County · Missouri · USDA NASS 2025

Scotland County

cropland

$180.00/ac

MO avg $148.00

Pasture

$49.00/ac

irrigated —

Soil NCCPI

0.679

MO avg 0.540

Rank · cropland

14/114

percentile 88

Δ since 2019

+48%

MO +21%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Scotland County at $180 per acre per year, with pasture at $49/acre. The county's soils index 0.68 (NCCPI), above the Missouri county average of 0.54 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 48% since 2019; Scotland County ranks 14 of 114 Missouri counties.

All counties · 114 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Atchison	270.00	256.00	72.50	0.729
2	Clinton	223.00	—	49.50	0.704
3	Holt	218.00	250.00	35.50	0.677
4	Lafayette	209.00	—	50.00	0.764
5	Pemiscot	200.00	188.00	—	0.565
6	Worth	198.00	—	54.00	0.692
7	Marion	194.00	—	36.50	0.646
7	Scott	194.00	260.00	48.00	0.520
9	Platte	193.00	—	50.00	0.673
10	Nodaway	192.00	—	66.00	0.783
11	Daviess	190.00	—	44.00	0.675
12	Carroll	185.00	—	45.50	0.661
13	Buchanan	181.00	—	56.00	0.713
14	Andrew	180.00	—	43.00	0.709
14	Scotland	180.00	—	49.00	0.679
16	Lewis	179.00	—	53.50	0.660
17	Saline	178.00	—	53.50	0.741
18	Audrain	176.00	193.00	43.50	0.674
18	Livingston	176.00	—	41.50	0.608
18	Ralls	176.00	—	30.50	0.622
21	Gentry	175.00	—	47.00	0.678
22	New Madrid	174.00	184.00	—	0.623
22	St Charles	174.00	—	58.00	0.566
24	Knox	173.00	—	52.50	0.659
25	Chariton	172.00	—	48.00	0.662
26	Clark	171.00	—	44.00	0.603
27	Boone	168.00	179.00	39.00	0.592
27	Ray	168.00	—	52.50	0.627
29	Caldwell	165.00	—	48.50	0.668
30	Shelby	163.00	—	39.50	0.668
31	Mississippi	162.00	226.00	—	0.553
32	Clay	161.00	—	38.00	0.691
32	Ste Genevieve	161.00	—	20.00	0.418
34	Grundy	158.00	—	45.00	0.684
35	Monroe	156.00	—	40.00	0.637
36	Howard	152.00	243.00	66.00	0.651
37	De Kalb	150.00	—	48.50	0.680
38	Bates	148.00	—	48.50	0.599
39	Harrison	146.00	—	49.00	0.690
39	St Clair	146.00	—	36.50	0.555
41	Callaway	145.00	—	20.00	0.551
42	Cooper	144.00	—	44.50	0.668
42	Randolph	144.00	—	41.00	0.558
44	Lincoln	141.00	—	45.00	0.563
45	Macon	139.00	—	34.00	0.562
46	Montgomery	138.00	—	40.50	0.574
47	Pike	137.00	—	47.00	0.619
48	Pettis	136.00	—	49.00	0.658
49	Perry	135.00	—	39.00	0.520
50	Dunklin	131.00	203.00	—	0.609
50	Putnam	131.00	—	51.50	0.546
52	Linn	128.00	—	47.00	0.614
52	Warren	128.00	—	44.50	0.492
54	Sullivan	126.00	—	51.00	0.590
55	Jackson	124.00	—	36.50	0.711
56	Cass	122.00	—	48.00	0.670
57	Mercer	118.00	—	56.00	0.651
58	St Louis	117.00	—	19.00	0.614
59	Johnson	115.00	—	48.50	0.660
60	Adair	114.00	—	41.50	0.555
61	Schuyler	109.00	—	47.50	0.556
62	Cape Girardeau	105.00	257.00	38.00	0.645
63	Cole	104.00	—	27.50	0.549
64	Henry	102.00	—	40.00	0.649
64	St Francois	102.00	—	24.00	0.486
66	Stoddard	100.00	215.00	35.50	0.616
67	Vernon	99.50	—	45.50	0.656
68	Moniteau	98.00	—	52.00	0.626
69	Osage	95.00	—	39.00	0.390
70	Jasper	91.00	159.00	41.00	0.688
71	Ripley	90.50	166.00	25.00	0.461
72	Butler	88.50	226.00	14.00	0.521
73	Barton	88.00	170.00	44.50	0.689
74	Cedar	81.50	—	40.50	0.551
75	Wayne	78.00	—	23.00	0.355
76	Morgan	77.50	—	29.50	0.468
77	Hickory	71.00	—	39.50	0.443
78	Mcdonald	62.50	—	44.00	0.307
79	Barry	60.00	—	34.50	0.332
80	Lawrence	59.50	—	43.50	0.535
81	Bollinger	58.00	—	20.50	0.432
81	Howell	58.00	—	27.00	0.485
83	Jefferson	56.50	—	41.00	0.372
84	Texas	55.00	—	30.00	0.386
85	Franklin	52.00	—	33.00	0.493
86	Greene	51.50	—	38.00	0.565
87	Newton	51.00	—	38.50	0.454
88	Benton	50.00	—	37.50	0.469
89	Dade	49.00	—	35.00	0.576
90	Miller	46.00	—	42.00	0.390
91	Webster	43.50	—	32.00	0.449
92	Madison	42.50	—	23.50	0.374
93	Gasconade	42.00	—	22.00	0.436
94	Maries	41.50	—	36.50	0.406
95	Ozark	40.00	—	15.00	0.296
96	Pulaski	39.00	—	12.00	0.369
97	Polk	38.00	—	35.00	0.566
98	Douglas	37.00	—	24.50	0.332
98	Stone	37.00	—	38.50	0.260
100	Reynolds	35.50	—	16.50	0.280
101	Oregon	35.00	—	32.00	0.414
101	Wright	35.00	—	29.00	0.395
103	Christian	34.50	—	32.00	0.377
104	Dallas	33.50	—	30.50	0.438
105	Camden	32.50	—	17.50	0.327
106	Crawford	30.50	—	13.00	0.372
106	Laclede	30.50	—	30.50	0.442
108	Dent	23.00	—	32.50	0.385
109	Carter	22.50	—	17.50	0.348
110	Shannon	21.50	—	11.50	0.304
111	Iron	19.50	—	43.50	0.304
111	Washington	19.50	—	22.00	0.361
113	Taney	17.50	—	10.00	0.218
114	Phelps	17.00	—	30.50	0.375

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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.