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Cash rent for pasture: Lincoln County, Wyoming
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
Lincoln County, 2026
$15 an acre
Up 36.4% from $11 in 2025
Wyoming, 2026
$7.30 an acre
Down 2.7% from $7.50 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Lincoln CountyWyomingUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Lincoln County's rent is 2.1 times the Wyoming average and 0.9 times the US average.
- It is the highest of the 18 Wyoming counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 212.5%, from $4.80 to $15 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Lincoln figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2024 it combined Lincoln into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Lincoln County | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $15 | $7.30 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $11 | $7.50 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $6.70 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $5.40 | $5.90 | $15 |
| 2022 | $8.80 | $5.50 | $14 |
| 2021 | $8 | $4.80 | $13 |
| 2020 | $12.50 | $5 | $13 |
| 2019 | $14.50 | $4.40 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $9.10 | $4.80 | $12.50 |
| 2016 | $7.70 | $5.30 | $13 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $14 |
| 2014 | $6.70 | $5 | $12 |
| 2013 | $7.30 | $4.50 | $12 |
| 2012 | $7.30 | $4.80 | $11.50 |
| 2011 | $7.70 | $4.50 | $11.50 |
| 2010 | $6 | $4 | $11 |
| 2009 | $4.80 | $4 | $11 |
| 2008 | Not available | $4 | $10.50 |
| 2007 | No figure | $4 | $10 |
| 2006 | No figure | $4.50 | $10.80 |
| 2005 | No figure | $4 | $10.30 |
| 2004 | No figure | $4 | $9.60 |
| 2003 | No figure | $3.50 | $9 |
| 2002 | No figure | $3.80 | $9.20 |
| 2001 | No figure | $3.50 | $9.20 |
| 2000 | No figure | $3.50 | $8.50 |
| 1999 | No figure | $4 | $8.90 |
| 1998 | No figure | No figure | $8.80 |
| 1995 | No figure | $3.50 | No figure |
| 1994 | No figure | $3.10 | No figure |
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Every Wyoming county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $4 an acre in Natrona County to $15 an acre in Lincoln County.
- Under $5.80 (3 counties)
- $5.80 to under $7.80 (4 counties)
- $7.80 to under $8.10 (2 counties)
- $8.10 to under $11 (5 counties)
- $11 and over (4 counties)
- Not published separately (5 counties, $12 an acre combined)
NASS combined Big Horn County, Sublette County, Sweetwater County, Teton County and Washakie County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County This county | $15 | 24.7% |
| 2 | Park County | $13.50 | 29.3% |
| 3 | Fremont County | $13 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Sheridan County | $11 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Goshen County | $10 | 7.0% |
| 5 | Hot Springs County | $10 | 10.8% |
| 7 | Uinta County | $8.20 | 12.8% |
| 8 | Crook County | $8.10 | 6.1% |
| 8 | Niobrara County | $8.10 | 6.6% |
| 10 | Converse County | $7.90 | 11.8% |
| 11 | Weston County | $7.80 | 14.5% |
| 12 | Albany County | $6.20 | 13.6% |
| 12 | Campbell County | $6.20 | 9.1% |
| 12 | Laramie County | $6.20 | 5.6% |
| 15 | Platte County | $5.80 | 11.3% |
| 16 | Johnson County | $5 | 6.8% |
| 17 | Carbon County | $4.40 | 7.2% |
| 18 | Natrona County | $4 | 10.6% |
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 Lincoln is 24.7% (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.