County · Delaware · USDA NASS 2025

Sussex County

cropland

$106.00/ac

DE avg $104.00

Pasture

—

irrigated $137.00

Soil NCCPI

0.492

DE avg 0.550

Rank · cropland

2/3

percentile 33

Δ since 2019

+12%

DE +7%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Sussex County at $106 per acre per year and irrigated ground at $137/acre. The county's soils index 0.49 (NCCPI), below the Delaware county average of 0.55 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 12% since 2019; Sussex County ranks 2 of 3 Delaware counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

SUSSEX COUNTY10005

cropland$106.00

irrigated$137.00

pasture—

nccpi0.492

rank2/3

cropland $/ac · 2019–2025

SussexDelaware 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.