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Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Kauai County, Hawaii
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
Kauai County, 2026
$312 an acre
Up 56.0% from $200 in 2021
Hawaii, 2026
$437 an acre
Down 1.4% from $443 in 2025
United States, 2026
$244 an acre
Unchanged from $244 in 2025
Kauai CountyHawaiiUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Kauai County's rent is 0.7 times the Hawaii average and 1.3 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd lowest of the 4 Hawaii counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2019 it has risen 108.0%, from $150 to $312 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Kauai figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 it combined Kauai into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2017. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Kauai County | Hawaii | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $312 | $437 | $244 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $443 | $244 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $452 | $245 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $452 | $237 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $427 | $227 |
| 2021 | $200 | $400 | $217 |
| 2020 | $125 | $435 | $216 |
| 2019 | $150 | $375 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $215 |
| 2017 | Not available | $400 | $212 |
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Every Hawaii county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $300 an acre in Maui & Kalawao County to $598 an acre in Honolulu County.
- Under $312 (1 county)
- $312 to under $551 (1 county)
- $551 to under $598 (1 county)
- $598 and over (1 county)
- No figure (1 county)
No figure for 2026: Kalawao County.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu County | $598 | 15.3% |
| 2 | Hawaii County | $551 | 23.5% |
| 3 | Kauai County This county | $312 | 17.4% |
| 4 | Maui & Kalawao County | $300 | 15.7% |
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 Kauai is 17.4% (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.