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State · USDA NASS 2025

Delaware

Cropland
$104.00/ac
state avg · 2025
Irrigated
$189.00/ac
state avg · 2025
Pasture
$55.00/ac
state avg · 2020
Soil NCCPI
0.550
3 counties w/ data
Δ since 2019
+7%
cropland · state avg

USDA's 2025 survey puts Delaware's average cropland at $104/acre, irrigated at $189/acre, pasture at $55/acre. County figures vary widely with soil and local demand — 3 counties in Delaware have published data (average county soil productivity index 0.55). Own ground in Delaware? Run your parcel — the county rate adjusted for your soil and your measured tillable acres, free.

Delaware counties · cropland $/ac
Kent County — $98.5/ac croplandNew Castle County — $110/ac croplandSussex County — $106/ac cropland
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$/ac cropland · quantile classes
Delaware cropland $/ac · 2019–2025
Delaware average
80901002019202020212022202320242025104

Dollars per acre per year, latest published year per series (survey years can differ by county). “—” means USDA withholds that series for the county; those price at the state average in our tool, labeled as such. Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey. Soil is the county's average NCCPI from USDA SSURGO. Planning-grade — not an appraisal.