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Cash rent in Jefferson County, Nebraska.

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Jefferson County at $160 per acre per year, with pasture at $48.5/acre and irrigated ground at $292/acre. The county's soils index 0.59 (NCCPI), above the Nebraska county average of 0.50 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.

Non-irrigated cropland$160/ac · 2025
Irrigated cropland$292/ac · 2025
Pasture$48.5/ac · 2025
Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 19% since 2019 · Jefferson County ranks 36 of 89 Nebraska counties

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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.