State · USDA NASS 2025

Montana

Cropland

$32.50/ac

state avg · 2025

Irrigated

$104.00/ac

state avg · 2025

Pasture

$8.30/ac

state avg · 2025

Soil NCCPI

0.170

56 counties w/ data

Δ since 2019

+20%

cropland · state avg

USDA's 2025 survey puts Montana's average cropland at $32.5/acre, irrigated at $104/acre, pasture at $8.3/acre. County figures vary widely with soil and local demand — 56 counties in Montana have published data (average county soil productivity index 0.17). Own ground in Montana? Run your parcel — the county rate adjusted for your soil and your measured tillable acres, free.

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Montana cropland $/ac · 2019–2025

Montana average

All counties · 56 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Flathead	45.00	76.00	11.00	—
2	Cascade	44.50	93.00	13.50	—
3	Pondera	41.50	69.00	14.50	—
4	Sheridan	40.00	—	9.00	0.195
5	Teton	38.50	111.00	12.50	—
6	Gallatin	38.00	152.00	11.50	—
7	Chouteau	36.50	—	8.50	—
7	Prairie	36.50	175.00	8.10	0.161
9	Lewis And Clark	36.00	84.00	6.20	—
9	Madison	36.00	115.00	10.00	—
11	Park	35.50	100.00	8.70	—
12	Missoula	35.00	68.50	10.50	—
13	Toole	34.00	—	8.40	0.193
14	Judith Basin	33.50	45.00	15.50	—
15	Dawson	33.00	122.00	9.00	0.156
16	Ravalli	32.50	74.50	23.50	—
16	Roosevelt	32.50	90.00	8.00	—
18	Daniels	32.00	—	8.00	—
19	Fergus	31.00	76.00	11.00	0.168
19	Hill	31.00	—	5.50	0.188
19	Lake	31.00	75.00	10.50	—
22	Valley	30.50	45.50	11.50	0.146
23	Wibaux	30.00	—	11.50	0.232
24	Big Horn	29.50	102.00	6.40	—
24	Carbon	29.50	110.00	9.00	—
24	Mccone	29.50	—	9.60	0.188
27	Glacier	29.00	34.00	7.10	—
27	Liberty	29.00	—	10.00	0.191
27	Rosebud	29.00	106.00	4.90	—
30	Richland	28.50	145.00	8.00	0.175
31	Blaine	28.00	74.00	6.50	—
31	Powell	28.00	69.00	6.60	—
33	Musselshell	27.00	85.00	5.60	0.128
34	Yellowstone	26.50	120.00	5.50	0.141
35	Fallon	26.00	—	11.00	0.176
35	Garfield	26.00	—	5.70	0.163
35	Jefferson	26.00	106.00	6.80	—
38	Golden Valley	25.00	—	8.30	—
38	Lincoln	25.00	—	—	—
38	Phillips	25.00	48.00	6.50	—
41	Broadwater	24.00	183.00	7.40	—
42	Carter	22.00	—	7.20	0.160
43	Sanders	21.50	56.50	6.10	—
44	Stillwater	20.50	94.50	8.10	—
45	Mineral	20.00	—	—	—
46	Custer	18.00	109.00	6.00	0.159
46	Petroleum	18.00	—	12.50	0.127
48	Powder River	17.50	—	6.80	—
48	Wheatland	17.50	66.50	7.70	—
50	Granite	15.00	91.00	14.00	—
50	Sweet Grass	15.00	53.00	6.80	—
52	Treasure	7.90	132.00	4.90	0.093
—	Beaverhead	—	120.00	11.00	—
—	Deer Lodge	—	—	8.00	—
—	Meagher	—	—	7.80	—
—	Silver Bow	—	58.00	8.90	—

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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.