Cash rent for pasture: Frederick County, Maryland
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
The latest figures and how they have changed
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What the numbers say
- Frederick County's rent is 1.4 times the Maryland average and 5.3 times the US average.
- It is the highest of the 7 Maryland counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2008 it has risen 132.0%, from $37.50 to $87 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Frederick figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Frederick County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $87 | $62.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $83.50 | $59 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $62 | $53.50 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $61.50 | $50.50 | $15 |
| 2022 | $65.50 | $51 | $14 |
| 2021 | $54.50 | $53 | $13 |
| 2020 | $60 | $48 | $13 |
| 2019 | $52.50 | $44 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $38 | $40 | $12.50 |
| 2016 | $50 | $45 | $13 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $14 |
| 2014 | $47.50 | $43.50 | $12 |
| 2013 | $40 | $39.50 | $12 |
| 2012 | $36 | $40 | $11.50 |
| 2011 | $36 | $33 | $11.50 |
| 2010 | $38.50 | $35 | $11 |
| 2009 | $42.50 | $40 | $11 |
| 2008 | $37.50 | $35 | $10.50 |
| 2007 | No figure | No figure | $10 |
| 2006 | No figure | No figure | $10.80 |
| 2005 | No figure | No figure | $10.30 |
| 2004 | No figure | No figure | $9.60 |
| 2003 | No figure | No figure | $9 |
| 2002 | No figure | No figure | $9.20 |
| 2001 | No figure | No figure | $9.20 |
| 2000 | No figure | No figure | $8.50 |
| 1999 | No figure | No figure | $8.90 |
| 1998 | No figure | No figure | $8.80 |
| 1994 | No figure | $33.50 | No figure |
Every Maryland county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $21 an acre in Anne Arundel County to $87 an acre in Frederick County.
- Under $30 (1 county)
- $30 to under $42 (1 county)
- $42 to under $59 (2 counties)
- $59 to under $62.50 (1 county)
- $62.50 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (17 counties, $54.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Allegany County, Baltimore city, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Caroline County, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Howard County, Kent County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, St. Mary's County, Talbot County, Wicomico County and Worcester County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick County This county | $87 | 8.2% |
| 2 | Harford County | $62.50 | 12.7% |
| 3 | Carroll County | $59 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Montgomery County | $42 | 9.1% |
| 4 | Washington County | $42 | 9.8% |
| 6 | Garrett County | $30 | 14.9% |
| 7 | Anne Arundel County | $21 | 19.7% |
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.