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Farmland prices in North Carolina, United States
Farmland in North Carolina, United States sold for $5,580/acre for cropland and $5,750/acre for farm real estate in 2026, against $6,020/acre for the United States as a whole. Of its 100 counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest farm real estate value in 2022: $27,096/acre.
Prices by year
Cropland, farm real estate and pasture, latest year first.
- Cropland
- Farm real estate
- Pasture
| Year | Cropland | Farm real estate | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,580 | 5,750 | 6,380 |
| 2025 | 5,360 | 5,470 | 6,050 |
| 2024 | 5,120 | 5,190 | 5,810 |
| 2023 | 4,800 | 4,850 | 5,480 |
| 2022 | 4,650 | 4,860 | 5,150 |
Values in USD/acre.
Cash rent by year
Cropland, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture, per acre and year, latest year first.
- Cropland
- Irrigated cropland
- Non-irrigated cropland
- Pasture
| Year | Cropland | Irrigated cropland | Non-irrigated cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 137 | 104 | 38 |
| 2025 | 106 | 140 | 105 | 31 |
| 2024 | 101 | 133 | 99.5 | 28.5 |
| 2023 | 101 | 133 | 99.5 | 26.5 |
| 2022 | 100 | 127 | 99 | 26.5 |
Values in USD/acre/year.
Counties of North Carolina
Across 100 counties, farm real estate in 2022 ran from $2,231/acre in Carteret County to $27,096/acre in Mecklenburg County; the median county was $5,848/acre.
| Rank | County | Farm real estate | Rent: irrigated cropland | Rent: non-irrigated cropland | Rent: pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 27,096 | — | — | 37.5 |
| 2 | New Hanover County | 22,831 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Wake County | 14,718 | — | 83 | 48 |
| 4 | Dare County | 13,921 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 11,802 | — | 46 | 30 |
| 6 | Henderson County | 11,065 | 190 | 117 | — |
| 7 | Swain County | 10,139 | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 9,658 | 103 | 71.5 | — |
| 9 | Transylvania County | 9,429 | — | 100 | — |
| 10 | Durham County | 9,136 | — | 47 | — |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 9,055 | — | 70 | 23 |
| 12 | Graham County | 8,917 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Watauga County | 8,870 | — | 62 | 36 |
| 14 | Orange County | 8,742 | — | 44.5 | 35 |
| 15 | Avery County | 8,717 | — | 80 | — |
| 16 | Macon County | 8,663 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 8,442 | — | 48.5 | 41 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 8,324 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Alamance County | 8,217 | — | 52.5 | 29 |
| 20 | Haywood County | 8,046 | — | 68.5 | — |
| 21 | Gaston County | 8,015 | — | 35 | 20 |
| 22 | Guilford County | 7,879 | — | 44 | 28.5 |
| 23 | Catawba County | 7,785 | — | 46.5 | 35 |
| 24 | Chatham County | 7,656 | — | 41 | 40 |
| 25 | Polk County | 7,577 | — | 33 | — |
| 26 | Mcdowell County | 7,524 | — | 67 | — |
| 27 | Madison County | 7,294 | — | 74 | 25 |
| 28 | Davidson County | 7,144 | — | 50 | 22.5 |
| 29 | Iredell County | 7,124 | — | 85.5 | 44 |
| 30 | Rutherford County | 7,087 | — | 44 | 24 |
| 31 | Lee County | 7,066 | — | 79.5 | 32 |
| 32 | Alexander County | 6,886 | — | 55.5 | 49 |
| 33 | Ashe County | 6,859 | — | 91.5 | 32.5 |
| 34 | Cherokee County | 6,855 | — | 74 | — |
| 35 | Johnston County | 6,813 | — | 114 | 32 |
| 36 | Rowan County | 6,780 | — | 74 | 30.5 |
| 37 | Mitchell County | 6,687 | — | 56 | 35 |
| 38 | Burke County | 6,651 | — | 43 | — |
| 39 | Surry County | 6,529 | — | 92 | 34.5 |
| 40 | Clay County | 6,386 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Yancey County | 6,261 | — | 44.5 | 17.5 |
| 42 | Yadkin County | 6,239 | — | 91 | 57.5 |
| 43 | Harnett County | 6,229 | — | 121 | 48.5 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 6,225 | — | 68 | 36 |
| 45 | Onslow County | 6,189 | — | 109 | — |
| 46 | Union County | 6,148 | — | 105 | 54.5 |
| 47 | Cleveland County | 6,086 | — | 42.5 | 34.5 |
| 48 | Alleghany County | 5,959 | — | 99 | 49 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 5,873 | — | — | 29 |
| 50 | Davie County | 5,867 | — | 67 | 33 |
| 51 | Franklin County | 5,829 | 90 | 66 | 32.5 |
| 52 | Duplin County | 5,713 | 131 | 88.5 | 51 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 5,708 | — | 105 | — |
| 54 | Wilkes County | 5,664 | — | 62 | 42 |
| 55 | Stanly County | 5,580 | — | 83 | 31 |
| 56 | Moore County | 5,542 | — | 58.5 | 28 |
| 57 | Hoke County | 5,488 | — | — | — |
| 58 | Currituck County | 5,294 | — | 97.5 | — |
| 59 | Pender County | 5,274 | — | 93 | — |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 5,267 | — | 45.5 | — |
| 61 | Sampson County | 5,166 | 125 | 120 | 50 |
| 62 | Anson County | 5,138 | — | 72 | 51 |
| 63 | Rockingham County | 5,089 | — | 48.5 | 15 |
| 64 | Person County | 4,957 | 115 | 67.5 | 42 |
| 65 | Richmond County | 4,944 | — | — | — |
| 66 | Brunswick County | 4,930 | — | 78 | — |
| 67 | Stokes County | 4,842 | — | 49.5 | 25 |
| 68 | Warren County | 4,721 | — | 47.5 | 30 |
| 69 | Scotland County | 4,709 | — | 70.5 | — |
| 70 | Greene County | 4,677 | — | 136 | 56.5 |
| 71 | Nash County | 4,436 | — | 126 | 34.5 |
| 72 | Pasquotank County | 4,382 | — | 135 | — |
| 73 | Granville County | 4,366 | — | 66 | — |
| 74 | Halifax County | 4,339 | — | 121 | 47 |
| 75 | Beaufort County | 4,329 | — | 130 | — |
| 76 | Lenoir County | 4,327 | — | 126 | — |
| 77 | Wilson County | 4,325 | — | 154 | — |
| 78 | Gates County | 4,274 | — | 112 | — |
| 79 | Wayne County | 4,258 | — | 134 | 58.5 |
| 80 | Vance County | 4,200 | — | — | — |
| 81 | Washington County | 4,152 | — | 136 | — |
| 82 | Pitt County | 4,126 | — | 123 | — |
| 83 | Bladen County | 4,093 | 136 | 82.5 | — |
| 84 | Bertie County | 4,072 | — | 133 | — |
| 85 | Camden County | 4,007 | — | — | — |
| 86 | Caswell County | 4,006 | 92 | 42 | 21.5 |
| 87 | Chowan County | 3,973 | — | 99 | — |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 3,918 | — | 112 | — |
| 89 | Columbus County | 3,906 | — | 85.5 | 47 |
| 90 | Robeson County | 3,897 | — | 75 | — |
| 91 | Tyrrell County | 3,836 | — | 181 | — |
| 92 | Hyde County | 3,814 | — | 182 | — |
| 93 | Hertford County | 3,623 | — | 115 | — |
| 94 | Jones County | 3,602 | — | — | 52 |
| 95 | Northampton County | 3,568 | — | 116 | — |
| 96 | Edgecombe County | 3,445 | — | 122 | — |
| 97 | Pamlico County | 3,222 | — | 98.5 | — |
| 98 | Craven County | 3,063 | — | 92.5 | — |
| 99 | Martin County | 3,011 | — | 116 | — |
| 100 | Carteret County | 2,231 | — | 88 | — |
Ranked by farm real estate in USD/acre (2022, Census of Agriculture). Cash rent in USD/acre/year (2026). A year beside a value marks another year.
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