Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Elko County, Nevada
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
- Elko County's rent is 0.5 times the Nevada average and 0.4 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd lowest of the 5 Nevada counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 49.2%, from $61 to $91 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Elko figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2023 it combined Elko into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Elko County | Nevada | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $91 | $172 | $244 |
| 2025 | $90 | $160 | $244 |
| 2024 | $130 | $161 | $245 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $165 | $237 |
| 2022 | $160 | $173 | $227 |
| 2021 | $94 | $166 | $217 |
| 2020 | $95 | $107 | $216 |
| 2019 | $89 | $164 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $215 |
| 2017 | $61 | $127 | $212 |
Every Nevada county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $79 an acre in Mineral County to $237 an acre in Clark County.
- Under $91 (1 county)
- $91 to under $123 (1 county)
- $123 to under $199 (1 county)
- $199 to under $237 (1 county)
- $237 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (12 counties, $185 an acre combined)
NASS combined Carson City, Douglas County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Nye County, Pershing County, Storey County, Washoe County and White Pine County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | $237 | 6.4% |
| 2 | Churchill County | $199 | 6.5% |
| 3 | Humboldt County | $123 | 19.1% |
| 4 | Elko County This county | $91 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Mineral County | $79 | 8.6% |
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.