Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
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
- Sweetwater County's rent is 2.2 times the Wyoming average and 0.2 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd highest of the 4 Wyoming counties NASS published for 2026.
- Gaps are years with no separate Sweetwater figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 it combined Sweetwater into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $32.50 | $14.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $16 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $16.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $20 | $142 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $17 | $135 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $17.50 | $128 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $16 | $126 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $16 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $15 | $123 |
| 2016 | Combined into "other counties" | $14.50 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
| 2014 | Combined into "other counties" | $14 | $130 |
| 2013 | Combined into "other counties" | $14 | $125 |
| 2012 | Combined into "other counties" | $13 | $115 |
| 2011 | Combined into "other counties" | $12 | $101 |
| 2010 | Combined into "other counties" | $12 | No figure |
| 2009 | Combined into "other counties" | $12 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $11 | No figure |
Every Wyoming county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $27.50 an acre in Laramie County to $40 an acre in Teton County.
- Under $30 (1 county)
- $30 to under $32.50 (1 county)
- $32.50 to under $40 (1 county)
- $40 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (19 counties, $13.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Albany County, Big Horn County, Campbell County, Carbon County, Converse County, Crook County, Fremont County, Goshen County, Hot Springs County, Johnson County, Natrona County, Niobrara County, Park County, Platte County, Sheridan County, Sublette County, Uinta County, Washakie County and Weston County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton County | $40 | 8.9% |
| 2 | Sweetwater County This county | $32.50 | 15.7% |
| 3 | Lincoln County | $30 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Laramie County | $27.50 | 9.4% |
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.