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Historical Cotton Prices in the US

12/29/2025

 
The following information is taken from the USDA, the Alabama Agricultural Museum, and Cornell University's data sets on crops. 

The following table is the price per pound for cotton. It is not adjusted for inflation, so these are the actual prices paid at the time.
Year : price in US dollars
1876 : $9.71
1877 : $8.53
1878 : $8.16
1879 : $10.28
1880 : $9.83
1881 : $10.66
1882 : $9.12
1883 : $9.13
1884 : $9.19
1885 : $8.39
1886 : $8.06
1887 : $8.55
1888 : $8.50
1889 : $8.55
1890 : $8.59
1891 : $7.24
1892 : $8.34
1893 : $7.00
1894 : $4.59
1895 : $7.62
1896 : $6.66
1897 : $6.68
1898 : $5.73
1899 : $6.98
1900 : $9.20
1901 : $7.00 
1902 : $7.60 
1903 : $10.49
1904 : $9.00 
1905 : $10.78
1906 : $9.60
1907 : $10.36
1908 : $9.00
1909 : $13.52
1910 : $13.96
1911 : $9.65
1912 : $11.50
1913 : $12.47
1914 : $7.35
1915 : $11.22
1916 : $17.36
1917 : $27.09
1918 : $28.88
1919 : $35.34
1920 : $15.89
1921 : $17.00
1922 : $22.88
1923 : $28.69
1924 : $22.91
1925 : $19.62
1926 : $12.49
1927 : $20.20
1928 : $17.98
1929 : $16.78
1930 : $9.46
1931 : $5.66
1932 : $6.52
1933 : $10.17
1934 : $12.36
1935 : $11.09
1936 : $12.36
1937 : $8.41
1938 : $8.60
1939 : $9.09
1940 : $9.89
1941 : $17.03
1942 : $19.05
1943 : $19.90
1944 : $20.73
1945 : $22.52
1946 : $32.64
1947 : $31.93
1948 : $30.38
1949 : $28.58
1950 : $40.07
1951 : $37.88
1952 : $34.59
1953 : $32.25
1954 : $33.61
1955 : $32.33
1956 : $31.75
1957 : $29.65
1958 : $33.23
1959 : $31.66
1960 : $30.19
1961 : $32.92
1962 : $31.90
1963 : $32.23
1964 : $31.07
1965 : $29.37
1966 : $21.75
1967 : $26.70
1968 : $23.11
1969 : $22.00
1970 : $21.98
1971 : $28.23
1972 : $27.30
1973 : $44.60
1974 : $42.90
1975 : $51.30
1976 : $64.10
1977 : $52.30
1978 : $58.40
1979 : $62.50
1980 : $74.70
1981 : $54.30
1982 : $59.60
1983 : $66.60
1984 : $58.90
1985 : $56.30
1986 : $52.40
1987 : $64.30
1988 : $56.60
1989 : $66.20
1990 : $68.20
1991 : $58.10
1992 : $54.90
1993 : $58.40
1994 : $72.00
1995 : $76.50
1996 : $70.50
1997 : $66.20
1998 : $61.70
1999 : $46.80
2000 : $51.60
2001 : $35.10


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