Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Pierce County, Washington
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
- Pierce County's rent is 1.1 times the Washington average and 1.9 times the US average.
- It is the 3rd highest of the 14 Washington counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 84.9%, from $252 to $466 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Pierce figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2011, 2016, 2020 and 2024 it combined Pierce into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Pierce County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $466 | $430 | $244 |
| 2025 | $359 | $438 | $244 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $442 | $245 |
| 2023 | $349 | $440 | $237 |
| 2022 | $311 | $430 | $227 |
| 2021 | $315 | $395 | $217 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $390 | $216 |
| 2019 | $310 | $360 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $358 | $215 |
| 2017 | $274 | $350 | $212 |
| 2016 | Combined into "other counties" | $345 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $345 | $209 |
| 2014 | $333 | $340 | $208 |
| 2013 | $356 | $360 | $202 |
| 2012 | $338 | $330 | $187 |
| 2011 | Combined into "other counties" | $270 | $171 |
| 2010 | $245 | $245 | No figure |
| 2009 | $252 | $245 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $250 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $210 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $200 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $190 | No figure |
| 2004 | No figure | $185 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $175 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $170 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $165 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $160 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $153 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $147 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $144 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $138 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $137.80 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $127.90 | No figure |
Every Washington county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $72 an acre in Pend Oreille County to $514 an acre in Whatcom County.
- Under $202 (2 counties)
- $202 to under $285 (3 counties)
- $285 to under $418 (3 counties)
- $418 to under $466 (3 counties)
- $466 and over (3 counties)
- Not published separately (25 counties, $530 an acre combined)
NASS combined Asotin County, Benton County, Chelan County, Clallam County, Columbia County, Cowlitz County, Ferry County, Franklin County, Garfield County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Island County, Jefferson County, Kitsap County, Klickitat County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Mason County, Pacific County, San Juan County, Skamania County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Wahkiakum County and Whitman County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whatcom County | $514 | 7.9% |
| 2 | Adams County | $467 | 6.9% |
| 3 | Pierce County This county | $466 | 12.0% |
| 4 | King County | $460 | 16.4% |
| 5 | Skagit County | $425 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Clark County | $418 | 22.0% |
| 7 | Snohomish County | $402 | 7.4% |
| 8 | Walla Walla County | $297 | 8.3% |
| 9 | Douglas County | $285 | 13.0% |
| 10 | Okanogan County | $253 | 20.1% |
| 11 | Yakima County | $231 | 7.2% |
| 12 | Kittitas County | $202 | 8.2% |
| 13 | Thurston County | $198 | 12.5% |
| 14 | Pend Oreille County | $72 | 10.0% |
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.