Cash rent for pasture: Roanoke County, Virginia
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
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What the numbers say
- Roanoke County's rent is 0.6 times the Virginia average and 1.1 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 9th lowest of the 57 Virginia counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2025 it has risen 32.1%, from $14 to $18.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Roanoke figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 it combined Roanoke into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Roanoke County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $18.50 | $33.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $14 | $28 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $26 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $24.50 | $15 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $23.50 | $14 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $23.50 | $13 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $23 | $13 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $21 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $21 | $12.50 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $20 | $12.50 |
Every Virginia county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $15 an acre in Buckingham County to $53 an acre in Rockingham County.
- Under $20 (11 counties)
- $20 to under $24 (9 counties)
- $24 to under $28.50 (14 counties)
- $28.50 to under $32.50 (11 counties)
- $32.50 and over (12 counties)
- Not published separately (76 counties, $38 an acre combined)
NASS combined Accomack County, Alexandria city, Arlington County, Bristol city, Brunswick County, Buchanan County, Buena Vista city, Charles City, Charlottesville city, Chesapeake city, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights city, Covington city, Craig County, Danville city, Dickenson County, Emporia city, Essex County, Fairfax city, Fairfax County, Falls Church city, Franklin city, Fredericksburg city, Galax city, Gloucester County, Greene County, Greensville County, Hampton city, Harrisonburg city, Henrico County, Highland County, Hopewell city, Isle of Wight County, James City, King and Queen County, King George County, King William County, Lancaster County, Lexington city, Lynchburg city, Manassas city, Manassas Park city, Martinsville city, Mathews County, Middlesex County, New Kent County, Newport News city, Norfolk city, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Norton city, Orange County, Petersburg city, Poquoson city, Portsmouth city, Powhatan County, Prince George County, Prince William County, Radford city, Richmond city, Richmond County, Roanoke city, Salem city, Smyth County, Southampton County, Staunton city, Suffolk city, Surry County, Sussex County, Virginia Beach city, Waynesboro city, Westmoreland County, Williamsburg city, Winchester city, Wise County and York County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockingham County | $53 | 4.2% |
| 2 | Washington County | $46.50 | 6.7% |
| 3 | Pulaski County | $45 | 11.1% |
| 3 | Wythe County | $45 | 5.5% |
| 5 | Augusta County | $43.50 | 6.0% |
| 6 | Page County | $39 | 16.0% |
| 6 | Shenandoah County | $39 | 5.5% |
| 8 | Grayson County | $35.50 | 8.9% |
| 9 | Bath County | $35 | 9.4% |
| 9 | Pittsylvania County | $35 | 4.2% |
| 11 | Russell County | $34.50 | 23.0% |
| 12 | Madison County | $32.50 | 9.0% |
| 13 | Carroll County | $31 | 15.5% |
| 14 | Goochland County | $30.50 | 6.0% |
| 15 | Louisa County | $30 | 7.5% |
| 15 | Montgomery County | $30 | 15.2% |
| 17 | Amelia County | $29 | 10.7% |
| 17 | Floyd County | $29 | 3.7% |
| 17 | Halifax County | $29 | 15.9% |
| 17 | Loudoun County | $29 | 6.0% |
| 21 | Clarke County | $28.50 | 6.8% |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | $28.50 | 9.9% |
| 21 | Stafford County | $28.50 | 14.4% |
| 24 | Bland County | $28 | 4.3% |
| 24 | Cumberland County | $28 | 8.6% |
| 24 | Franklin County | $28 | 6.5% |
| 24 | Prince Edward County | $28 | 6.8% |
| 28 | Culpeper County | $27.50 | 3.4% |
| 29 | Charlotte County | $27 | 9.2% |
| 30 | Albemarle County | $26.50 | 5.2% |
| 31 | Lunenburg County | $26 | 6.8% |
| 32 | Nottoway County | $25.50 | 8.8% |
| 33 | Botetourt County | $25 | 4.9% |
| 33 | Caroline County | $25 | 7.7% |
| 35 | Frederick County | $24 | 8.7% |
| 35 | Giles County | $24 | 40.6% |
| 35 | Tazewell County | $24 | 10.2% |
| 38 | Patrick County | $23.50 | 7.8% |
| 39 | Campbell County | $23 | 5.0% |
| 40 | Appomattox County | $22 | 8.3% |
| 40 | Lee County | $22 | 5.8% |
| 40 | Rockbridge County | $22 | 7.6% |
| 43 | Hanover County | $21.50 | 16.9% |
| 44 | Henry County | $21 | 2.8% |
| 44 | Spotsylvania County | $21 | 5.7% |
| 46 | Fluvanna County | $20 | 4.5% |
| 47 | Dinwiddie County | $19 | 16.4% |
| 48 | Roanoke County This county | $18.50 | 13.1% |
| 48 | Scott County | $18.50 | 4.7% |
| 50 | Bedford County | $18 | 14.6% |
| 51 | Nelson County | $17.50 | 9.5% |
| 52 | Fauquier County | $17 | 5.5% |
| 53 | Alleghany County | $16 | 7.0% |
| 53 | Amherst County | $16 | 6.6% |
| 53 | Warren County | $16 | 5.9% |
| 56 | Buckingham County | $15 | 17.0% |
| 56 | Rappahannock County | $15 | 6.8% |
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.