Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Maui & Kalawao 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 2025, Maui & Kalawao County's rent was 0.8 times the Hawaii average and 1.1 times the US average.
- It is the lowest of the 2 Hawaii counties NASS published for 2025.
- From 2010 to 2025 it rose 44.5%, from $110 to $159 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Maui & Kalawao figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2026 it combined Maui & Kalawao into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2020. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Maui & Kalawao County | Hawaii | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Combined into "other counties" | $194 | $146 |
| 2025 | $159 | $190 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $190 | $146 |
| 2023 | $108 | $188 | $142 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $175 | $135 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $160 | $128 |
| 2020 | Not available | $230 | $126 |
| 2019 | $105 | $180 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | Not available | $200 | $123 |
| 2016 | Not available | $160 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
| 2014 | $108 | $140 | $130 |
| 2013 | Not available | $175 | $125 |
| 2012 | Not available | $165 | $115 |
| 2011 | $109 | $155 | $101 |
| 2010 | $110 | $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.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii County | $193 | 12.1% |
| 2 | Maui & Kalawao County This 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.