Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Ada County, Idaho
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
- Ada County's rent is 0.7 times the Idaho average and 0.9 times the US average.
- It is the 13th highest of the 33 Idaho counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 43.4%, from $145 to $208 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Ada figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Ada County | Idaho | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $208 | $287 | $244 |
| 2025 | $193 | $284 | $244 |
| 2024 | $192 | $276 | $245 |
| 2023 | $227 | $266 | $237 |
| 2022 | $185 | $262 | $227 |
| 2021 | $155 | $236 | $217 |
| 2020 | $171 | $225 | $216 |
| 2019 | $135 | $216 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $216 | $215 |
| 2017 | $145 | $215 | $212 |
Every Idaho county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $59.50 an acre in Teton County to $425 an acre in Gooding County.
- Under $106 (6 counties)
- $106 to under $146 (7 counties)
- $146 to under $190 (6 counties)
- $190 to under $300 (7 counties)
- $300 and over (7 counties)
- Not published separately (11 counties, $134 an acre combined)
NASS combined Benewah County, Boise County, Bonner County, Boundary County, Camas County, Clearwater County, Idaho County, Latah County, Lewis County, Nez Perce County and Shoshone County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gooding County | $425 | 6.0% |
| 2 | Jerome County | $410 | 7.0% |
| 3 | Cassia County | $405 | 16.6% |
| 3 | Elmore County | $405 | 11.6% |
| 5 | Minidoka County | $390 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Twin Falls County | $319 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Canyon County | $300 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Power County | $290 | 6.8% |
| 9 | Bingham County | $286 | 4.6% |
| 10 | Lincoln County | $261 | 4.7% |
| 11 | Owyhee County | $254 | 7.3% |
| 12 | Washington County | $221 | 10.4% |
| 13 | Ada County This county | $208 | 17.5% |
| 14 | Madison County | $190 | 6.4% |
| 15 | Payette County | $184 | 6.7% |
| 16 | Fremont County | $180 | 5.7% |
| 17 | Butte County | $178 | 8.9% |
| 18 | Jefferson County | $168 | 18.2% |
| 19 | Bannock County | $167 | 12.8% |
| 20 | Bonneville County | $146 | 18.6% |
| 21 | Gem County | $143 | 8.1% |
| 22 | Caribou County | $140 | 18.1% |
| 23 | Clark County | $138 | 4.4% |
| 24 | Oneida County | $127 | 10.9% |
| 25 | Blaine County | $120 | 8.7% |
| 26 | Franklin County | $106 | 5.5% |
| 26 | Valley County | $106 | 14.2% |
| 28 | Custer County | $90 | 30.9% |
| 29 | Bear Lake County | $78.50 | 13.4% |
| 30 | Lemhi County | $74 | 15.6% |
| 31 | Adams County | $70 | 11.9% |
| 31 | Kootenai County | $70 | 7.1% |
| 33 | Teton County | $59.50 | 4.7% |
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.