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Cash rent in Mercer County, North Dakota.

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Mercer County at $47 per acre per year, with pasture at $22/acre and irrigated ground at $170/acre. The county's soils index 0.32 (NCCPI), below the North Dakota county average of 0.42 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.

Non-irrigated cropland$47/ac · 2025
Irrigated cropland$170/ac · 2024
Pasture$22/ac · 2025
Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 29% since 2019 · Mercer County ranks 40 of 53 North Dakota 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.