Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Maricopa County, Arizona
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
The latest figures and how they have changed
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What the numbers say
- Maricopa County's rent is 0.8 times the Arizona average and 1.1 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd lowest of the 4 Arizona counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2008 it has risen 112.8%, from $125 to $266 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Maricopa figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, and NASS had no figure available in 2014. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Maricopa County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $266 | $328 | $244 |
| 2025 | $278 | $334 | $244 |
| 2024 | $256 | $343 | $245 |
| 2023 | $211 | $347 | $237 |
| 2022 | $209 | $336 | $227 |
| 2021 | $162 | $325 | $217 |
| 2020 | $153 | $275 | $216 |
| 2019 | $158 | $249 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $253 | $215 |
| 2017 | $165 | $250 | $212 |
| 2016 | $164 | $222 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $215 | $209 |
| 2014 | Not available | $220 | $208 |
| 2013 | $157 | $225 | $202 |
| 2012 | $150 | $200 | $187 |
| 2011 | $108 | $155 | $171 |
| 2010 | $97.50 | $160 | No figure |
| 2009 | $110 | $170 | No figure |
| 2008 | $125 | $180 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $170 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $180 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $165 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $150 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $135 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $135 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $135 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $135 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $140 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $134 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $112 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $94.60 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $87.40 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $80.60 | No figure |
Every Arizona county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $183 an acre in Pinal County to $747 an acre in Yuma County.
- Under $266 (1 county)
- $266 to under $276 (1 county)
- $276 to under $747 (1 county)
- $747 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (11 counties, $160 an acre combined)
NASS combined Apache County, Cochise County, Coconino County, Gila County, Graham County, Greenlee County, Mohave County, Navajo County, Pima County, Santa Cruz County and Yavapai County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuma County | $747 | 10.7% |
| 2 | Lapaz County | $276 | 9.5% |
| 3 | Maricopa County This county | $266 | 10.5% |
| 4 | Pinal County | $183 | 9.7% |
What this measures
NASS asks farm operators what they pay in cash rent per acre, separately for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture. State figures come out at the end of July; county figures follow in August. When too few farms in a county answer, NASS combines that county with others and publishes one "other counties" figure, so some counties have no figure of their own.