State · USDA NASS 2025

Maryland

Cropland

$120.00/ac

state avg · 2025

Irrigated

$227.00/ac

state avg · 2025

Pasture

$59.00/ac

state avg · 2025

Soil NCCPI

0.500

23 counties w/ data

Δ since 2019

+20%

cropland · state avg

USDA's 2025 survey puts Maryland's average cropland at $120/acre, irrigated at $227/acre, pasture at $59/acre. County figures vary widely with soil and local demand — 23 counties in Maryland have published data (average county soil productivity index 0.50). Own ground in Maryland? Run your parcel — the county rate adjusted for your soil and your measured tillable acres, free.

All counties · 23 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Kent	181.00	224.00	117.00	0.590
2	Queen Annes	167.00	261.00	133.00	0.588
3	Baltimore	161.00	—	44.00	0.573
4	Talbot	139.00	—	54.50	0.578
5	Caroline	137.00	229.00	—	0.565
6	Cecil	134.00	—	83.50	0.597
7	Carroll	132.00	—	63.00	0.562
8	Harford	129.00	—	47.50	—
9	Washington	120.00	—	52.00	0.557
10	Montgomery	118.00	—	41.00	0.540
11	Frederick	114.00	—	83.50	0.500
12	Dorchester	109.00	270.00	—	0.400
13	Somerset	107.00	—	—	0.462
14	Wicomico	106.00	193.00	69.00	0.456
15	Worcester	105.00	—	—	0.477
16	Anne Arundel	85.00	—	—	0.533
17	Calvert	70.00	—	—	0.463
18	Garrett	52.00	—	32.00	0.323
19	Charles	50.50	—	35.00	0.424
20	St Marys	46.50	—	—	0.471
21	Prince Georges	41.00	—	—	0.520
22	Allegany	28.00	—	9.90	0.255
—	Howard	—	—	23.50	0.605

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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.