Cash rent for pasture: Utah
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
- Utah's rent is 0.5 times the US average.
- Since 1994 it has fallen 49.7%, from $16.30 to $8.20 an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $8.20 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $5.50 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $5.30 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $4.10 | $15 |
| 2022 | $4.10 | $14 |
| 2021 | $4.50 | $13 |
| 2020 | $4.90 | $13 |
| 2019 | $4.30 | $13 |
| 2018 | No figure | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $4.80 | $12.50 |
| 2016 | $5 | $13 |
| 2015 | No figure | $14 |
| 2014 | $5 | $12 |
| 2013 | $6 | $12 |
| 2012 | $5 | $11.50 |
| 2011 | $5 | $11.50 |
| 2010 | $5 | $11 |
| 2009 | $4.80 | $11 |
| 2008 | $4.80 | $10.50 |
| 2007 | $5.30 | $10 |
| 2006 | $11 | $10.80 |
| 2005 | $9 | $10.30 |
| 2004 | $10 | $9.60 |
| 2003 | $9 | $9 |
| 2002 | $10 | $9.20 |
| 2001 | $13 | $9.20 |
| 2000 | $11 | $8.50 |
| 1999 | $12 | $8.90 |
| 1998 | $11 | $8.80 |
| 1995 | $13.70 | No figure |
| 1994 | $16.30 | No figure |
Every Utah county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $1.20 an acre in Tooele County to $26.50 an acre in Weber County.
- Under $4.80 (3 counties)
- $4.80 to under $6.10 (3 counties)
- $6.10 to under $10 (4 counties)
- $10 to under $14 (3 counties)
- $14 and over (4 counties)
- Not published separately (12 counties, $11 an acre combined)
NASS combined Beaver County, Carbon County, Daggett County, Davis County, Garfield County, Grand County, Iron County, Morgan County, Piute County, Salt Lake County, San Juan County and Wasatch County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber County | $26.50 | 13.1% |
| 2 | Duchesne County | $15 | 20.8% |
| 3 | Sevier County | $14 | 22.8% |
| 3 | Utah County | $14 | 19.6% |
| 5 | Cache County | $13 | 20.8% |
| 6 | Washington County | $11.50 | 44.0% |
| 7 | Rich County | $10 | 25.4% |
| 8 | Wayne County | $9.30 | 25.1% |
| 9 | Uintah County | $6.40 | 37.8% |
| 10 | Sanpete County | $6.20 | 16.7% |
| 11 | Box Elder County | $6.10 | 15.6% |
| 12 | Emery County | $5.40 | 9.9% |
| 13 | Summit County | $5.10 | 22.8% |
| 14 | Millard County | $4.80 | 11.1% |
| 15 | Kane County | $2.90 | 7.3% |
| 16 | Juab County | $1.90 | 24.6% |
| 17 | Tooele County | $1.20 | 17.6% |
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.