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Cash rent for pasture: Mecosta County, Michigan

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.

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Mecosta County, 2025
$38 an acre
Up 13.4% from $33.50 in 2021
Michigan, 2026
$41 an acre
Up 17.1% from $35 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Mecosta CountyMichiganUnited States
$0$20$40$60202120222023202420252026Mecosta County$38Michigan$41United States$16.50

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What the numbers say

  • In 2025, Mecosta County's rent was 1.1 times the Michigan average and 2.5 times the US average.
  • It is tied for the 3rd highest of the 8 Michigan counties NASS published for 2025.
  • From 2021 to 2025 it rose 13.4%, from $33.50 to $38 an acre.
  • Gaps are years with no separate Mecosta figure: in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026 NASS combined Mecosta into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.

Every figure behind this chart

Cash rent: pasture, dollars an acre
YearMecosta CountyMichiganUnited States
2026Combined into "other counties"$41$16.50
2025$38$35$15.50
2024Combined into "other counties"$32$15.50
2023Combined into "other counties"$29.50$15
2022Combined into "other counties"$32$14
2021$33.50$35$13
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Every Michigan county, 2026

Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $30 an acre in Barry County to $81 an acre in Calhoun County.

Alcona County: combined into "other counties"Alger County: combined into "other counties"Allegan County: $45 an acreAlpena County: combined into "other counties"Antrim County: combined into "other counties"Arenac County: combined into "other counties"Baraga County: combined into "other counties"Barry County: $30 an acreBay County: combined into "other counties"Benzie County: combined into "other counties"Berrien County: combined into "other counties"Branch County: combined into "other counties"Calhoun County: $81 an acreCass County: combined into "other counties"Charlevoix County: combined into "other counties"Cheboygan County: combined into "other counties"Chippewa County: combined into "other counties"Clare County: combined into "other counties"Clinton County: combined into "other counties"Crawford County: combined into "other counties"Delta County: combined into "other counties"Dickinson County: combined into "other counties"Eaton County: combined into "other counties"Emmet County: combined into "other counties"Genesee County: combined into "other counties"Gladwin County: combined into "other counties"Gogebic County: combined into "other counties"Grand Traverse County: combined into "other counties"Gratiot County: combined into "other counties"Hillsdale County: combined into "other counties"Houghton County: combined into "other counties"Huron County: combined into "other counties"Ingham County: combined into "other counties"Ionia County: combined into "other counties"Iosco County: combined into "other counties"Iron County: combined into "other counties"Isabella County: combined into "other counties"Jackson County: combined into "other counties"Kalamazoo County: combined into "other counties"Kalkaska County: combined into "other counties"Kent County: $65 an acreKeweenaw County: combined into "other counties"Lake County: combined into "other counties"Lapeer County: combined into "other counties"Leelanau County: combined into "other counties"Lenawee County: combined into "other counties"Livingston County: combined into "other counties"Luce County: combined into "other counties"Mackinac County: combined into "other counties"Macomb County: combined into "other counties"Manistee County: combined into "other counties"Marquette County: combined into "other counties"Mason County: combined into "other counties"Mecosta County: combined into "other counties"Menominee County: combined into "other counties"Midland County: combined into "other counties"Missaukee County: combined into "other counties"Monroe County: combined into "other counties"Montcalm County: combined into "other counties"Montmorency County: combined into "other counties"Muskegon County: combined into "other counties"Newaygo County: combined into "other counties"Oakland County: combined into "other counties"Oceana County: combined into "other counties"Ogemaw County: combined into "other counties"Ontonagon County: combined into "other counties"Osceola County: combined into "other counties"Oscoda County: combined into "other counties"Otsego County: combined into "other counties"Ottawa County: combined into "other counties"Presque Isle County: combined into "other counties"Roscommon County: combined into "other counties"Saginaw County: combined into "other counties"St. Clair County: combined into "other counties"St. Joseph County: combined into "other counties"Sanilac County: combined into "other counties"Schoolcraft County: combined into "other counties"Shiawassee County: combined into "other counties"Tuscola County: combined into "other counties"Van Buren County: combined into "other counties"Washtenaw County: combined into "other counties"Wayne County: combined into "other counties"Wexford County: combined into "other counties"Mecosta: not published separatelyMecosta: not published separately
  • Under $45 (1 county)
  • $45 to under $65 (1 county)
  • $65 to under $81 (1 county)
  • $81 and over (1 county)
  • Not published separately (79 counties, $39 an acre combined)

NASS combined Alcona County, Alger County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Arenac County, Baraga County, Bay County, Benzie County, Berrien County, Branch County, Cass County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Chippewa County, Clare County, Clinton County, Crawford County, Delta County, Dickinson County, Eaton County, Emmet County, Genesee County, Gladwin County, Gogebic County, Grand Traverse County, Gratiot County, Hillsdale County, Houghton County, Huron County, Ingham County, Ionia County, Iosco County, Iron County, Isabella County, Jackson County, Kalamazoo County, Kalkaska County, Keweenaw County, Lake County, Lapeer County, Leelanau County, Lenawee County, Livingston County, Luce County, Mackinac County, Macomb County, Manistee County, Marquette County, Mason County, Mecosta County, Menominee County, Midland County, Missaukee County, Monroe County, Montcalm County, Montmorency County, Muskegon County, Newaygo County, Oakland County, Oceana County, Ogemaw County, Ontonagon County, Osceola County, Oscoda County, Otsego County, Ottawa County, Presque Isle County, Roscommon County, Saginaw County, Sanilac County, Schoolcraft County, Shiawassee County, St. Clair County, St. Joseph County, Tuscola County, Van Buren County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County and Wexford County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.

Mecosta: not published separately.

Published Michigan counties, highest first, 2026
Rank County Figure (dollars an acre) Precision (CV)
1 Calhoun County $81 8.9%
2 Kent County $65 22.2%
3 Allegan County $45 8.9%
4 Barry County $30 7.9%
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 Mecosta is 13.0% (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.

Related:Non-irrigated croplandShow Non-irrigated cropland for the same place.Irrigated croplandShow Irrigated cropland for the same place.

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