Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Benton County, Oregon
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
- Benton County's rent is 1.1 times the Oregon average and 0.9 times the US average.
- It is the 7th highest of the 15 Oregon counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 66.2%, from $77 to $128 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Benton figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Benton County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $128 | $115 | $146 |
| 2025 | $122 | $110 | $147 |
| 2024 | $119 | $107 | $146 |
| 2023 | $116 | $107 | $142 |
| 2022 | $111 | $101 | $135 |
| 2021 | $90.50 | $95 | $128 |
| 2020 | $87 | $100 | $126 |
| 2019 | $90.50 | $95 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $93 | $125 |
| 2017 | $87 | $90 | $123 |
| 2016 | $79.50 | $80 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $85 | $133 |
| 2014 | $67 | $90 | $130 |
| 2013 | $81 | $65 | $125 |
| 2012 | $75 | $80 | $115 |
| 2011 | $75 | $90 | $101 |
| 2010 | $79 | $80 | No figure |
| 2009 | $77 | $88 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $75 | No figure |
| 2007 | No figure | $72 | No figure |
| 2006 | No figure | $70 | No figure |
| 2005 | No figure | $70 | No figure |
| 2003 | No figure | $65 | No figure |
| 2002 | No figure | $67.50 | No figure |
| 2001 | No figure | $70 | No figure |
| 2000 | No figure | $67 | No figure |
| 1999 | No figure | $66 | No figure |
| 1998 | No figure | $66 | No figure |
| 1997 | No figure | $64 | No figure |
| 1996 | No figure | $65.80 | No figure |
| 1995 | No figure | $66 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $59.10 | No figure |
Every Oregon county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $33 an acre in Lake County to $181 an acre in Marion County.
- Under $40 (1 county)
- $40 to under $80 (4 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (3 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (5 counties)
- $160 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (21 counties, $70 an acre combined)
NASS combined Baker County, Clatsop County, Coos County, Crook County, Curry County, Deschutes County, Douglas County, Grant County, Harney County, Hood River County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Josephine County, Klamath County, Lincoln County, Malheur County, Multnomah County, Sherman County, Tillamook County, Umatilla County and Wheeler County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | $181 | 5.0% |
| 2 | Yamhill County | $166 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Linn County | $150 | 6.0% |
| 4 | Clackamas County | $148 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Polk County | $146 | 6.3% |
| 6 | Washington County | $135 | 5.4% |
| 7 | Benton County This county | $128 | 6.6% |
| 8 | Columbia County | $99.50 | 14.7% |
| 9 | Lane County | $88.50 | 5.5% |
| 10 | Union County | $80.50 | 6.6% |
| 11 | Gilliam County | $55 | 4.8% |
| 12 | Wallowa County | $51.50 | 6.4% |
| 13 | Morrow County | $50 | 3.9% |
| 14 | Wasco County | $48 | 6.5% |
| 15 | Lake County | $33 | 4.0% |
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.