Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Emery County, Utah
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
- Emery County's rent is 0.6 times the Utah average and 0.1 times the US average.
- It is the 3rd lowest of the 10 Utah counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 42.9%, from $14 to $20 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Emery figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2021 and 2023 it combined Emery into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Emery County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $20 | $32 | $146 |
| 2025 | $21 | $34.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | $18 | $31.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $33 | $142 |
| 2022 | $18 | $28.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $28 | $128 |
| 2020 | $11.50 | $28 | $126 |
| 2019 | $10.50 | $24 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $14 | $26.50 | $123 |
Every Utah county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $12 an acre in Sevier County to $58.50 an acre in Weber County.
- Under $20 (2 counties)
- $20 to under $33 (2 counties)
- $33 to under $37 (2 counties)
- $37 to under $46 (2 counties)
- $46 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (19 counties, $30 an acre combined)
NASS combined Beaver County, Carbon County, Daggett County, Davis County, Garfield County, Grand County, Iron County, Juab County, Kane County, Piute County, Rich County, Salt Lake County, San Juan County, Sanpete County, Summit County, Tooele County, Wasatch County, Washington County and Wayne County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber County | $58.50 | 13.7% |
| 2 | Uintah County | $46 | 2.9% |
| 3 | Duchesne County | $40 | 16.4% |
| 4 | Cache County | $37 | 14.8% |
| 5 | Box Elder County | $35 | 12.1% |
| 6 | Utah County | $33 | 13.0% |
| 7 | Morgan County | $27.50 | 10.7% |
| 8 | Emery County This county | $20 | 8.4% |
| 9 | Millard County | $15 | 7.4% |
| 10 | Sevier County | $12 | 9.8% |
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.