Cash rent for pasture: Red Willow County, Nebraska
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
Chart by TallyTill · tallytill.com
What the numbers say
- Red Willow County's rent is 0.7 times the Nebraska average and 1.2 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 14th lowest of the 71 Nebraska counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2022 it has fallen 12.8%, from $23.50 to $20.50 an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Red Willow County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $20.50 | $29.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $25 | $28.50 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $26 | $28.50 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $24.50 | $27 | $15 |
| 2022 | $23.50 | $26 | $14 |
Every Nebraska county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $11.50 an acre in Scotts Bluff County to $80 an acre in Wayne County.
- Under $20.50 (13 counties)
- $20.50 to under $34 (15 counties)
- $34 to under $46.50 (12 counties)
- $46.50 to under $54 (16 counties)
- $54 and over (15 counties)
- Not published separately (22 counties, $39.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Boone County, Butler County, Cheyenne County, Clay County, Custer County, Deuel County, Dodge County, Douglas County, Grant County, Greeley County, Hall County, Hamilton County, Kearney County, Kimball County, Merrick County, Pawnee County, Phelps County, Polk County, Sarpy County, Thayer County, Washington County and York County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | $80 | 9.6% |
| 2 | Burt County | $79 | 4.7% |
| 3 | Cuming County | $77 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Platte County | $77 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Cedar County | $76 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Pierce County | $75 | 6.1% |
| 7 | Stanton County | $74 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Dakota County | $63.50 | 12.2% |
| 9 | Dixon County | $61.50 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Thurston County | $61 | 3.8% |
| 11 | Colfax County | $60.50 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Gage County | $58 | 8.0% |
| 13 | Madison County | $57 | 6.6% |
| 14 | Johnson County | $56 | 4.9% |
| 15 | Howard County | $54 | 5.6% |
| 16 | Nance County | $53.50 | 7.5% |
| 17 | Lancaster County | $53 | 10.3% |
| 18 | Saunders County | $52.50 | 5.5% |
| 19 | Sherman County | $52 | 7.4% |
| 20 | Antelope County | $50.50 | 10.5% |
| 21 | Otoe County | $50 | 12.2% |
| 22 | Valley County | $49.50 | 7.6% |
| 23 | Seward County | $49 | 4.6% |
| 24 | Knox County | $48.50 | 11.9% |
| 24 | Richardson County | $48.50 | 7.0% |
| 26 | Nuckolls County | $48 | 3.5% |
| 27 | Holt County | $47 | 5.2% |
| 27 | Jefferson County | $47 | 6.8% |
| 29 | Dawson County | $46.50 | 6.3% |
| 29 | Gosper County | $46.50 | 10.2% |
| 29 | Nemaha County | $46.50 | 5.7% |
| 32 | Cass County | $45.50 | 5.0% |
| 32 | Webster County | $45.50 | 4.7% |
| 34 | Buffalo County | $44 | 5.0% |
| 35 | Saline County | $41 | 4.3% |
| 36 | Adams County | $40.50 | 4.3% |
| 37 | Keya Paha County | $39.50 | 6.2% |
| 38 | Franklin County | $38.50 | 7.5% |
| 38 | Harlan County | $38.50 | 7.2% |
| 40 | Wheeler County | $37 | 9.2% |
| 41 | Boyd County | $36.50 | 8.5% |
| 42 | Fillmore County | $34 | 6.5% |
| 42 | Furnas County | $34 | 5.0% |
| 44 | Frontier County | $31.50 | 3.7% |
| 45 | Garfield County | $30.50 | 8.3% |
| 46 | Lincoln County | $30 | 7.5% |
| 46 | Rock County | $30 | 7.2% |
| 48 | Brown County | $26 | 5.7% |
| 48 | Logan County | $26 | 8.8% |
| 50 | Perkins County | $25.50 | 7.9% |
| 51 | Hitchcock County | $23.50 | 3.8% |
| 52 | McPherson County | $22.50 | 6.7% |
| 53 | Blaine County | $22 | 7.0% |
| 54 | Hayes County | $21.50 | 4.0% |
| 55 | Dundy County | $21 | 4.0% |
| 56 | Loup County | $20.50 | 7.6% |
| 56 | Red Willow County This county | $20.50 | 10.7% |
| 56 | Thomas County | $20.50 | 5.7% |
| 59 | Chase County | $19.50 | 9.2% |
| 60 | Arthur County | $19 | 5.5% |
| 61 | Hooker County | $18 | 4.8% |
| 62 | Cherry County | $17.50 | 3.6% |
| 63 | Dawes County | $17 | 5.3% |
| 63 | Keith County | $17 | 5.8% |
| 65 | Morrill County | $16 | 7.1% |
| 65 | Sheridan County | $16 | 5.8% |
| 67 | Garden County | $15 | 8.1% |
| 68 | Box Butte County | $13.50 | 7.8% |
| 69 | Banner County | $12.50 | 5.7% |
| 70 | Sioux County | $12 | 4.4% |
| 71 | Scotts Bluff County | $11.50 | 6.1% |
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.