County · Virginia · USDA NASS 2024

Nelson County

cropland

$33.50/ac

VA avg $68.00

Pasture

$18.00/ac

irrigated —

Soil NCCPI

0.361

VA avg 0.430

Rank · cropland

63/90

percentile 30

Δ since 2021

−9%

VA +19%

USDA's 2024 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Nelson County at $33.5 per acre per year, with pasture at $18/acre. The county's soils index 0.36 (NCCPI), below the Virginia county average of 0.43 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is down 9% since 2021; Nelson County ranks 63 of 90 Virginia counties.

All counties · 92 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Rockingham	112.00	150.00	45.00	0.331
2	Augusta	107.00	—	35.50	0.292
3	Westmoreland	104.00	—	—	0.455
4	Accomack	102.00	115.00	—	0.452
5	Isle Of Wight	96.00	—	—	0.490
6	Southampton	95.00	—	—	0.624
6	Suffolk City	95.00	—	—	0.459
8	Northumberland	88.00	—	—	0.683
9	Essex	87.50	120.00	—	0.524
10	Greensville	86.50	—	28.50	0.585
11	Richmond	86.00	—	—	0.476
12	King And Queen	85.00	—	—	0.641
12	New Kent	85.00	—	—	0.514
14	Sussex	82.00	—	—	0.593
15	Surry	81.00	—	—	0.586
16	Chesapeake City	79.00	—	—	0.589
17	Northampton	78.00	133.00	—	0.396
18	Middlesex	77.00	—	—	0.602
19	Dinwiddie	75.00	—	18.00	—
20	Gloucester	74.00	—	37.00	0.577
21	Virginia Beach City	71.00	—	—	0.515
22	King William	70.50	—	—	0.522
23	Charles City	69.50	—	—	0.573
24	Caroline	68.00	—	25.50	0.526
25	Orange	66.00	—	33.50	0.541
26	Grayson	65.00	—	25.50	0.242
27	Lancaster	63.50	—	—	—
28	Shenandoah	61.00	—	40.00	0.274
29	Franklin	60.00	—	29.00	0.445
30	Stafford	58.00	—	23.00	0.518
31	Smyth	57.50	—	30.50	0.271
32	Madison	56.00	—	29.50	0.508
33	Fauquier	55.00	—	22.00	0.518
34	King George	54.50	—	—	—
35	Hanover	54.00	135.00	24.00	0.523
36	Prince George	53.50	—	—	0.618
37	Culpeper	52.50	—	30.00	0.571
38	Wythe	52.00	—	35.00	0.351
39	Pittsylvania	50.00	60.00	25.00	0.568
40	Montgomery	47.50	—	30.00	0.296
41	Carroll	47.00	—	33.00	0.302
42	Amelia	46.50	—	31.00	0.645
42	Floyd	46.50	—	30.50	0.288
44	Louisa	46.00	—	31.00	0.559
44	Page	46.00	—	29.00	0.284
44	Prince William	46.00	100.00	21.00	0.428
47	Spotsylvania	45.00	—	20.50	0.459
48	Goochland	43.50	—	23.50	0.432
49	Frederick	42.00	—	25.00	0.337
49	Tazewell	42.00	—	26.00	0.177
51	Lunenburg	40.50	—	25.50	0.590
52	Charlotte	40.00	—	19.00	0.578
52	Washington	40.00	—	36.00	0.345
54	Patrick	39.50	—	18.50	0.385
55	Bath	38.00	—	35.50	0.152
55	Pulaski	38.00	—	35.50	0.315
57	Bland	36.50	—	18.50	0.236
58	Nottoway	36.00	—	19.50	0.509
58	Russell	36.00	—	24.00	0.223
60	Clarke	35.00	—	29.50	0.500
61	Cumberland	34.50	—	26.50	0.630
62	Buckingham	34.00	—	21.00	0.530
63	Loudoun	33.50	—	30.00	0.564
63	Nelson	33.50	—	18.00	0.361
65	Albemarle	32.50	—	21.50	0.480
65	Campbell	32.50	—	21.00	—
67	Mecklenburg	32.00	95.00	20.00	0.601
68	Botetourt	31.50	—	31.00	0.315
68	Chesterfield	31.50	—	—	0.554
70	Alleghany	31.00	—	14.00	0.134
71	Craig	30.50	—	14.50	0.287
72	Appomattox	30.00	—	20.00	0.483
72	Brunswick	30.00	100.00	17.50	0.623
72	Greene	30.00	—	23.50	0.404
72	Powhatan	30.00	—	23.50	0.619
76	Highland	29.50	—	24.00	0.160
77	Halifax	28.00	50.00	19.00	0.634
78	Henry	26.50	—	19.50	0.425
78	Rockbridge	26.50	—	23.00	0.258
80	Lee	26.00	—	21.00	0.264
80	Warren	26.00	—	18.00	0.317
82	Prince Edward	25.50	—	21.50	0.519
82	Roanoke	25.50	—	14.00	0.263
84	Bedford	25.00	—	15.50	0.512
84	Giles	25.00	—	21.50	0.242
86	Amherst	24.00	—	18.50	0.406
87	Fluvanna	22.50	—	19.00	0.487
87	Scott	22.50	—	13.50	0.205
89	Rappahannock	21.00	—	19.00	0.406
90	Wise	17.50	—	5.50	0.154
—	Buchanan	—	—	21.00	0.114
—	Dickenson	—	—	3.30	0.139

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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.