County · North Dakota · USDA NASS 2025

Nelson County

cropland

$69.00/ac

ND avg $83.00

Pasture

$24.50/ac

irrigated —

Soil NCCPI

0.485

ND avg 0.420

Rank · cropland

22/53

percentile 58

Δ since 2019

+19%

ND +20%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Nelson County at $69 per acre per year, with pasture at $24.5/acre. The county's soils index 0.48 (NCCPI), above the North Dakota county average of 0.42 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 19% since 2019; Nelson County ranks 22 of 53 North Dakota counties.

All counties · 53 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Cass	163.00	—	30.00	0.531
1	Richland	163.00	—	40.50	0.484
3	Traill	148.00	—	24.00	0.557
4	Grand Forks	134.00	228.00	20.00	0.515
4	Sargent	134.00	185.00	41.50	0.515
6	Pembina	133.00	—	20.50	0.545
7	Walsh	131.00	231.00	22.50	0.550
8	Dickey	127.00	211.00	47.00	0.488
9	Ransom	121.00	241.00	31.50	0.477
10	La Moure	117.00	232.00	36.00	0.551
11	Barnes	101.00	137.00	25.50	0.514
12	Steele	99.50	—	21.50	0.551
13	Foster	93.50	—	34.00	0.499
14	Emmons	92.00	—	29.00	0.396
15	Stutsman	88.00	—	33.00	0.474
16	Griggs	81.00	—	29.50	0.472
17	Mcintosh	80.50	—	41.50	0.413
18	Cavalier	79.50	—	13.00	0.472
19	Wells	77.50	—	24.00	0.510
20	Mclean	72.50	226.00	15.50	0.458
21	Burleigh	71.50	—	30.00	0.435
22	Logan	69.00	163.00	31.00	0.395
22	Nelson	69.00	—	24.50	0.485
24	Eddy	67.00	—	33.00	0.433
25	Ramsey	66.50	—	21.00	0.454
26	Bottineau	64.50	—	18.00	0.471
27	Benson	63.00	—	23.50	0.439
28	Pierce	61.00	—	23.00	0.444
28	Ward	61.00	—	21.50	0.461
30	Renville	59.00	—	21.00	0.488
31	Sheridan	58.50	—	20.00	0.436
32	Mchenry	57.50	—	21.50	0.398
33	Kidder	55.50	216.00	30.00	0.354
33	Towner	55.50	—	13.00	0.486
35	Rolette	53.50	—	20.00	0.448
36	Sioux	52.50	—	24.50	0.276
37	Hettinger	49.00	—	21.00	0.317
37	Morton	49.00	—	26.50	0.283
39	Stark	47.50	—	22.50	0.286
40	Mercer	47.00	170.00	22.00	0.324
41	Grant	45.50	—	25.50	0.287
42	Mountrail	44.50	—	15.00	0.440
43	Oliver	44.00	139.00	19.00	0.348
43	Slope	44.00	—	17.50	0.277
45	Adams	40.00	—	20.50	0.304
46	Divide	39.50	—	12.00	0.379
47	Billings	39.00	—	20.00	0.227
47	Williams	39.00	163.00	12.50	0.368
49	Bowman	38.50	—	16.50	0.275
50	Burke	38.00	—	12.50	0.317
51	Dunn	37.50	—	20.50	0.257
52	Golden Valley	33.00	—	13.00	0.286
53	Mckenzie	29.00	185.00	13.00	0.245

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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.