Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: 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
- California's rent is 0.3 times the US average.
- Since 2017 it has risen 11.4%, from $35 to $39 an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | California | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $39 | $146 |
| 2025 | $40 | $147 |
| 2024 | $27.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | $38 | $142 |
| 2022 | $37 | $135 |
| 2021 | $30 | $128 |
| 2020 | $40 | $126 |
| 2019 | $35 | $127 |
| 2018 | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $35 | $123 |
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.
| 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.