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Cash rent for pasture: Texas
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 Jul 31, 2026. Next expected July 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Texas, 2026
$8.60 an acre
Up 11.7% from $7.70 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
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What the numbers say
- Texas's rent is 0.5 times the US average.
- Since 2022 it has risen 11.7%, from $7.70 to $8.60 an acre.
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| Year | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $8.60 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $7.70 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $8.20 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $8.50 | $15 |
| 2022 | $7.70 | $14 |
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Every Texas county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $1.10 an acre in Midland County to $30.50 an acre in Wharton County.
- Under $6.40 (42 counties)
- $6.40 to under $9.40 (45 counties)
- $9.40 to under $12.50 (46 counties)
- $12.50 to under $15 (40 counties)
- $15 and over (50 counties)
- Not published separately (31 counties, $3.70 an acre combined)
NASS combined Aransas County, Austin County, Brewster County, Cochran County, Crane County, Culberson County, Dallas County, Ector County, El Paso County, Fayette County, Garza County, Gregg County, Hardin County, Hudspeth County, Kenedy County, King County, La Salle County, Lamb County, Loving County, Marion County, Martin County, Maverick County, Moore County, Newton County, Parmer County, Rockwall County, Shackelford County, Tarrant County, Ward County, Willacy County and Winkler County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County | $30.50 | 8.1% |
| 2 | Falls County | $24.50 | 5.1% |
| 3 | Titus County | $24 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Franklin County | $23.50 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Milam County | $23.50 | 8.0% |
| 6 | Bowie County | $21.50 | 7.0% |
| 6 | Delta County | $21.50 | 6.9% |
| 6 | Fannin County | $21.50 | 9.4% |
| 6 | Rains County | $21.50 | 8.7% |
| 10 | Lamar County | $20 | 10.4% |
| 10 | Matagorda County | $20 | 23.2% |
| 10 | Upshur County | $20 | 15.3% |
| 13 | Castro County | $19.50 | 6.1% |
| 13 | Hopkins County | $19.50 | 9.2% |
| 13 | Kaufman County | $19.50 | 5.8% |
| 13 | McLennan County | $19.50 | 5.5% |
| 17 | Angelina County | $19 | 23.0% |
| 17 | Bell County | $19 | 5.1% |
| 19 | Anderson County | $18.50 | 14.7% |
| 19 | Camp County | $18.50 | 15.9% |
| 19 | Hale County | $18.50 | 8.3% |
| 22 | Hill County | $18 | 24.2% |
| 23 | Cherokee County | $17.50 | 7.6% |
| 23 | Cooke County | $17.50 | 5.4% |
| 23 | Waller County | $17.50 | 5.1% |
| 26 | Grimes County | $17 | 9.6% |
| 26 | Nueces County | $17 | 9.4% |
| 26 | Wilbarger County | $17 | 6.2% |
| 29 | Brazoria County | $16.50 | 11.0% |
| 29 | Wood County | $16.50 | 4.4% |
| 31 | Cass County | $16 | 8.5% |
| 31 | Henderson County | $16 | 6.3% |
| 31 | Hood County | $16 | 18.0% |
| 31 | Starr County | $16 | 13.7% |
| 31 | Van Zandt County | $16 | 6.7% |
| 36 | Colorado County | $15.50 | 4.8% |
| 36 | Comanche County | $15.50 | 3.9% |
| 36 | Gonzales County | $15.50 | 5.9% |
| 36 | Guadalupe County | $15.50 | 5.4% |
| 36 | Polk County | $15.50 | 11.4% |
| 41 | Calhoun County | $15 | 7.6% |
| 41 | Fort Bend County | $15 | 9.8% |
| 41 | Kleberg County | $15 | 5.5% |
| 41 | Red River County | $15 | 6.2% |
| 41 | Robertson County | $15 | 5.0% |
| 41 | San Jacinto County | $15 | 7.2% |
| 41 | Shelby County | $15 | 4.8% |
| 41 | Smith County | $15 | 12.9% |
| 41 | Somervell County | $15 | 13.6% |
| 41 | Williamson County | $15 | 6.1% |
| 51 | Bexar County | $14.50 | 6.5% |
| 51 | De Witt County | $14.50 | 6.6% |
| 51 | Denton County | $14.50 | 9.8% |
| 51 | Jackson County | $14.50 | 9.9% |
| 51 | Leon County | $14.50 | 4.5% |
| 51 | Rusk County | $14.50 | 5.0% |
| 51 | Walker County | $14.50 | 4.2% |
| 51 | Wise County | $14.50 | 6.8% |
| 59 | Freestone County | $14 | 8.8% |
| 59 | Galveston County | $14 | 7.6% |
| 59 | Harrison County | $14 | 4.5% |
| 59 | Houston County | $14 | 4.9% |
| 59 | Montague County | $14 | 8.2% |
| 59 | Swisher County | $14 | 7.4% |
| 59 | Trinity County | $14 | 10.0% |
| 59 | Tyler County | $14 | 5.0% |
| 67 | Dawson County | $13.50 | 20.8% |
| 67 | Lavaca County | $13.50 | 9.2% |
| 67 | Limestone County | $13.50 | 4.9% |
| 67 | Navarro County | $13.50 | 12.0% |
| 67 | Victoria County | $13.50 | 5.1% |
| 67 | Washington County | $13.50 | 6.0% |
| 73 | Brazos County | $13 | 9.7% |
| 73 | Grayson County | $13 | 11.5% |
| 73 | Karnes County | $13 | 10.8% |
| 73 | Lee County | $13 | 4.9% |
| 73 | Nacogdoches County | $13 | 9.6% |
| 73 | Parker County | $13 | 5.9% |
| 73 | San Augustine County | $13 | 10.9% |
| 73 | Wilson County | $13 | 5.5% |
| 81 | Archer County | $12.50 | 7.4% |
| 81 | Bastrop County | $12.50 | 7.6% |
| 81 | Caldwell County | $12.50 | 7.8% |
| 81 | Clay County | $12.50 | 5.8% |
| 81 | Coryell County | $12.50 | 5.1% |
| 81 | Hunt County | $12.50 | 5.3% |
| 81 | Jasper County | $12.50 | 9.0% |
| 81 | Mills County | $12.50 | 9.5% |
| 81 | Montgomery County | $12.50 | 11.5% |
| 81 | Reeves County | $12.50 | 5.7% |
| 91 | Atascosa County | $12 | 5.5% |
| 91 | Chambers County | $12 | 7.4% |
| 91 | Eastland County | $12 | 6.2% |
| 91 | Ellis County | $12 | 4.7% |
| 91 | Jack County | $12 | 6.1% |
| 91 | Jefferson County | $12 | 15.1% |
| 91 | Jim Wells County | $12 | 11.4% |
| 91 | Jones County | $12 | 5.5% |
| 91 | Refugio County | $12 | 18.4% |
| 91 | Travis County | $12 | 4.3% |
| 101 | Brown County | $11.50 | 8.7% |
| 101 | Dallam County | $11.50 | 4.4% |
| 101 | Erath County | $11.50 | 5.3% |
| 101 | Liberty County | $11.50 | 5.5% |
| 101 | Morris County | $11.50 | 5.5% |
| 106 | Baylor County | $11 | 15.2% |
| 106 | Bosque County | $11 | 5.5% |
| 106 | Coleman County | $11 | 3.5% |
| 106 | Collin County | $11 | 6.6% |
| 106 | Deaf Smith County | $11 | 9.5% |
| 106 | Donley County | $11 | 8.7% |
| 106 | Harris County | $11 | 5.7% |
| 106 | Haskell County | $11 | 10.2% |
| 106 | Llano County | $11 | 16.4% |
| 106 | San Patricio County | $11 | 5.9% |
| 116 | Burnet County | $10.50 | 20.4% |
| 116 | Hansford County | $10.50 | 3.0% |
| 116 | Hidalgo County | $10.50 | 2.3% |
| 116 | Sabine County | $10.50 | 8.4% |
| 116 | Wichita County | $10.50 | 6.6% |
| 121 | Carson County | $10 | 13.8% |
| 121 | Cottle County | $10 | 11.0% |
| 121 | Foard County | $10 | 7.6% |
| 121 | Madison County | $10 | 12.2% |
| 121 | Wheeler County | $10 | 10.3% |
| 126 | Bee County | $9.90 | 6.8% |
| 126 | Randall County | $9.90 | 7.0% |
| 126 | San Saba County | $9.90 | 9.2% |
| 129 | Palo Pinto County | $9.80 | 5.7% |
| 130 | Hamilton County | $9.70 | 6.7% |
| 131 | Childress County | $9.50 | 5.8% |
| 131 | Goliad County | $9.50 | 4.6% |
| 133 | Callahan County | $9.40 | 5.3% |
| 133 | Hall County | $9.40 | 5.4% |
| 133 | Hemphill County | $9.40 | 12.1% |
| 133 | Lynn County | $9.40 | 9.6% |
| 137 | Fisher County | $9.30 | 4.3% |
| 138 | Runnels County | $9.20 | 10.5% |
| 139 | Hardeman County | $9.10 | 4.8% |
| 139 | Johnson County | $9.10 | 6.3% |
| 139 | Oldham County | $9.10 | 5.6% |
| 142 | Lipscomb County | $9 | 4.3% |
| 142 | Ochiltree County | $9 | 6.3% |
| 144 | Young County | $8.90 | 4.3% |
| 145 | Knox County | $8.80 | 6.8% |
| 145 | Orange County | $8.80 | 9.6% |
| 147 | Hockley County | $8.70 | 2.3% |
| 148 | Burleson County | $8.50 | 18.2% |
| 148 | Stonewall County | $8.50 | 5.9% |
| 150 | Gray County | $8.30 | 6.2% |
| 151 | Lubbock County | $8.20 | 9.1% |
| 152 | Armstrong County | $8.10 | 9.7% |
| 153 | Collingsworth County | $8 | 5.4% |
| 154 | Brooks County | $7.90 | 7.3% |
| 155 | Throckmorton County | $7.80 | 11.1% |
| 156 | Duval County | $7.60 | 5.7% |
| 156 | Panola County | $7.60 | 6.4% |
| 158 | Blanco County | $7.30 | 5.3% |
| 158 | Dickens County | $7.30 | 16.6% |
| 158 | Stephens County | $7.30 | 5.1% |
| 161 | Frio County | $7.20 | 5.7% |
| 161 | Gillespie County | $7.20 | 7.2% |
| 163 | Gaines County | $7.10 | 6.9% |
| 163 | Lampasas County | $7.10 | 8.3% |
| 163 | McCulloch County | $7.10 | 5.8% |
| 163 | Roberts County | $7.10 | 4.9% |
| 163 | Scurry County | $7.10 | 8.1% |
| 168 | Schleicher County | $6.90 | 4.4% |
| 169 | Floyd County | $6.80 | 12.8% |
| 169 | Live Oak County | $6.80 | 5.1% |
| 169 | Motley County | $6.80 | 5.6% |
| 169 | Uvalde County | $6.80 | 17.9% |
| 169 | Zapata County | $6.80 | 6.6% |
| 174 | Briscoe County | $6.50 | 4.6% |
| 174 | Hutchinson County | $6.50 | 7.6% |
| 174 | Nolan County | $6.50 | 7.0% |
| 174 | Real County | $6.50 | 3.0% |
| 178 | Bailey County | $6.40 | 7.8% |
| 178 | Coke County | $6.40 | 4.2% |
| 178 | Concho County | $6.40 | 5.2% |
| 178 | Potter County | $6.40 | 6.4% |
| 182 | Mitchell County | $6.10 | 5.0% |
| 183 | Kerr County | $6 | 8.4% |
| 184 | Kent County | $5.90 | 5.5% |
| 184 | Sutton County | $5.90 | 4.4% |
| 184 | Upton County | $5.90 | 7.5% |
| 187 | Medina County | $5.80 | 8.2% |
| 188 | Kinney County | $5.60 | 14.1% |
| 188 | Menard County | $5.60 | 5.5% |
| 190 | Sherman County | $5.50 | 10.4% |
| 191 | Borden County | $5.40 | 7.6% |
| 191 | Kendall County | $5.40 | 5.8% |
| 191 | Mason County | $5.40 | 16.6% |
| 194 | Taylor County | $5.30 | 14.5% |
| 195 | Bandera County | $5.10 | 8.4% |
| 195 | Jim Hogg County | $5.10 | 5.8% |
| 197 | Jeff Davis County | $5 | 7.2% |
| 197 | Terry County | $5 | 7.0% |
| 199 | Tom Green County | $4.90 | 7.4% |
| 200 | Irion County | $4.80 | 8.8% |
| 201 | Crosby County | $4.70 | 7.8% |
| 201 | Webb County | $4.70 | 6.2% |
| 203 | Hartley County | $4.50 | 6.6% |
| 204 | Dimmit County | $4.20 | 9.3% |
| 204 | Hays County | $4.20 | 10.4% |
| 206 | Zavala County | $4.10 | 12.8% |
| 207 | Crockett County | $3.80 | 5.6% |
| 207 | Yoakum County | $3.80 | 7.3% |
| 209 | Cameron County | $3.50 | 10.4% |
| 210 | Howard County | $3.30 | 9.3% |
| 211 | Comal County | $3.20 | 12.4% |
| 211 | Glasscock County | $3.20 | 5.7% |
| 211 | Sterling County | $3.20 | 5.5% |
| 214 | Kimble County | $3 | 5.6% |
| 215 | Andrews County | $2.90 | 5.7% |
| 216 | Edwards County | $2.70 | 12.4% |
| 217 | Pecos County | $2.30 | 6.5% |
| 218 | McMullen County | $2.10 | 6.1% |
| 218 | Val Verde County | $2.10 | 8.4% |
| 220 | Reagan County | $1.90 | 20.7% |
| 221 | Presidio County | $1.80 | 6.4% |
| 222 | Terrell County | $1.70 | 9.9% |
| 223 | Midland County | $1.10 | 11.5% |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. 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. 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.