County · New Jersey · USDA NASS 2025

Mercer County

cropland

$55.00/ac

NJ avg $73.50

Pasture

—

irrigated $297.00

Soil NCCPI

0.530

NJ avg 0.430

Rank · cropland

8/12

percentile 33

Δ since 2021

−26%

NJ +13%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Mercer County at $55 per acre per year and irrigated ground at $297/acre. The county's soils index 0.53 (NCCPI), above the New Jersey county average of 0.43 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is down 26% since 2021; Mercer County ranks 8 of 12 New Jersey counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

MERCER COUNTY34021

cropland$55.00

irrigated$297.00

pasture—

nccpi0.530

rank8/12

cropland $/ac · 2021–2025

MercerNew Jersey average

All counties · 14 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Warren	91.00	—	—	0.345
2	Gloucester	89.00	123.00	—	0.486
3	Monmouth	88.50	171.00	—	0.457
4	Salem	87.50	136.00	21.00	0.494
5	Cumberland	84.50	165.00	—	0.391
6	Burlington	78.50	145.00	—	0.401
7	Middlesex	62.00	—	—	0.492
8	Mercer	55.00	297.00	—	0.530
8	Morris	55.00	130.00	—	0.401
10	Hunterdon	51.50	—	82.50	0.494
11	Sussex	41.50	180.00	20.00	0.198
12	Somerset	18.50	—	30.00	0.529
—	Atlantic	—	164.00	—	0.345
—	Camden	—	83.50	—	0.433

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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.