County · Delaware · USDA NASS 2025

Kent County

cropland

$98.50/ac

DE avg $104.00

Pasture

—

irrigated —

Soil NCCPI

0.547

DE avg 0.550

Rank · cropland

3/3

percentile 0

Δ since 2020

−5%

DE +7%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Kent County at $98.5 per acre per year. The county's soils index 0.55 (NCCPI), near the Delaware county average of 0.55 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is down 5% since 2020; Kent County ranks 3 of 3 Delaware counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

KENT COUNTY10001

cropland$98.50

pasture—

nccpi0.547

rank3/3

cropland $/ac · 2020–2025

KentDelaware average

All counties · 3 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	New Castle	110.00	225.00	—	0.603
2	Sussex	106.00	137.00	—	0.492
3	Kent	98.50	—	—	0.547

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Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey, county estimates, latest published year per series. Soil productivity from USDA SSURGO (NCCPI). Planning-grade market data — not an appraisal, legal, or financial advice. Free · instant · nobody calls you.