Appalachian
Kentucky farmland value and cash rent on the Land Market Index
Kentucky mixes Bluegrass pasture and hay with corn, soybean, and tobacco-country cropland farther west. Pasture and cropland are published as different values.
Kentucky farm real estate averaged $5,600 per acre in 2026, above the U.S. figure of $4,500.
2026 averages
- Farm real estate
- $5,600 / acre
- +2.2% from 2025
- Cropland
- $6,630 / acre
- +2.8% from 2025
- Pasture
- $4,050 / acre
- +3.8% from 2025
- Cropland cash rent
- $170 / acre
- +1.8% from 2025
- Pasture cash rent
- $39.5 / acre
- +12.9% from 2025
Dollars per acre. A state average is not the price of a specific farm.
Annual estimates
| Series | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm real estate | $4,520 | $4,930 | $5,300 | $5,480 | $5,600 | +2.2% |
| Cropland | $5,200 | $5,720 | $6,220 | $6,450 | $6,630 | +2.8% |
| Pasture | $3,380 | $3,570 | $3,770 | $3,900 | $4,050 | +3.8% |
| Cropland cash rent | $157 | $168 | $171 | $167 | $170 | +1.8% |
| Irrigated cropland cash rent | $206 | $220 | $210 | $209 | $217 | +3.8% |
| Non-irrigated cropland cash rent | $156 | $167 | $171 | $166 | $169 | +1.8% |
| Pasture cash rent | $28.5 | $30 | $31.5 | $35 | $39.5 | +12.9% |
What the rows mean
- Farm real estate
- Average value of all land and buildings used for agricultural production, including dwellings, if sold under current market conditions with a reasonable time on the market.
- Cropland
- Average value of land used for field crops, vegetables, or hay, including idle cropland and cropland in conservation programs. Land that alternates between crops and pasture is valued as cropland.
- Pasture
- Average value of land normally grazed by livestock. Animals do not have to be on the land during the survey year.
- Cropland cash rent
- Average cash rent for cropland. NASS measures this as rent expense in dollars per acre. Share rents are not included.
- Irrigated cropland cash rent
- Average cash rent for irrigated cropland, in dollars per acre.
- Non-irrigated cropland cash rent
- Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, in dollars per acre.
- Pasture cash rent
- Average cash rent for pastureland, in dollars per acre.
Counties
- Christian County $5,807 2022 census
- Fayette County $16,231 2022 census
- Logan County $6,404 2022 census
Nearby states
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Sources
- Land Values 2026 Summary, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, released 2026-07-31. Text tables. ESMIS archive.
- Quick Stats cash rent expense, dollars per acre, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
State and U.S. survey estimates. Blank cells were not published. Year-over-year rent changes in this file are calculated from those estimates. Land-value changes are the percents printed in the summary. Rent changes are calculated from the published yearly estimates. U.S. government figures are public domain and were not adjusted. A blank or “withheld” cell was not published.