,470 | $1,190 | $2,280 | 2.9× | $86.5 | $14.5 | $72 |
| State | Non-irrigated value | Irrigated value | Non-irrigated rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $2,550 | (D) | $36 |
| South Dakota | $4,750 | (D) | $140 |
| State | Irrigated value | Irrigated rent |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona 1/ | $8,400 | $328 |
| Nevada 1/ | $3,100 | $172 |
NASS footnote 1/ on Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah
1/ Excludes American Indian Reservation land.
Our count: 18 states with both an irrigated and a non-irrigated cropland value in 2026.
What NASS counts as irrigated
Land Values 2026 Summary, irrigated table note
Only states with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table
Irrigated cropland value: The value of cropland that normally receives or has the potential to receive water by artificial means to supplement natural rainfall.
Irrigated cropland may consist of both land that will or will not be irrigated during the current year, but still has the facilities and equipment to do so.
Non-irrigated cropland value: The value of cropland that only receives water by natural rainfall.
Due to the scarcity of irrigated pastureland, estimates are not established for irrigated and non-irrigated pastureland.
What NASS's codes and columns mean
D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
S Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
NA Not available.
Published data value or suppression reason code.
Ratio of the standard error to the estimate, expressed as a percent.
A concatenation of six columns: commodity_desc, class_desc, prodn_practice_desc, util_practice_desc, statisticcat_desc, and unit_desc.
Date and time indicating when record was inserted into Quick Stats database.
NASS field excerpts behind this page (82 records)
Each line is one Quick Stats record as NASS prints it: SHORT_DESC · location · YEAR · VALUE · CV_% where given · LOAD_TIME.
RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · ARKANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 163 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · ARKANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 50 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · ARKANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 4,450 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · ARKANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 2,950 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · ARIZONA · 2026 · VALUE 328 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · ARIZONA · 2026 · VALUE 8,400 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · CALIFORNIA · 2026 · VALUE 470 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · CALIFORNIA · 2026 · VALUE 39 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · CALIFORNIA · 2026 · VALUE 21,500 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · CALIFORNIA · 2026 · VALUE 8,150 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · COLORADO · 2026 · VALUE 185 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · COLORADO · 2026 · VALUE 33.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · COLORADO · 2026 · VALUE 7,050 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · COLORADO · 2026 · VALUE 2,040 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · FLORIDA · 2026 · VALUE 279 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · FLORIDA · 2026 · VALUE 58 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · FLORIDA · 2026 · VALUE 13,000 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · FLORIDA · 2026 · VALUE 9,500 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · GEORGIA · 2026 · VALUE 242 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · GEORGIA · 2026 · VALUE 83.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · GEORGIA · 2026 · VALUE 5,500 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · GEORGIA · 2026 · VALUE 4,350 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · IDAHO · 2026 · VALUE 287 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · IDAHO · 2026 · VALUE 64.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · IDAHO · 2026 · VALUE 9,500 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · IDAHO · 2026 · VALUE 2,550 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · KANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 172 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · KANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 66.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · KANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 4,600 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · KANSAS · 2026 · VALUE 3,450 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · LOUISIANA · 2026 · VALUE 131 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · LOUISIANA · 2026 · VALUE 84.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · LOUISIANA · 2026 · VALUE 3,800 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · LOUISIANA · 2026 · VALUE 3,600 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSOURI · 2026 · VALUE 226 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSOURI · 2026 · VALUE 145 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSOURI · 2026 · VALUE 6,400 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSOURI · 2026 · VALUE 5,200 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSISSIPPI · 2026 · VALUE 185 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSISSIPPI · 2026 · VALUE 103 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSISSIPPI · 2026 · VALUE 4,800 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MISSISSIPPI · 2026 · VALUE 3,620 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MONTANA · 2026 · VALUE 112 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MONTANA · 2026 · VALUE 33 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MONTANA · 2026 · VALUE 4,500 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · MONTANA · 2026 · VALUE 1,070 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEBRASKA · 2026 · VALUE 283 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEBRASKA · 2026 · VALUE 168 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEBRASKA · 2026 · VALUE 9,200 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEBRASKA · 2026 · VALUE 5,650 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEW MEXICO · 2026 · VALUE 159 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEW MEXICO · 2026 · VALUE 20.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEW MEXICO · 2026 · VALUE 7,600 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEW MEXICO · 2026 · VALUE 670 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEVADA · 2026 · VALUE 172 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · NEVADA · 2026 · VALUE 3,100 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OKLAHOMA · 2026 · VALUE 36 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OKLAHOMA · 2026 · VALUE (D) · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OKLAHOMA · 2026 · VALUE 2,550 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OREGON · 2026 · VALUE 265 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OREGON · 2026 · VALUE 115 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OREGON · 2026 · VALUE 8,200 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · OREGON · 2026 · VALUE 3,050 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · SOUTH DAKOTA · 2026 · VALUE 140 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · SOUTH DAKOTA · 2026 · VALUE (D) · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · SOUTH DAKOTA · 2026 · VALUE 4,750 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · TEXAS · 2026 · VALUE 125 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · TEXAS · 2026 · VALUE 35.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · TEXAS · 2026 · VALUE 3,500 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · TEXAS · 2026 · VALUE 2,700 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · UTAH · 2026 · VALUE 120 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · UTAH · 2026 · VALUE 32 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · UTAH · 2026 · VALUE 10,200 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · UTAH · 2026 · VALUE 2,200 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WASHINGTON · 2026 · VALUE 430 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WASHINGTON · 2026 · VALUE 74.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WASHINGTON · 2026 · VALUE 10,000 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WASHINGTON · 2026 · VALUE 1,750 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WYOMING · 2026 · VALUE 86.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WYOMING · 2026 · VALUE 14.5 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WYOMING · 2026 · VALUE 3,470 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31AG LAND, CROPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED - ASSET VALUE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE · WYOMING · 2026 · VALUE 1,190 · LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31
Method note How these figures are built
Data dates: the 2026 land values and 2026 state, region and U.S. cash rents carry LOAD_TIME 2026-07-31 (Released July 31, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
source); the 2026 county cash rents carry LOAD_TIME 2026-08-21. Records for earlier years have their own LOAD_TIME, shown in their field excerpts; LOAD_TIME is when NASS inserted the record into Quick Stats, not the year the figure describes. Verify any figure in NASS Quick Stats or the NASS report before you rely on it.
The NASS inputs are VALUE fields from the Quick Stats file qs.economics_20261017.txt.gz, shown as NASS prints them, in dollars per acre unless a column says otherwise; calculated figures and unit conversions (such as totals shown in millions) are labeled as ours. Our checker re-read all 23,311 records in NASS's current file on October 19 and matched the state, region and U.S. land values to the tables of the Land Values 2026 Summary. Percent changes, ratios, shares and counts are our calculations, labeled "ours". Nothing is adjusted for inflation. Full method →
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