Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Phillips County$47.50
- 2Sedgwick County$45
- 3Yuma County$45
- 4Kit Carson County$40
- 5Washington County$39.50
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Las Animas County$6.30
- 2Arapahoe County$13.50
- 3San Miguel County$14
- 4Routt County$17
- 5Bent County$17.50
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Routt County+21.4% (+$3)
- 2Prowers County+17.5% (+$5)
- 3Kiowa County+16.0% (+$4)
- 4Conejos County+14.5% (+$4.50)
- 5Cheyenne County+10.3% (+$3)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Larimer County−23.7% (−$9)
- 2Arapahoe County−3.6% (−$0.50)
- 3Lincoln County−3.4% (−$1)
All 50 counties
Colorado cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Adams County | East Central | $19.50 | $146 | — | 0% |
| Alamosa County | San Luis Valley | — | $191 | — | — |
| Arapahoe County | East Central | $13.50 | — | $8.40 | −3.6% |
| Archuleta County | Southwest | — | — | $12 | — |
| Baca County | Southeast | $31 | — | $6.40 | 0% |
| Bent County | Southeast | $17.50 | $178 | $6.20 | — |
| Boulder County | Northeast | — | $96.50 | $9.40 | — |
| Chaffee County | Northwest And Mountain | $30.50 | $61 | — | — |
| Cheyenne County | East Central | $32 | — | $9.20 | +10.3% |
| Conejos County | San Luis Valley | $35.50 | $134 | $23.50 | +14.5% |
| Costilla County | San Luis Valley | — | — | — | — |
| Crowley County | Southeast | — | — | $6 | — |
| Custer County | Southeast | — | — | — | — |
| Delta County | Southwest | — | $120 | $4.90 | — |
| Douglas County | East Central | — | — | $12 | — |
| Eagle County | Northwest And Mountain | — | — | — | — |
| El Paso County | East Central | — | — | $5.70 | — |
| Elbert County | East Central | $28.50 | — | $9.50 | — |
| Fremont County | Southeast | — | $67 | $3.40 | — |
| Garfield County | Southwest | — | — | $4 | — |
| Grand County | Northwest And Mountain | — | — | $10 | — |
| Gunnison County | Northwest And Mountain | — | $54 | $8.70 | — |
| Huerfano County | Southeast | — | — | $4.80 | — |
| Jackson County | Northwest And Mountain | — | — | $10 | — |
| Kiowa County | East Central | $29 | — | $7.30 | +16.0% |
| Kit Carson County | East Central | $40 | $170 | $13 | +5.3% |
| La Plata County | Southwest | $24 | $81.50 | $11 | — |
| Larimer County | Northeast | $29 | $195 | $7.60 | −23.7% |
| Las Animas County | Southeast | $6.30 | $122 | $4.10 | — |
| Lincoln County | East Central | $28 | — | $6.60 | −3.4% |
| Logan County | Northeast | $36.50 | $234 | $14 | +2.8% |
| Mesa County | Southwest | — | $113 | $5.50 | — |
| Moffat County | Northwest And Mountain | — | — | $2.80 | — |
| Montezuma County | Southwest | — | $135 | $5.60 | — |
| Montrose County | Southwest | — | $138 | $4.80 | — |
| Morgan County | Northeast | $36 | $206 | $9.80 | +4.3% |
| Otero County | Southeast | — | $155 | $3.10 | — |
| Park County | Northwest And Mountain | — | $33 | $2.90 | — |
| Phillips County | East Central | $47.50 | $257 | $16.50 | +4.4% |
| Prowers County | Southeast | $33.50 | $154 | $6.60 | +17.5% |
| Pueblo County | Southeast | — | $175 | $6.10 | — |
| Rio Blanco County | Northwest And Mountain | — | $86.50 | $4 | — |
| Rio Grande County | San Luis Valley | — | $220 | — | — |
| Routt County | Northwest And Mountain | $17 | — | $6.50 | +21.4% |
| Saguache County | San Luis Valley | — | $189 | $12 | — |
| San Miguel County | Southwest | $14 | — | — | — |
| Sedgwick County | Northeast | $45 | $178 | $13.50 | +1.1% |
| Washington County | East Central | $39.50 | $214 | $11 | +3.9% |
| Weld County | Northeast | $25 | $202 | $9.80 | — |
| Yuma County | East Central | $45 | $290 | $16 | 0% |
Counties NASS published only in 2025 show a dash for 2026; their pages carry the 2025 figure.
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Sources & method
Where these numbers come from
- Every rent on these pages is a published estimate from the USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey: the average cash rent paid per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland and pasture. We pull the 2024–2026 county and state series straight from Quick Stats.
- NASS skips counties with too few survey reports, or withholds them to protect respondents, and lumps them into an "other counties" total. Those counties get no page here, and missing years show as a dash. We do not estimate, average or interpolate around the gaps.
- The coefficient of variation (CV) is NASS's measure of sampling precision. Lower is tighter; the higher the CV, the wider the real range around the county figure.
- "Bordering counties" are the ones that share a boundary under the Census Bureau county adjacency file, including across state lines.
- An average rent is a benchmark, not a fair price for a specific field. Soil, drainage, fertility, improvements and lease terms all move the number.
Data last refreshed October 8, 2026.