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Cash rent for pasture: Union County, Oregon
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
Union County, 2026
$12 an acre
Up 9.1% from $11 in 2025
Oregon, 2026
$13.50 an acre
Up 22.7% from $11 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Union CountyOregonUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Union County's rent is 0.9 times the Oregon average and 0.7 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 9th lowest of the 25 Oregon counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2012 it has fallen 38.5%, from $19.50 to $12 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Union figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2022 it combined Union into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Union County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $12 | $13.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $11 | $11 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $9.50 | $11.50 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $9.20 | $11.50 | $15 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $11.50 | $14 |
| 2021 | $7.20 | $11 | $13 |
| 2020 | $9.80 | $15 | $13 |
| 2019 | $6.60 | $11 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $12 | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $6.40 | $11 | $12.50 |
| 2016 | $8 | $12 | $13 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | $15 | $14 |
| 2014 | $10 | $15 | $12 |
| 2013 | $10.50 | $18 | $12 |
| 2012 | $19.50 | $21 | $11.50 |
| 2011 | Combined into "other counties" | $23 | $11.50 |
| 2010 | Combined into "other counties" | $23 | $11 |
| 2009 | Combined into "other counties" | $28 | $11 |
| 2008 | Not available | $25 | $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 | $21.50 | No figure |
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Every Oregon county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $4 an acre in Wheeler County to $128 an acre in Tillamook County.
- Under $9.70 (5 counties)
- $9.70 to under $12 (3 counties)
- $12 to under $34 (7 counties)
- $34 to under $49.50 (5 counties)
- $49.50 and over (5 counties)
- Not published separately (11 counties, $34.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Benton County, Columbia County, Gilliam County, Hood River County, Josephine County, Lane County, Lincoln County, Multnomah County, Polk County, Sherman County and Washington County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tillamook County | $128 | 10.3% |
| 2 | Yamhill County | $65.50 | 8.9% |
| 3 | Clackamas County | $65 | 7.7% |
| 4 | Linn County | $55 | 8.6% |
| 5 | Marion County | $49.50 | 9.8% |
| 6 | Clatsop County | $48 | 19.2% |
| 6 | Jackson County | $48 | 7.8% |
| 8 | Curry County | $40 | 6.2% |
| 9 | Deschutes County | $39 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Coos County | $34 | 14.5% |
| 11 | Klamath County | $27 | 27.4% |
| 12 | Jefferson County | $24 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Douglas County | $21 | 12.1% |
| 14 | Lake County | $15 | 8.9% |
| 15 | Baker County | $12 | 6.7% |
| 15 | Malheur County | $12 | 8.3% |
| 15 | Union County This county | $12 | 11.2% |
| 18 | Crook County | $10.50 | 10.7% |
| 19 | Umatilla County | $10 | 19.6% |
| 20 | Grant County | $9.70 | 14.4% |
| 21 | Harney County | $9.40 | 11.1% |
| 22 | Morrow County | $8 | 9.9% |
| 23 | Wasco County | $6.90 | 11.1% |
| 24 | Wallowa County | $5.50 | 13.1% |
| 25 | Wheeler County | $4 | 10.0% |
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 Union is 11.2% (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.