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Cash rent for pasture: Hettinger County, North Dakota
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
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
Hettinger County, 2026
$23 an acre
Up 9.5% from $21 in 2025
North Dakota, 2026
$23.50 an acre
Unchanged from $23.50 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Hettinger CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Hettinger County's rent is the same as the North Dakota average and 1.4 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 24th highest of the 50 North Dakota counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 31.4%, from $17.50 to $23 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Hettinger figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2024 it combined Hettinger into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Hettinger County | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $23 | $23.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $21 | $23.50 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $21.50 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $21.50 | $20.50 | $15 |
| 2022 | $18.50 | $19.50 | $14 |
| 2021 | $18 | $18.50 | $13 |
| 2020 | $18.50 | $18 | $13 |
| 2019 | $18 | $17.50 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $17 | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $17.50 | $17 | $12.50 |
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Every North Dakota county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $11.50 an acre in Burke County to $46 an acre in Dickey County.
- Under $20.50 (10 counties)
- $20.50 to under $22 (10 counties)
- $22 to under $26.50 (10 counties)
- $26.50 to under $32.50 (10 counties)
- $32.50 and over (10 counties)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $19 an acre combined)
NASS combined Cavalier County, Ramsey County and Renville County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dickey County | $46 | 5.5% |
| 2 | Sargent County | $42 | 7.9% |
| 3 | La Moure County | $40.50 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Emmons County | $36 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Cass County | $35.50 | 5.8% |
| 6 | McIntosh County | $34.50 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Barnes County | $34 | 9.1% |
| 7 | Logan County | $34 | 4.1% |
| 9 | Ransom County | $33 | 5.5% |
| 10 | Richland County | $32.50 | 5.5% |
| 11 | Morton County | $29.50 | 5.9% |
| 12 | Kidder County | $29 | 4.8% |
| 13 | Burleigh County | $28.50 | 3.9% |
| 14 | Stutsman County | $28 | 3.4% |
| 15 | Foster County | $27 | 4.4% |
| 15 | Grant County | $27 | 3.7% |
| 15 | Griggs County | $27 | 5.2% |
| 15 | Nelson County | $27 | 3.0% |
| 19 | Steele County | $26.50 | 8.4% |
| 19 | Traill County | $26.50 | 7.4% |
| 21 | Wells County | $26 | 10.9% |
| 22 | Eddy County | $25.50 | 4.0% |
| 23 | Sioux County | $23.50 | 4.6% |
| 24 | Adams County | $23 | 4.7% |
| 24 | Hettinger County This county | $23 | 4.3% |
| 24 | Oliver County | $23 | 9.6% |
| 27 | Pierce County | $22.50 | 5.1% |
| 28 | Benson County | $22 | 3.9% |
| 28 | Bowman County | $22 | 5.5% |
| 28 | McHenry County | $22 | 3.3% |
| 31 | Grand Forks County | $21.50 | 3.8% |
| 31 | Rolette County | $21.50 | 9.7% |
| 31 | Towner County | $21.50 | 5.8% |
| 34 | Mercer County | $21 | 4.2% |
| 34 | Pembina County | $21 | 8.4% |
| 34 | Walsh County | $21 | 5.0% |
| 37 | Dunn County | $20.50 | 4.4% |
| 37 | McLean County | $20.50 | 7.2% |
| 37 | Sheridan County | $20.50 | 3.7% |
| 37 | Stark County | $20.50 | 7.7% |
| 41 | Bottineau County | $19.50 | 4.8% |
| 41 | Ward County | $19.50 | 3.8% |
| 43 | Billings County | $16.50 | 9.1% |
| 44 | Slope County | $15.50 | 4.3% |
| 45 | Golden Valley County | $14.50 | 5.9% |
| 46 | Mountrail County | $13.50 | 5.4% |
| 47 | Williams County | $12.50 | 4.1% |
| 48 | Divide County | $12 | 8.4% |
| 48 | McKenzie County | $12 | 6.8% |
| 50 | Burke County | $11.50 | 3.8% |
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 Hettinger is 4.3% (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.