2026 averages
Kentucky pasture rent and land value
Statewide averages from USDA NASS.
$39.50/acrePasture rent, 2026
$169.00/acreCropland rent, 2026
$4,050/acrePasture value, 2026
$5,600/acreFarmland value, 2026
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), county cash rents and land values, retrieved from Quick Stats. Values are averages NASS published from its Cash Rents and June Area surveys; NASS withholds a county when too few farms report.
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By county
Kentucky cash rent per acre by county
Newest county figure NASS published, per acre per year. A year in brackets means the county was not published in 2026.
| County | Pasture | Cropland (non-irrigated) |
|---|---|---|
| AdairCentral | $41.00 | $129.00 |
| AllenCentral | $55.50 | $129.00 |
| AndersonBluegrass | $31.00 | $73.00 |
| BallardPurchase | $49.00 (2025) | $161.00 |
| BarrenCentral | $59.50 | $150.00 |
| BathBluegrass | $21.50 (2025) | $96.00 (2023) |
| BooneNorthern | $32.00 | $45.00 |
| BourbonBluegrass | $54.00 | $105.00 |
| BoydEastern Or Mountain | $10.00 (2010) | $38.00 (2024) |
| BoyleBluegrass | $44.00 | $126.00 (2024) |
| BrackenNorthern | $19.00 | $71.00 |
| BreathittEastern Or Mountain | not published | $36.50 (2011) |
| BreckinridgeCentral | $36.00 | $127.00 |
| BullittCentral | $29.50 | $83.00 |
| ButlerCentral | $20.00 | $144.00 |
| CaldwellMidwestern | $42.00 | $170.00 |
| CallowayPurchase | $52.00 | $161.00 |
| CampbellNorthern | $14.50 (2022) | $45.00 |
| CarlislePurchase | $50.00 (2024) | $180.00 |
| CarrollNorthern | $13.50 (2025) | $80.00 |
| CarterEastern Or Mountain | $24.50 | $28.00 (2025) |
| CaseyCentral | $32.50 | $111.00 |
| ChristianMidwestern | $51.00 | $200.00 |
| ClarkBluegrass | $54.00 | $93.00 |
| ClayEastern Or Mountain | $22.00 (2010) | $51.00 (2025) |
| ClintonCentral | $27.00 (2025) | $85.00 |
| CrittendenMidwestern | $33.00 | $168.00 |
| CumberlandCentral | $34.00 | $80.00 |
| DaviessMidwestern | $33.50 | $207.00 |
| EdmonsonCentral | $43.50 | $118.00 |
| ElliottEastern Or Mountain | $10.00 (2023) | $38.00 (2021) |
| EstillEastern Or Mountain | $21.00 | $22.00 |
| FayetteBluegrass | $39.50 | $80.00 |
| FlemingBluegrass | $33.00 | $132.00 |
| FloydEastern Or Mountain | not published | $51.50 (2022) |
| FranklinBluegrass | $24.50 (2025) | $70.00 |
| FultonPurchase | not published | $191.00 |
| GallatinNorthern | $16.50 (2023) | $110.00 (2017) |
| GarrardBluegrass | $38.00 | $60.50 |
| GrantNorthern | $26.50 | $75.50 |
| GravesPurchase | $32.00 (2023) | $170.00 |
| GraysonCentral | $41.00 | $110.00 |
| GreenCentral | $38.00 | $142.00 |
| GreenupEastern Or Mountain | $20.00 | $42.50 |
| HancockMidwestern | $32.50 | $160.00 |
| HardinCentral | $52.00 | $142.00 |
| HarrisonBluegrass | $29.00 | $101.00 |
| HartCentral | $52.50 | $148.00 |
| HendersonMidwestern | $41.50 (2024) | $236.00 |
| HenryNorthern | $33.50 | $95.00 |
| HickmanPurchase | not published | $180.00 |
| HopkinsMidwestern | $33.50 (2023) | $160.00 |
| JacksonEastern Or Mountain | $14.00 | $26.50 |
| JeffersonCentral | $22.00 (2013) | $52.50 (2025) |
| JessamineBluegrass | $35.00 (2025) | $60.00 |
| JohnsonEastern Or Mountain | $17.50 (2021) | $30.50 (2022) |
| KentonNorthern | $22.00 | $46.00 |
| KnoxEastern Or Mountain | $15.00 (2021) | $29.50 (2024) |
| LarueCentral | $45.00 | $181.00 |
| LaurelEastern Or Mountain | $28.50 | $32.50 |
| LawrenceEastern Or Mountain | $13.50 (2014) | $44.00 (2025) |
| LewisEastern Or Mountain | $39.00 | $91.00 (2025) |
| LincolnBluegrass | $38.50 | $97.00 |
| LivingstonPurchase | $45.50 | $168.00 |
| LoganMidwestern | $55.00 | $232.00 |
| LyonPurchase | $21.00 (2022) | $144.00 (2025) |
| MadisonBluegrass | $28.00 | $40.00 |
| MagoffinEastern Or Mountain | $11.00 (2025) | $35.00 |
| MarionCentral | $46.00 | $173.00 |
| MarshallPurchase | $35.00 (2025) | $131.00 |
| MasonBluegrass | $39.00 | $90.00 |
| MccrackenPurchase | $22.00 (2017) | $140.00 |
| MccrearyEastern Or Mountain | not published | $43.50 (2022) |
| McleanMidwestern | $35.50 (2024) | $191.00 |
| MeadeCentral | $49.50 | $174.00 |
| MenifeeEastern Or Mountain | $26.00 (2021) | $41.00 (2023) |
| MercerBluegrass | $35.50 (2025) | $79.00 |
| MetcalfeCentral | $35.00 | $180.00 |
| MonroeCentral | $51.50 | $150.00 |
| MontgomeryBluegrass | $43.50 | $60.00 |
| MorganEastern Or Mountain | $16.50 | $25.00 |
| MuhlenbergMidwestern | $31.00 (2025) | $148.00 |
| NelsonCentral | $42.50 | $180.00 |
| NicholasBluegrass | $35.00 | $120.00 (2025) |
| OhioMidwestern | $38.00 | $168.00 (2024) |
| OldhamNorthern | $27.00 (2020) | $95.50 |
| OwenNorthern | $20.50 (2025) | $86.50 (2024) |
| OwsleyEastern Or Mountain | not published | $34.00 (2022) |
| PendletonNorthern | $13.50 | $50.00 |
| PulaskiEastern Or Mountain | $41.00 | $105.00 |
| RobertsonBluegrass | $12.00 (2012) | $74.50 (2025) |
| RockcastleEastern Or Mountain | $30.00 | $72.00 |
| RowanEastern Or Mountain | $28.00 (2020) | $42.50 (2024) |
| RussellCentral | $48.50 | $92.00 |
| ScottBluegrass | $43.00 | $110.00 |
| ShelbyBluegrass | $28.50 (2025) | $166.00 |
| SimpsonMidwestern | $38.00 (2020) | $217.00 |
| SpencerBluegrass | $37.00 (2024) | $122.00 |
| TaylorCentral | $45.00 | $162.00 |
| ToddMidwestern | $55.50 | $200.00 |
| TriggPurchase | $52.00 | $175.00 |
| TrimbleNorthern | not published | $146.00 (2024) |
| UnionMidwestern | $46.50 | $259.00 |
| WarrenCentral | $54.50 | $200.00 |
| WashingtonBluegrass | $35.50 | $61.50 |
| WayneEastern Or Mountain | $35.50 | $130.00 |
| WebsterMidwestern | $46.50 | $229.00 |
| WhitleyEastern Or Mountain | $15.50 | $17.00 |
| WolfeEastern Or Mountain | $10.00 (2021) | $54.50 |
| WoodfordBluegrass | $29.00 | $113.00 |
Calculator
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History
Kentucky rent and land value by year
| Year | Pasture rent | Cropland rent | Pasture value | Cropland value | Farmland value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $39.50 | $169.00 | $4,050 | $6,630 | $5,600 |
| 2025 | $35.00 | $166.00 | $3,900 | $6,450 | $5,480 |
| 2024 | $31.50 | $171.00 | $3,770 | $6,220 | $5,300 |
| 2023 | $30.00 | $167.00 | $3,570 | $5,720 | $4,930 |
| 2022 | $28.50 | $156.00 | $3,380 | $5,200 | $4,520 |
| 2021 | $27.00 | $149.00 | $3,170 | $4,650 | $4,120 |
| 2020 | $28.00 | $145.00 | $3,110 | $4,490 | $4,000 |
| 2019 | $27.00 | $150.00 | $3,060 | $4,350 | $3,860 |
| 2018 | not published | $148.00 | $3,000 | $4,250 | $3,770 |
| 2017 | $25.00 | $144.00 | $2,970 | $4,140 | $3,680 |
| 2016 | $27.00 | $142.00 | $2,880 | $3,980 | $3,540 |
Questions
Questions about Kentucky Pasture Rent and Cash Rent per Acre by County
What is the going rate for pasture in Kentucky?
USDA NASS put the 2026 statewide average at $39.50 an acre per year. County figures range widely; find yours in the table above.
How much is an acre of farmland in Kentucky?
NASS valued Kentucky farm real estate (land and buildings) at $5,600 an acre in 2026, and pasture alone at $4,050 an acre. Small tracts near towns sell for far more than these farm averages.
How do I calculate pasture rent per cow-calf pair?
Multiply the rent per acre by the acres each pair needs, then divide by the months grazed. The calculator above does it for any county.
Why is my county not listed?
NASS withholds a county's figure when too few farms report rent, to keep individual answers private.