Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Honolulu County, Hawaii
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 2017, Honolulu County's rent was 1.2 times the Hawaii average and 1.9 times the US average.
- From 2010 to 2017 it rose 27.8%, from $180 to $230 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Honolulu figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 it combined Honolulu into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2020. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Honolulu County | Hawaii | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Combined into "other counties" | $194 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $190 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $190 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $188 | $142 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $175 | $135 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $160 | $128 |
| 2020 | Not available | $230 | $126 |
| 2019 | Not available | $180 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $230 | $200 | $123 |
| 2016 | Not available | $160 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
| 2014 | Not available | $140 | $130 |
| 2013 | Not available | $175 | $125 |
| 2012 | Not available | $165 | $115 |
| 2011 | $178 | $155 | $101 |
| 2010 | $180 | $140 | No figure |
| 2009 | Not available | $85 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | No figure | No figure |
Every Hawaii county, 2025
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $159 an acre in Maui & Kalawao County to $193 an acre in Hawaii County.
- Under $193 (1 county)
- $193 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $174 an acre combined)
NASS combined Honolulu County, Kalawao County and Kauai County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
Honolulu: not published separately.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii County | $193 | 12.1% |
| 2 | Maui & Kalawao County | $159 | 98.1% |
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.