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Texas Cash Rent by County — 2026 USDA Rates
Compare mean annual cash rent per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, and pasture. Every summary keeps land type and rate year separate, with active history from 2019 through 2026.
2026 USDA rate year
The median among 190 reporting counties was $27 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $36 per acre. San Patricio County had the highest reported county mean at $84. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +145.7% in Colorado County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
3,631 published county-land-type records and 2,465 suppressed or missing records are retained. Unavailable annual values are shown explicitly and never interpolated.
- Non-irrigated cropland
- Irrigated cropland
- Pasture
Year-by-year values by land type
Non-irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $22 | 166 |
| 2020 | Not available | $22 | 197 |
| 2021 | Not available | $23 | 196 |
| 2022 | Not available | $22 | 202 |
| 2023 | Not available | $24 | 195 |
| 2024 | Not available | $24 | 173 |
| 2025 | $37 | $27 | 177 |
| 2026 | $36 | $27 | 190 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $80 | 42 |
| 2020 | Not available | $85 | 55 |
| 2021 | Not available | $87 | 48 |
| 2022 | Not available | $98 | 49 |
| 2023 | Not available | $102 | 54 |
| 2024 | Not available | $100 | 38 |
| 2025 | $114 | $107 | 36 |
| 2026 | $125 | $99 | 43 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $8 | 200 |
| 2020 | Not available | $9 | 225 |
| 2021 | Not available | $9 | 235 |
| 2022 | Not available | $10 | 228 |
| 2023 | Not available | $11 | 225 |
| 2024 | Not available | $9 | 222 |
| 2025 | $8 | $10 | 212 |
| 2026 | $9 | $11 | 223 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Hartley County$205
- Gaines County$190
- Frio County$173
- Sherman County$170
- Hansford County$160
Lowest
Pasture
Highest
Lowest
Sortable county table
2026 county cash rents
Change is shown only when the same land type has a valid value in the immediately prior year.
| County | Non-irrigated cropland | YoY change | Rate year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Patricio County | $84/acre | -4.6% | 2026 |
| Nueces County | $70/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Lamb County | $66/acre | — | 2026 |
| Willacy County | $66/acre | -13.3% | 2026 |
| Wharton County | $63/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Matagorda County | $62/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Cameron County | $60/acre | -9.8% | 2026 |
| El Paso County | $60/acre | — | 2026 |
| Colorado County | $57/acre | +145.7% | 2026 |
| Bee County | $56/acre | -20.6% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $56/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Crosby County | $55/acre | +12.2% | 2026 |
| Terry County | $54/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Calhoun County | $52/acre | -15.6% | 2026 |
| Gaines County | $51/acre | +31.2% | 2026 |
| Hale County | $50/acre | +33.3% | 2026 |
| Tom Green County | $50/acre | +16.3% | 2026 |
| Castro County | $49/acre | +34.3% | 2026 |
| Hartley County | $49/acre | — | 2026 |
| Refugio County | $49/acre | -17.1% | 2026 |
| Bailey County | $48/acre | +1.1% | 2026 |
| Carson County | $48/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Hidalgo County | $48/acre | -25.6% | 2026 |
| Milam County | $48/acre | -10.3% | 2026 |
| Williamson County | $48/acre | -8.6% | 2026 |
| Lynn County | $47/acre | -2.1% | 2026 |
| Bell County | $46/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Hockley County | $46/acre | +16.7% | 2026 |
| Kleberg County | $46/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Waller County | $45/acre | +11.3% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $44/acre | +46.7% | 2026 |
| McLennan County | $43/acre | +1.2% | 2026 |
| Hill County | $42/acre | +7.7% | 2026 |
| Lubbock County | $42/acre | +10.5% | 2026 |
| Martin County | $42/acre | — | 2026 |
| Fort Bend County | $42/acre | -20.2% | 2026 |
| Frio County | $41/acre | +22.4% | 2026 |
| Collingsworth County | $41/acre | -8.0% | 2026 |
| Sherman County | $40/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Swisher County | $39/acre | +8.3% | 2026 |
| Wichita County | $39/acre | +10.0% | 2026 |
| Austin County | $38/acre | +65.2% | 2026 |
| Fannin County | $37/acre | +15.6% | 2026 |
| Henderson County | $37/acre | +34.5% | 2026 |
| Potter County | $37/acre | +23.3% | 2026 |
| Navarro County | $37/acre | +15.9% | 2026 |
| Parmer County | $37/acre | -1.4% | 2026 |
| Victoria County | $36/acre | -30.1% | 2026 |
| Armstrong County | $36/acre | — | 2026 |
| Borden County | $36/acre | — | 2026 |
| Howard County | $36/acre | — | 2026 |
| Randall County | $36/acre | +31.5% | 2026 |
| Stonewall County | $36/acre | — | 2026 |
| Comanche County | $35/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Runnels County | $35/acre | -11.4% | 2026 |
| Glasscock County | $35/acre | +91.7% | 2026 |
| Brazoria County | $34/acre | +30.8% | 2026 |
| Cochran County | $34/acre | -11.7% | 2026 |
| Hansford County | $34/acre | -11.7% | 2026 |
| Harris County | $34/acre | +41.7% | 2026 |
| Archer County | $34/acre | +4.7% | 2026 |
| Caldwell County | $33/acre | — | 2026 |
| Falls County | $33/acre | +14.0% | 2026 |
| Haskell County | $32/acre | +12.3% | 2026 |
| Schleicher County | $32/acre | -7.3% | 2026 |
| Scurry County | $32/acre | -13.5% | 2026 |
| Collin County | $32/acre | -17.1% | 2026 |
| Deaf Smith County | $32/acre | -4.5% | 2026 |
| Grayson County | $32/acre | +3.3% | 2026 |
| Cooke County | $31/acre | +1.6% | 2026 |
| Fisher County | $31/acre | -13.9% | 2026 |
| Wilson County | $31/acre | +19.2% | 2026 |
| Baylor County | $31/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Brazos County | $31/acre | +35.6% | 2026 |
| Hopkins County | $31/acre | +35.6% | 2026 |
| Wilbarger County | $31/acre | +10.9% | 2026 |
| Bexar County | $30/acre | +9.1% | 2026 |
| Coke County | $30/acre | +46.3% | 2026 |
| Walker County | $30/acre | +106.9% | 2026 |
| Floyd County | $30/acre | -7.8% | 2026 |
| Guadalupe County | $30/acre | -9.2% | 2026 |
| Jones County | $30/acre | +1.7% | 2026 |
| Yoakum County | $30/acre | -18.1% | 2026 |
| Anderson County | $29/acre | +26.1% | 2026 |
| Goliad County | $29/acre | -18.3% | 2026 |
| Tarrant County | $29/acre | +38.1% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $29/acre | +38.1% | 2026 |
| Garza County | $29/acre | — | 2026 |
| Hood County | $28/acre | +5.7% | 2026 |
| Lavaca County | $28/acre | +9.8% | 2026 |
| Hunt County | $28/acre | +25.0% | 2026 |
| Jack County | $28/acre | +44.7% | 2026 |
| Ochiltree County | $28/acre | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Concho County | $27/acre | -11.5% | 2026 |
| Gonzales County | $27/acre | +35.0% | 2026 |
| Knox County | $27/acre | -6.9% | 2026 |
| Nolan County | $27/acre | +3.9% | 2026 |
| Clay County | $27/acre | -1.9% | 2026 |
| Dickens County | $27/acre | +32.5% | 2026 |
| Ellis County | $27/acre | +1.9% | 2026 |
| Hays County | $27/acre | -28.4% | 2026 |
| Menard County | $27/acre | — | 2026 |
| Upshur County | $27/acre | -18.5% | 2026 |
| Bosque County | $26/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $26/acre | -11.9% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $26/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Kaufman County | $26/acre | +13.0% | 2026 |
| McCulloch County | $26/acre | +4.0% | 2026 |
| Childress County | $25/acre | — | 2026 |
| Freestone County | $25/acre | +51.5% | 2026 |
| Karnes County | $25/acre | +38.9% | 2026 |
| Bastrop County | $25/acre | — | 2026 |
| Throckmorton County | $25/acre | — | 2026 |
| Delta County | $24/acre | -31.4% | 2026 |
| Erath County | $24/acre | +20.0% | 2026 |
| Bowie County | $24/acre | — | 2026 |
| Cottle County | $24/acre | — | 2026 |
| Johnson County | $24/acre | -13.0% | 2026 |
| Travis County | $24/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| Gray County | $23/acre | -17.9% | 2026 |
| Hardeman County | $23/acre | -4.2% | 2026 |
| Hemphill County | $23/acre | +64.3% | 2026 |
| Liberty County | $23/acre | -11.5% | 2026 |
| Mitchell County | $23/acre | -4.2% | 2026 |
| Montague County | $23/acre | -19.3% | 2026 |
| Zavala County | $23/acre | +4.5% | 2026 |
| DeWitt County | $23/acre | -59.8% | 2026 |
| Camp County | $22/acre | -10.2% | 2026 |
| Chambers County | $22/acre | +15.8% | 2026 |
| Denton County | $22/acre | — | 2026 |
| Rains County | $22/acre | -15.4% | 2026 |
| Smith County | $22/acre | +15.8% | 2026 |
| Van Zandt County | $22/acre | +10.0% | 2026 |
| Lamar County | $22/acre | -14.0% | 2026 |
| Mason County | $22/acre | — | 2026 |
| Morris County | $22/acre | -21.8% | 2026 |
| Medina County | $21/acre | -50.0% | 2026 |
| Palo Pinto County | $21/acre | -10.6% | 2026 |
| Wheeler County | $21/acre | +40.0% | 2026 |
| Dallam County | $21/acre | — | 2026 |
| Donley County | $21/acre | — | 2026 |
| Eastland County | $21/acre | +24.2% | 2026 |
| Oldham County | $21/acre | +7.9% | 2026 |
| Briscoe County | $20/acre | +5.3% | 2026 |
| Coryell County | $20/acre | -16.7% | 2026 |
| Lampasas County | $20/acre | -2.4% | 2026 |
| Shackelford County | $20/acre | +17.6% | 2026 |
| Titus County | $20/acre | +25.0% | 2026 |
| Young County | $20/acre | -14.9% | 2026 |
| Houston County | $20/acre | -9.3% | 2026 |
| Live Oak County | $20/acre | -30.4% | 2026 |
| Somervell County | $20/acre | -20.4% | 2026 |
| Uvalde County | $20/acre | -11.4% | 2026 |
| Atascosa County | $19/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Hamilton County | $19/acre | +11.8% | 2026 |
| Coleman County | $19/acre | -15.9% | 2026 |
| Lipscomb County | $19/acre | -5.1% | 2026 |
| Starr County | $19/acre | -47.1% | 2026 |
| Wood County | $19/acre | -7.5% | 2026 |
| Cass County | $18/acre | +28.6% | 2026 |
| Cherokee County | $18/acre | -5.3% | 2026 |
| Gillespie County | $18/acre | -28.0% | 2026 |
| Grimes County | $18/acre | -12.2% | 2026 |
| Harrison County | $18/acre | -14.3% | 2026 |
| Shelby County | $18/acre | +28.6% | 2026 |
| Nacogdoches County | $18/acre | -16.7% | 2026 |
| Taylor County | $17/acre | -41.4% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $17/acre | -21.4% | 2026 |
| Hardin County | $17/acre | — | 2026 |
| Callahan County | $16/acre | +18.5% | 2026 |
| Jasper County | $16/acre | +18.5% | 2026 |
| Leon County | $16/acre | — | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $16/acre | -28.9% | 2026 |
| Polk County | $16/acre | -30.4% | 2026 |
| Red River County | $16/acre | — | 2026 |
| Wise County | $16/acre | +3.3% | 2026 |
| Rusk County | $15/acre | — | 2026 |
| Galveston County | $15/acre | -38.3% | 2026 |
| Blanco County | $14/acre | -15.2% | 2026 |
| Trinity County | $14/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Panola County | $14/acre | — | 2026 |
| San Jacinto County | $14/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lee County | $13/acre | -38.1% | 2026 |
| Comal County | $13/acre | +19.1% | 2026 |
| Webb County | $12/acre | — | 2026 |
| Kinney County | $11/acre | — | 2026 |
| San Saba County | $11/acre | -43.6% | 2026 |
| Stephens County | $11/acre | -24.1% | 2026 |
| Llano County | $10/acre | — | 2026 |
| Kendall County | $10/acre | -38.7% | 2026 |
| Andrews County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Angelina County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Bandera County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Brooks County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Burleson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Burnet County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Crockett County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Dawson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Dimmit County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Duval County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Edwards County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Foard County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Hall County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Hutchinson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Irion County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Jeff Davis County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Jim Hogg County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Jim Wells County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Kent County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Kerr County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Kimble County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Limestone County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Madison County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| McMullen County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Midland County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Mills County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Moore County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Motley County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Orange County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Parker County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Pecos County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Presidio County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Reagan County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Real County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Reeves County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Roberts County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Robertson County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Sabine County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| San Augustine County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Sterling County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Sutton County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Terrell County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Tyler County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Upton County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Val Verde County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Zapata County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
Source and method
How to read this report
USDA county cash rent is a mean for a named land-use category. It is not a low, median, and high distribution. The state cards above are labeled medians among reporting counties unless an official USDA statewide mean is explicitly available.
Rate year: 2026. USDA source release: Aug 21, 2026. Dataset refreshed: Oct 9, 2026.
Data editor: LandLeaseRates Data Team · Reviewed against active release bce02b07.
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