County · South Carolina · USDA NASS 2025

Chester County

cropland

$20.50/ac

SC avg $49.50

Pasture

$15.50/ac

irrigated —

Soil NCCPI

0.539

SC avg 0.510

Rank · cropland

38/44

percentile 14

Δ since 2019

−32%

SC +18%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Chester County at $20.5 per acre per year, with pasture at $15.5/acre. The county's soils index 0.54 (NCCPI), above the South Carolina county average of 0.51 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is down 32% since 2019; Chester County ranks 38 of 44 South Carolina counties.

All counties · 44 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Horry	78.00	—	43.50	0.371
2	Marion	60.50	—	32.00	0.483
2	Marlboro	60.50	—	—	0.525
4	Dillon	57.00	—	22.00	0.419
5	Lee	54.50	135.00	—	0.531
6	Clarendon	54.00	150.00	32.00	0.521
7	Calhoun	52.00	92.50	—	0.459
8	Sumter	50.50	110.00	—	0.518
9	Dorchester	49.00	—	—	0.421
10	Darlington	48.50	101.00	44.50	0.519
10	Florence	48.50	—	48.50	0.404
12	Orangeburg	47.00	120.00	40.50	0.477
13	Hampton	45.00	98.50	—	0.499
14	Colleton	43.00	—	—	0.410
15	Williamsburg	41.50	56.00	—	0.542
16	Barnwell	41.00	63.00	19.00	—
17	Chesterfield	40.50	—	24.50	0.389
18	Bamberg	40.00	143.00	28.00	0.497
18	Georgetown	40.00	—	—	0.381
20	Aiken	35.00	62.50	20.00	—
21	Newberry	34.50	—	26.50	0.609
22	York	34.00	—	21.00	0.565
23	Allendale	32.50	78.00	—	0.394
23	Pickens	32.50	—	21.50	0.480
23	Richland	32.50	—	—	0.533
23	Spartanburg	32.50	—	23.50	0.601
27	Saluda	32.00	—	17.50	0.684
28	Kershaw	30.00	—	17.50	—
29	Oconee	27.50	—	24.00	—
30	Edgefield	26.00	—	14.00	0.613
31	Lexington	25.50	105.00	23.00	0.481
32	Charleston	24.50	—	—	—
32	Lancaster	24.50	—	21.00	0.532
34	Berkeley	24.00	—	—	0.528
34	Cherokee	24.00	—	20.00	0.469
36	Greenville	22.50	—	33.00	0.538
37	Anderson	21.50	—	15.00	0.666
38	Chester	20.50	—	15.50	0.539
39	Laurens	16.00	—	23.00	0.509
40	Abbeville	15.50	—	12.00	0.554
41	Mccormick	15.00	—	30.00	0.562
42	Greenwood	14.50	—	13.00	0.601
43	Fairfield	12.50	—	16.50	0.523
44	Union	11.50	—	14.00	0.458

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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.