County · Delaware · USDA NASS 2025

New Castle County

cropland

$110.00/ac

DE avg $104.00

Pasture

—

irrigated $225.00

Soil NCCPI

0.603

DE avg 0.550

Rank · cropland

1/3

percentile 67

Δ since 2020

+16%

DE +7%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in New Castle County at $110 per acre per year and irrigated ground at $225/acre. The county's soils index 0.60 (NCCPI), above the Delaware county average of 0.55 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 16% since 2020; New Castle County ranks 1 of 3 Delaware counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

NEW CASTLE COUNTY10003

cropland$110.00

irrigated$225.00

pasture—

nccpi0.603

rank1/3

cropland $/ac · 2020–2025

New CastleDelaware 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.