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Cash rent for pasture: Washington County, Maryland

The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.

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Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Aug 21, 2026. Next expected August 2027.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Washington County, 2026
$42 an acre
Down 19.2% from $52 in 2025
Maryland, 2026
$62.50 an acre
Up 5.9% from $59 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Washington CountyMarylandUnited States
$0$20$40$60$802017201820192020202120222023202420252026Washington County$42Maryland$62.50United States$16.50

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What the numbers say

  • Washington County's rent is 0.7 times the Maryland average and 2.5 times the US average.
  • It is tied for the 3rd lowest of the 7 Maryland counties NASS published for 2026.
  • Since 2017 it is unchanged at $42 an acre.
  • Gaps are years with no separate Washington figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018. Nothing is filled in.

Every figure behind this chart

Cash rent: pasture, dollars an acre
YearWashington CountyMarylandUnited States
2026$42$62.50$16.50
2025$52$59$15.50
2024$45$53.50$15.50
2023$53.50$50.50$15
2022$54.50$51$14
2021$42$53$13
2020$40.50$48$13
2019$41$44$13
2018No county survey that yearNo figure$12.50
2017$42$40$12.50
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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.

Allegany County: combined into "other counties"Anne Arundel County: $21 an acreBaltimore County: combined into "other counties"Calvert County: combined into "other counties"Caroline County: combined into "other counties"Carroll County: $59 an acreCecil County: combined into "other counties"Charles County: combined into "other counties"Dorchester County: combined into "other counties"Frederick County: $87 an acreGarrett County: $30 an acreHarford County: $62.50 an acreHoward County: combined into "other counties"Kent County: combined into "other counties"Montgomery County: $42 an acrePrince George's County: combined into "other counties"Queen Anne's County: combined into "other counties"St. Mary's County: combined into "other counties"Somerset County: combined into "other counties"Talbot County: combined into "other counties"Washington County: $42 an acreWicomico County: combined into "other counties"Worcester County: combined into "other counties"Baltimore city: combined into "other counties"Washington $42Washington $42
  • 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.

Published Maryland counties, highest first, 2026
Rank County Figure (dollars an acre) Precision (CV)
1 Frederick 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 This county $42 9.8%
6 Garrett County $30 14.9%
7 Anne Arundel County $21 19.7%
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. County estimates released Aug 21, 2026; state and US estimates released Jul 31, 2026. Quick Stats item "RENT, CASH, PASTURELAND - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Precision: NASS's coefficient of variation for Washington is 9.8% (lower means more precise). Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

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.

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