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Montana Cash Rent by County, 2026
Every USDA-published county cash rental rate in Montana, from the NASS Cash Rents Survey. 40 Montana counties with a published 2026 non-irrigated cropland rent · median $30.50/acre · +2.5% vs 2025 (matched counties) · data refreshed 2026-10-06
Part of the Farmland Atlas: land values, rent and risk for every county.
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Every published county, 2026
Tap a column heading to sort. Greyed values are the county’s most recent published year where 2026 wasn’t published. Columns cover non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, permanent pasture; state stats above use non-irrigated cropland, the rent this site means by “rent”. Each county name opens its Farmland Atlas record (land value, yield, insurance and drought). Corn trend is the county’s 14-yr trend yield (projected 2026) from NASS county estimates, fitted on the same practice as the rent: the figure the Atlas county page divides rent by for rent per bushel, and the one its rent share calculator starts from.
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| County | Non-irrigated 2026 | Irrigated 2026 | Pasture 2026 | YoY | Corn trend 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | $18.50 | $121 | $11 (2025) | n/a | n/a |
| Big Horn | $27.50 | $102 | $6.90 | -6.8% | mixed |
| Blaine | $29 | $74 (2024) | $9.60 | +3.6% | mixed |
| Broadwater | $24 (2024) | $215 | $13.50 | n/a | n/a |
| Carbon | $32.50 | $116 | $10 | +10.2% | mixed |
| Carter | $21.50 | n/a | $10.50 | -2.3% | n/a |
| Cascade | $45.50 | $99.50 | $14 | +2.2% | n/a |
| Chouteau | $36.50 | $74 (2017) | $10.50 | +0.0% | mixed |
| Custer | $18 (2023) | $103 | $5.90 | n/a | mixed |
| Daniels | $33 | n/a | $10.50 | +3.1% | n/a |
| Dawson | $35.50 | $122 (2025) | $8.30 | +7.6% | mixed |
| Deer Lodge | n/a | n/a | $8 (2024) | n/a | n/a |
| Fallon | $26.50 | n/a | $11.50 | +1.9% | n/a |
| Fergus | $34.50 | $76 (2024) | $11 | +11.3% | n/a |
| Flathead | $42.50 | $71 | $16 | -5.6% | n/a |
| Gallatin | $39 | $173 | $14.50 | +2.6% | n/a |
| Garfield | $29 | n/a | $7.40 | +11.5% | n/a |
| Glacier | $29 | $73.50 | $8 | +0.0% | n/a |
| Golden Valley | $28.50 | n/a | $12.50 | +14.0% | n/a |
| Granite | $15 (2023) | $91 (2022) | $14 (2022) | n/a | n/a |
| Hill | $30.50 | n/a | $10.50 | -1.6% | n/a |
| Jefferson | $22.50 | $97.50 | $8 | -13.5% | n/a |
| Judith Basin | $34 | $45 (2020) | $14.50 | +1.5% | n/a |
| Lake | $42.50 | $92.50 | $22 | +37.1% | mixed |
| Lewis and Clark | $36 (2025) | $86 | $6.20 (2025) | n/a | n/a |
| Liberty | $29.50 | $60 | $10 (2025) | +1.7% | n/a |
| Lincoln | $25 (2020) | n/a | $3.70 (2010) | n/a | n/a |
| Madison | $36 (2019) | $127 | $11 | n/a | n/a |
| McCone | $27 | $49.50 (2017) | $9.60 (2025) | -8.5% | n/a |
| Meagher | $21.50 (2014) | $38 (2014) | $8.50 | n/a | n/a |
| Mineral | $20 (2021) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Missoula | $35 (2025) | $68.50 (2025) | $8.70 | n/a | n/a |
| Musselshell | $23 | $85 (2023) | $5.60 | -14.8% | mixed |
| Park | $32.50 | $91.50 | $12 | -8.5% | n/a |
| Petroleum | $18 (2025) | n/a | $13.50 | n/a | n/a |
| Phillips | $30.50 | $66 | $10 | +22.0% | n/a |
| Pondera | $44 | $86 | $16.50 | +6.0% | n/a |
| Powder River | $17.50 (2025) | n/a | $7.30 | n/a | n/a |
| Powell | $28 (2025) | $80 | $8.70 | n/a | n/a |
| Prairie | $38.50 | $153 | $6 | +5.5% | mixed |
| Ravalli | $35.50 | $87 | $29 | n/a | n/a |
| Richland | $33 | $143 | $8.60 | +15.8% | mixed |
| Roosevelt | $30 | $90 (2020) | $9.30 | -7.7% | mixed |
| Rosebud | $25 | $106 (2024) | $6.70 | -13.8% | mixed |
| Sanders | $21.50 | $62 | $4.70 | +0.0% | n/a |
| Sheridan | $42.50 | n/a | $8 | +6.2% | n/a |
| Silver Bow | n/a | $58.50 | $8.60 | n/a | n/a |
| Stillwater | $20 | $103 | $9.50 | -2.4% | mixed |
| Sweet Grass | $15 (2019) | $69.50 | $8.10 | n/a | n/a |
| Teton | $42 | $108 | $11.50 | +9.1% | n/a |
| Toole | $30.50 | n/a | $12 | -10.3% | n/a |
| Treasure | $7.90 (2025) | $131 | $4.40 | n/a | mixed |
| Valley | $27 | $62.50 | $11 | -11.5% | mixed |
| Wheatland | $21.50 | $66.50 (2021) | $7.10 | +22.9% | n/a |
| Wibaux | $32.50 | n/a | $13.50 | +8.3% | n/a |
| Yellowstone | $27.50 | $132 | $6.50 | +3.8% | mixed |
Corn trend: mixed: NASS publishes only an all-practice corn yield for the county, and the county also irrigates, so that yield is withheld rather than set beside dryland rent; n/a: too few years of county yield on record.
Montana median county rent by year
Median of counties published each year (non-irrigated cropland). Years with no survey are left blank.
Questions
What is the average cash rent per acre in Montana for 2026?
The middle Montana county pays $30.50 per acre for non-irrigated cropland: half of the 40 counties with a published 2026 USDA NASS rate are above it and half below. NASS also puts out its own statewide average, a separate figure that is not shown here. Rents vary widely by county: highest Cascade ($45.50), Pondera ($44), Flathead ($42.50); lowest Beaverhead ($18.50), Stillwater ($20), Wheatland ($21.50). The county mean is a survey reference point, not a rate card.
How much does pasture rent for per acre in Montana?
The median USDA NASS county cash rent for permanent pasture in Montana is $9.80 per acre across the 48 counties with a published 2026 pasture rate. Highest Ravalli ($29), Lake ($22), Pondera ($16.50); lowest Treasure ($4.40), Sanders ($4.70), Musselshell ($5.60). Each county's pasture rate is in its own column in the county table below.
How much did Montana cash rent change from 2025 to 2026?
Comparing the same 38 counties published in both years, the median non-irrigated cropland rent moved +2.5% year over year.
Why is my Montana county not listed?
USDA NASS publishes a county rate only where enough Cash Rents Survey responses came back (and the county has at least 20,000 acres of cropland plus pasture). If your county is missing, NASS did not publish a rate for it.
When is county cash rent data released?
USDA NASS releases county cash rent estimates each August for the current crop year. This page rebuilds automatically when new data lands.
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Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, Cash Rents Survey county estimates (released each August) and county yield estimates. Page rebuilt automatically from data refreshed 2026-10-06.