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USDA NASS · 2026 county estimates

Texas cash rent, county by county

What tenants paid per acre across 244 Texas counties. For non-irrigated cropland, it runs from $9.50 in Kendall County to $83.50 in San Patricio County, with a county median of $27.

State avg · Non-irrigated cropland
$35.50/acre
2026 · −$1 (−2.7%) vs 2025
State avg · Irrigated cropland
$125/acre
2026 · +$11 (+9.6%) vs 2025
State avg · Pasture
$8.60/acre
2026 · +$0.90 (+11.7%) vs 2025

Highest non-irrigated cropland rent

  1. 1San Patricio County$83.50
  2. 2Nueces County$70
  3. 3Lamb County$65.50
  4. 4Willacy County$65.50
  5. 5Wharton County$63

Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent

  1. 1Kendall County$9.50
  2. 2Llano County$9.90
  3. 3Stephens County$11
  4. 4San Saba County$11
  5. 5Kinney County$11

Biggest increases, 2025→2026

  1. 1Colorado County+145.7% (+$33.50)
  2. 2Walker County+106.9% (+$15.50)
  3. 3Glasscock County+91.7% (+$16.50)
  4. 4Austin County+65.2% (+$15)
  5. 5Hemphill County+64.3% (+$9)

Biggest drops, 2025→2026

  1. 1DeWitt County−59.8% (−$33.50)
  2. 2Medina County−50.0% (−$21)
  3. 3Starr County−47.1% (−$16.50)
  4. 4San Saba County−43.6% (−$8.50)
  5. 5Taylor County−41.4% (−$12)
All 244 counties

Texas cash rent table, 2026

$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published

Anderson CountyEast Texas North$29—$18.50+26.1%
Andrews CountySouthern High Plains——$2.90—
Angelina CountyEast Texas South——$19—
Archer CountyCross Timbers$33.50—$12.50+4.7%
Armstrong CountyNorthern High Plains$35.50—$8.10—
Atascosa CountySouth Texas$19—$120%
Austin CountySouth Central$38——+65.2%
Bailey CountySouthern High Plains$48$124$6.40+1.1%
Bandera CountyEdwards Plateau——$5.10—
Bastrop CountySouth Central$24.50—$12.50—
Baylor CountySouthern Low Plains$30.50—$11−1.6%
Bee CountySouth Central$56—$9.90−20.6%
Bell CountyBlacklands$46—$19−1.1%
Bexar CountySouth Central$30$72.50$14.50+9.1%
Blanco CountyEdwards Plateau$14—$7.30−15.2%
Borden CountyNorthern Low Plains$35.50—$5.40—
Bosque CountyBlacklands$26—$11+13.0%
Bowie CountyEast Texas North$23.50—$21.50—
Brazoria CountyUpper Coast$34$60$16.50+30.8%
Brazos CountyEast Texas South$30.50—$13+35.6%
Brewster CountyTrans-Pecos————
Briscoe CountyNorthern High Plains$20—$6.50+5.3%
Brooks CountySouth Texas——$7.90—
Brown CountyCross Timbers$16.50—$11.50−21.4%
Burleson CountySouth Central——$8.50—
Burnet CountyEdwards Plateau——$10.50—
Caldwell CountySouth Central$33—$12.50—
Calhoun CountyUpper Coast$51.50—$15−15.6%
Callahan CountyCross Timbers$16—$9.40+18.5%
Cameron CountyLower Valley$59.50$94$3.50−9.8%
Camp CountyEast Texas North$22—$18.50−10.2%
Carson CountyNorthern High Plains$48—$10+6.7%
Cass CountyEast Texas North$18—$16+28.6%
Castro CountyNorthern High Plains$49$145$19.50+34.2%
Chambers CountyUpper Coast$22$65$12+15.8%
Cherokee CountyEast Texas North$18—$17.50−5.3%
Childress CountyNorthern Low Plains$25$26$9.50—
Clay CountyCross Timbers$26.50—$12.50−1.9%
Cochran CountySouthern High Plains$34——−11.7%
Coke CountyEdwards Plateau$30—$6.40+46.3%
Coleman CountySouthern Low Plains$18.50—$11−15.9%
Collin CountyBlacklands$31.50—$11−17.1%
Collingsworth CountyNorthern Low Plains$40.50—$8−8.0%
Colorado CountySouth Central$56.50$106$15.50+145.7%
Comal CountySouth Central$12.50—$3.20+19.0%
Comanche CountyCross Timbers$35—$15.50+1.4%
Concho CountyEdwards Plateau$27—$6.40−11.5%
Cooke CountyBlacklands$31—$17.50+1.6%
Coryell CountyBlacklands$20—$12.50−16.7%
Cottle CountyNorthern Low Plains$23.50—$10—
Crockett CountyEdwards Plateau——$3.80—
Crosby CountySouthern High Plains$55$69$4.70+12.2%
Dallam CountyNorthern High Plains$20.50$127$11.50—
Dallas CountyBlacklands————
Dawson CountySouthern High Plains——$13.50—
Deaf Smith CountyNorthern High Plains$31.50$101$11−4.5%
Delta CountyBlacklands$24—$21.50−31.4%
Denton CountyBlacklands$22—$14.50—
DeWitt CountySouth Central$22.50—$14.50−59.8%
Dickens CountyNorthern Low Plains$26.50—$7.30+32.5%
Dimmit CountySouth Texas——$4.20—
Donley CountyNorthern Low Plains$20.50—$11—
Duval CountySouth Texas——$7.60—
Eastland CountyCross Timbers$20.50—$12+24.2%
Ector CountyTrans-Pecos————
Edwards CountyEdwards Plateau——$2.70—
El Paso CountyTrans-Pecos$59.50$140——
Ellis CountyBlacklands$26.50—$12+1.9%
Erath CountyCross Timbers$24—$11.50+20.0%
Falls CountyBlacklands$32.50—$24.50+14.0%
Fannin CountyBlacklands$37$71.50$21.50+15.6%
Fayette CountySouth Central$26——−11.9%
Fisher CountySouthern Low Plains$31—$9.30−13.9%
Floyd CountyNorthern High Plains$29.50$75.50$6.80−7.8%
Foard CountyNorthern Low Plains——$10—
Fort Bend CountyUpper Coast$41.50—$15−20.2%
Franklin CountyEast Texas North$26—$23.50−8.8%
Freestone CountyEast Texas South$25—$14+51.5%
Frio CountySouth Texas$41$173$7.20+22.4%
Gaines CountySouthern High Plains$50.50$190$7.10+31.2%
Galveston CountyUpper Coast$14.50—$14−38.3%
Garza CountyNorthern Low Plains$28.50———
Gillespie CountyEdwards Plateau$18—$7.20−28.0%
Glasscock CountySouthern High Plains$34.50—$3.20+91.7%
Goliad CountySouth Central$29—$9.50−18.3%
Gonzales CountySouth Central$27—$15.50+35.0%
Gray CountyNorthern High Plains$23—$8.30−17.9%
Grayson CountyBlacklands$31.50—$13+3.3%
Grimes CountyEast Texas South$18—$17−12.2%
Guadalupe CountySouth Central$29.50—$15.50−9.2%
Hale CountyNorthern High Plains$50$147$18.50+33.3%
Hall CountyNorthern Low Plains——$9.40—
Hamilton CountyBlacklands$19—$9.70+11.8%
Hansford CountyNorthern High Plains$34$160$10.50−11.7%
Hardeman CountyNorthern Low Plains$23—$9.10−4.2%
Hardin CountyEast Texas South$16.50———
Harris CountyUpper Coast$34—$11+41.7%
Harrison CountyEast Texas North$18—$14−14.3%
Hartley CountyNorthern High Plains$49$205$4.50—
Haskell CountySouthern Low Plains$32—$11+12.3%
Hays CountySouth Central$26.50—$4.20−28.4%
Hemphill CountyNorthern High Plains$23—$9.40+64.3%
Henderson CountyEast Texas North$37—$16+34.5%
Hidalgo CountyLower Valley$48$109$10.50−25.6%
Hill CountyBlacklands$42—$18+7.7%
Hockley CountySouthern High Plains$45.50$75$8.70+16.7%
Hood CountyCross Timbers$28—$16+5.7%
Hopkins CountyEast Texas North$30.50—$19.50+35.6%
Houston CountyEast Texas North$19.50—$14−9.3%
Howard CountySouthern High Plains$35.50—$3.30—
Hudspeth CountyTrans-Pecos————
Hunt CountyBlacklands$27.50—$12.50+25.0%
Hutchinson CountyNorthern High Plains——$6.50—
Irion CountyEdwards Plateau——$4.80—
Jack CountyCross Timbers$27.50—$12+44.7%
Jackson CountyUpper Coast$56—$14.500%
Jasper CountyEast Texas South$16—$12.50+18.5%
Jeff Davis CountyTrans-Pecos——$5—
Jefferson CountyUpper Coast$44$50.50$12+46.7%
Jim Hogg CountySouth Texas——$5.10—
Jim Wells CountySouth Texas——$12—
Johnson CountyBlacklands$23.50—$9.10−13.0%
Jones CountySouthern Low Plains$29.50—$12+1.7%
Karnes CountySouth Central$25—$13+38.9%
Kaufman CountyBlacklands$26—$19.50+13.0%
Kendall CountyEdwards Plateau$9.50—$5.40−38.7%
Kenedy CountySouth Texas————
Kent CountyNorthern Low Plains——$5.90—
Kerr CountyEdwards Plateau——$6—
Kimble CountyEdwards Plateau——$3—
King CountyNorthern Low Plains————
Kinney CountyEdwards Plateau$11—$5.60—
Kleberg CountyCoastal Bend$45.50—$15+8.3%
Knox CountySouthern Low Plains$27—$8.80−6.9%
La Salle CountySouth Texas————
Lamar CountyBlacklands$21.50—$20−14.0%
Lamb CountySouthern High Plains$65.50$107——
Lampasas CountyEdwards Plateau$20—$7.10−2.4%
Lavaca CountySouth Central$28—$13.50+9.8%
Lee CountySouth Central$13—$13−38.1%
Leon CountyEast Texas South$16—$14.50—
Liberty CountyUpper Coast$23—$11.50−11.5%
Limestone CountyBlacklands——$13.50—
Lipscomb CountyNorthern High Plains$18.50$113$9−5.1%
Live Oak CountySouth Texas$19.50—$6.80−30.4%
Llano CountyEdwards Plateau$9.90—$11—
Lubbock CountySouthern High Plains$42$75.50$8.20+10.5%
Lynn CountySouthern High Plains$47$91.50$9.40−2.1%
Madison CountyEast Texas South—$37$10—
Martin CountySouthern High Plains$42———
Mason CountyEdwards Plateau$21.50—$5.40—
Matagorda CountyUpper Coast$61.50$68.50$20−2.4%
McCulloch CountyEdwards Plateau$26—$7.10+4.0%
McLennan CountyBlacklands$43—$19.50+1.2%
McMullen CountySouth Texas——$2.10—
Medina CountySouth Central$21$102$5.80−50.0%
Menard CountyEdwards Plateau$26.50—$5.60—
Midland CountySouthern High Plains——$1.10—
Milam CountyBlacklands$48—$23.50−10.3%
Mills CountyCross Timbers——$12.50—
Mitchell CountySouthern Low Plains$23—$6.10−4.2%
Montague CountyCross Timbers$23—$14−19.3%
Montgomery CountyEast Texas South$16—$12.50−28.9%
Moore CountyNorthern High Plains—$146——
Morris CountyEast Texas North$21.50—$11.50−21.8%
Motley CountyNorthern Low Plains——$6.80—
Nacogdoches CountyEast Texas North$17.50—$13−16.7%
Navarro CountyBlacklands$36.50—$13.50+15.9%
Nolan CountySouthern Low Plains$27—$6.50+3.8%
Nueces CountyCoastal Bend$70$71$170%
Ochiltree CountyNorthern High Plains$27.50$99$9−1.8%
Oldham CountyNorthern High Plains$20.50—$9.10+7.9%
Orange CountyUpper Coast——$8.80—
Palo Pinto CountyCross Timbers$21—$9.80−10.6%
Panola CountyEast Texas North$13.50—$7.60—
Parker CountyCross Timbers——$13—
Parmer CountyNorthern High Plains$36.50$116—−1.4%
Pecos CountyTrans-Pecos——$2.30—
Polk CountyEast Texas South$16—$15.50−30.4%
Potter CountyNorthern High Plains$37—$6.40+23.3%
Presidio CountyTrans-Pecos——$1.80—
Rains CountyEast Texas North$22—$21.50−15.4%
Randall CountyNorthern High Plains$35.50—$9.90+31.5%
Reagan CountyEdwards Plateau——$1.90—
Real CountyEdwards Plateau——$6.50—
Red River CountyEast Texas North$16—$15—
Reeves CountyTrans-Pecos——$12.50—
Refugio CountyCoastal Bend$48.50—$12−17.1%
Roberts CountyNorthern High Plains——$7.10—
Robertson CountyEast Texas South—$97.50$15—
Rockwall CountyBlacklands————
Runnels CountySouthern Low Plains$35—$9.20−11.4%
Rusk CountyEast Texas North$15—$14.50—
Sabine CountyEast Texas South——$10.50—
San Augustine CountyEast Texas South——$13—
San Jacinto CountyEast Texas South$13.50—$15—
San Patricio CountyCoastal Bend$83.50—$11−4.6%
San Saba CountyEdwards Plateau$11—$9.90−43.6%
Schleicher CountyEdwards Plateau$32—$6.90−7.2%
Scurry CountySouthern Low Plains$32—$7.10−13.5%
Shackelford CountyCross Timbers$20——+17.6%
Shelby CountyEast Texas North$18—$15+28.6%
Sherman CountyNorthern High Plains$40$170$5.50+6.7%
Smith CountyEast Texas North$22—$15+15.8%
Somervell CountyCross Timbers$19.50—$15−20.4%
Starr CountyLower Valley$18.50—$16−47.1%
Stephens CountyCross Timbers$11—$7.30−24.1%
Sterling CountyEdwards Plateau——$3.20—
Stonewall CountySouthern Low Plains$35.50—$8.50—
Sutton CountyEdwards Plateau——$5.90—
Swisher CountyNorthern High Plains$39$72$14+8.3%
Tarrant CountyBlacklands$29——+38.1%
Taylor CountySouthern Low Plains$17—$5.30−41.4%
Terrell CountyTrans-Pecos——$1.70—
Terry CountySouthern High Plains$53.50—$5+0.9%
Throckmorton CountyCross Timbers$24.50—$7.80—
Titus CountyEast Texas North$20—$24+25.0%
Tom Green CountyEdwards Plateau$50$150$4.90+16.3%
Travis CountySouth Central$23.50—$12+4.4%
Trinity CountyEast Texas South$14—$140%
Tyler CountyEast Texas South——$14—
Upshur CountyEast Texas North$26.50—$20−18.5%
Upton CountyEdwards Plateau——$5.90—
Uvalde CountyEdwards Plateau$19.50$88$6.80−11.4%
Val Verde CountyEdwards Plateau——$2.10—
Van Zandt CountyEast Texas North$22—$16+10.0%
Victoria CountyUpper Coast$36—$13.50−30.1%
Walker CountyEast Texas South$30—$14.50+106.9%
Waller CountyEast Texas South$44.50—$17.50+11.3%
Washington CountySouth Central$29—$13.50+38.1%
Webb CountySouth Texas$12—$4.70—
Wharton CountyUpper Coast$63$105$30.50+1.6%
Wheeler CountyNorthern Low Plains$21—$10+40.0%
Wichita CountyNorthern Low Plains$38.50—$10.50+10.0%
Wilbarger CountyNorthern Low Plains$30.50—$17+10.9%
Willacy CountyLower Valley$65.50$97.50—−13.2%
Williamson CountyBlacklands$48—$15−8.6%
Wilson CountySouth Central$31—$13+19.2%
Wise CountyCross Timbers$15.50—$14.50+3.3%
Wood CountyEast Texas North$18.50—$16.50−7.5%
Yoakum CountySouthern High Plains$29.50$158$3.80−18.1%
Young CountyCross Timbers$20—$8.90−14.9%
Zapata CountySouth Texas—$45$6.80—
Zavala CountySouth Texas$23$50.50$4.10+4.5%

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.