Cash rent in Merrick County, Nebraska.
USDA's 2022 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Merrick County at $121 per acre per year, with pasture at $45.5/acre and irrigated ground at $290/acre. The county's soils index 0.48 (NCCPI), near the Nebraska county average of 0.50 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $121/ac · 2022 |
| Irrigated cropland | $290/ac · 2025 |
| Pasture | $45.5/ac · 2020 |
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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.