Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Santa Clara County, California
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for non-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
- In 2024, Santa Clara County's rent was 0.9 times the California average and 0.2 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 12th highest of the 28 California counties NASS published for 2024.
- From 2016 to 2024 it fell 2.0%, from $25 to $24.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Santa Clara figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, and in 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025 and 2026 it combined Santa Clara into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Santa Clara County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Combined into "other counties" | $39 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $40 | $147 |
| 2024 | $24.50 | $27.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $38 | $142 |
| 2022 | $20 | $37 | $135 |
| 2021 | $33 | $30 | $128 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $40 | $126 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $35 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $43 | $35 | $123 |
| 2016 | $25 | $30 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
Every California county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $22 an acre in Fresno County to $67.50 an acre in Sacramento County.
- Under $30 (3 counties)
- $30 to under $33 (5 counties)
- $33 to under $42 (4 counties)
- $42 to under $64 (4 counties)
- $64 and over (4 counties)
- Not published separately (38 counties, $44.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Alpine County, Butte County, Calaveras County, Colusa County, Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Imperial County, Inyo County, Kern County, Kings County, Lake County, Los Angeles County, Mendocino County, Modoc County, Mono County, Monterey County, Napa County, Nevada County, Orange County, Plumas County, Riverside County, San Benito County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Francisco County, San Joaquin County, San Luis Obispo County, San Mateo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Sutter County, Trinity County, Tuolumne County, Ventura County and Yuba County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
Santa Clara: not published separately.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento County | $67.50 | 10.3% |
| 2 | Madera County | $65.50 | 2.9% |
| 3 | Amador County | $65 | 5.0% |
| 4 | Marin County | $64 | 9.2% |
| 5 | Sonoma County | $57.50 | 10.4% |
| 6 | Stanislaus County | $55 | 6.7% |
| 7 | Yolo County | $43 | 14.5% |
| 8 | Tulare County | $42 | 11.1% |
| 9 | Placer County | $41.50 | 11.3% |
| 10 | Shasta County | $36.50 | 4.0% |
| 11 | El Dorado County | $33 | 5.2% |
| 11 | Merced County | $33 | 3.4% |
| 13 | Lassen County | $31.50 | 20.0% |
| 14 | Contra Costa County | $30.50 | 8.6% |
| 15 | Mariposa County | $30 | 6.7% |
| 15 | Solano County | $30 | 10.3% |
| 15 | Tehama County | $30 | 13.2% |
| 18 | Alameda County | $27 | 11.9% |
| 19 | Glenn County | $24 | 9.7% |
| 20 | Fresno County | $22 | 9.5% |
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.