This information is meant as a guide and starting point. The information and data are not meant to establish, determine, set, fix or suggest what actual rents should be. It is a report of historical land rental rates in Minnesota.
This page provides a historical perspective on rental rates paid by a group of Minnesota farmers and trends in those rental rates over the past five years.
Historical rental data is included. Weighted average rental rates are listed by county for each year.
We cannot statistically project future rental rates. The numbers listed are weighted averages. That means there are rents both above and below the numbers listed.
Cropland rental rate summary spreadsheet
View rental information and historical data for your county for the past three years. This data is gathered through FINBIN at the Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM) and the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The USDA/NASS data is collected by a statewide survey.
Farmland rental rates
The data covers past years and includes USDA/NASS data for the current year, as well as details of the previous year. You can open this spreadsheet on your browser using the link above. Scroll down or to the right to see all data.
Irrigated farmland rent prices for counties in Minnesota with USDA/NASS data
If your county is not listed, no data is available from USDA/NASS for the specified years.
Pastureland rent prices for counties in Minnesota with USDA/NASS data
If your county is not listed, no data is available from USDA/NASS for the specified years.
Analysis method
The Center for Farm Financial Management staff compiles and prepares the detailed Minnesota cropland rental report from FINBIN and USDA/NASS data.
For more information on how the data was analyzed and the results, please refer to the report available on the CFFM site, which includes the extended five-year report with averages, medians, ranges per county, and trends by region.
Reviewed in 2025