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Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Butte County, California
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Aug 21, 2026. Next expected August 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Butte County, 2026
$437 an acre
Down 13.3% from $504 in 2023
California, 2026
$470 an acre
Down 2.7% from $483 in 2025
United States, 2026
$244 an acre
Unchanged from $244 in 2025
Butte CountyCaliforniaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Butte County's rent is 0.9 times the California average and 1.8 times the US average.
- It is the 21st highest of the 41 California counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2008 it has risen 86.0%, from $235 to $437 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Butte figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, and in 2024 and 2025 it combined Butte into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Butte County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $437 | $470 | $244 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $483 | $244 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $484 | $245 |
| 2023 | $504 | $486 | $237 |
| 2022 | $393 | $465 | $227 |
| 2021 | $340 | $461 | $217 |
| 2020 | $350 | $497 | $216 |
| 2019 | $350 | $543 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $528 | $215 |
| 2017 | $353 | $510 | $212 |
| 2016 | $362 | $440 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $425 | $209 |
| 2014 | $305 | $405 | $208 |
| 2013 | $307 | $365 | $202 |
| 2012 | $236 | $340 | $187 |
| 2011 | $265 | $335 | $171 |
| 2010 | $277 | $345 | No figure |
| 2009 | $330 | $350 | No figure |
| 2008 | $235 | $360 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $340 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $320 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $330 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $300 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $300 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $310 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $310 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $300 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $260 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $235 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $218 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $210 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $189.60 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $176 | No figure |
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Every California county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $205 an acre in Shasta County to $4,000 an acre in Napa County.
- Under $304 (8 counties)
- $304 to under $410 (8 counties)
- $410 to under $450 (7 counties)
- $450 to under $1,000 (9 counties)
- $1,000 and over (9 counties)
- Not published separately (17 counties, $585 an acre combined)
NASS combined Alameda County, Alpine County, Amador County, Inyo County, Marin County, Mariposa County, Modoc County, Mono County, Monterey County, Placer County, Plumas County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Sierra County, Trinity County and Tuolumne County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napa County | $4,000 | 11.3% |
| 2 | Ventura County | $3,340 | 7.3% |
| 3 | Orange County | $2,360 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Santa Barbara County | $2,300 | 10.7% |
| 5 | Nevada County | $1,540 | 9.0% |
| 6 | San Diego County | $1,350 | 17.3% |
| 7 | Sonoma County | $1,300 | 17.5% |
| 8 | Mendocino County | $1,290 | 23.9% |
| 9 | Los Angeles County | $1,000 | 11.9% |
| 10 | El Dorado County | $900 | 3.2% |
| 11 | San Luis Obispo County | $811 | 21.4% |
| 12 | Calaveras County | $700 | 5.8% |
| 13 | San Benito County | $651 | 10.0% |
| 14 | Del Norte County | $620 | 8.3% |
| 15 | San Mateo County | $550 | 15.0% |
| 16 | Lake County | $491 | 7.1% |
| 17 | Stanislaus County | $450 | 10.4% |
| 17 | Tulare County | $450 | 13.4% |
| 19 | Kern County | $445 | 14.4% |
| 20 | Yolo County | $440 | 12.0% |
| 21 | Butte County This county | $437 | 7.4% |
| 22 | San Joaquin County | $425 | 4.9% |
| 23 | Sutter County | $420 | 7.6% |
| 24 | Merced County | $411 | 8.2% |
| 25 | Madera County | $410 | 6.6% |
| 26 | Humboldt County | $405 | 10.7% |
| 27 | Contra Costa County | $379 | 7.8% |
| 28 | Colusa County | $375 | 8.7% |
| 29 | Yuba County | $365 | 7.1% |
| 30 | Imperial County | $350 | 6.4% |
| 31 | Fresno County | $305 | 10.9% |
| 31 | Kings County | $305 | 8.0% |
| 33 | San Bernardino County | $304 | 9.6% |
| 34 | Sacramento County | $276 | 6.0% |
| 35 | Tehama County | $272 | 10.8% |
| 36 | Riverside County | $259 | 7.8% |
| 37 | Solano County | $257 | 7.4% |
| 38 | Siskiyou County | $250 | 17.0% |
| 39 | Glenn County | $246 | 6.8% |
| 40 | Lassen County | $225 | 14.5% |
| 41 | Shasta County | $205 | 10.3% |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. County estimates released Aug 21, 2026; state and US estimates released Jul 31, 2026. Quick Stats item "RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Precision: NASS's coefficient of variation for Butte is 7.4% (lower means more precise). Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
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.