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Washington 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 25 reporting counties was $71 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $75 per acre. Skagit County had the highest reported county mean at $256. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +87.6% in Cowlitz County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
456 published county-land-type records and 480 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 | $57 | 20 |
| 2020 | Not available | $48 | 8 |
| 2021 | Not available | $55 | 25 |
| 2022 | Not available | $64 | 24 |
| 2023 | Not available | $65 | 27 |
| 2024 | Not available | $70 | 21 |
| 2025 | Not available | $58 | 23 |
| 2026 | $75 | $71 | 25 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $305 | 16 |
| 2020 | Not available | $302 | 4 |
| 2021 | Not available | $260 | 21 |
| 2022 | Not available | $309 | 19 |
| 2023 | Not available | $311 | 21 |
| 2024 | Not available | $354 | 18 |
| 2025 | Not available | $345 | 16 |
| 2026 | $430 | $350 | 14 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $17 | 14 |
| 2020 | Not available | $25 | 17 |
| 2021 | Not available | $20 | 25 |
| 2022 | Not available | $25 | 25 |
| 2023 | Not available | $11 | 22 |
| 2024 | Not available | $37 | 16 |
| 2025 | Not available | $14 | 21 |
| 2026 | $8 | $10 | 14 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Skagit County$256
- Whatcom County$181
- Kitsap County$172
- King County$164
- Snohomish County$140
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
- Whatcom County$514
- Adams County$467
- Pierce County$466
- King County$460
- Skagit County$425
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit County | $256/acre | +2.8% | 2026 |
| Whatcom County | $181/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Kitsap County | $172/acre | — | 2026 |
| King County | $164/acre | +32.3% | 2026 |
| Snohomish County | $140/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Island County | $111/acre | — | 2026 |
| Columbia County | $110/acre | +67.9% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $90/acre | +5.9% | 2026 |
| Thurston County | $90/acre | +19.2% | 2026 |
| Cowlitz County | $84/acre | +87.6% | 2026 |
| Whitman County | $79/acre | -8.1% | 2026 |
| Lewis County | $77/acre | +33.9% | 2026 |
| Garfield County | $71/acre | +3.7% | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $60/acre | — | 2026 |
| Lincoln County | $57/acre | +29.6% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $57/acre | +29.9% | 2026 |
| Asotin County | $55/acre | +4.8% | 2026 |
| Douglas County | $53/acre | +39.5% | 2026 |
| Grant County | $52/acre | — | 2026 |
| Spokane County | $50/acre | -26.7% | 2026 |
| Stevens County | $50/acre | +12.5% | 2026 |
| Klickitat County | $42/acre | +50.9% | 2026 |
| Pend Oreille County | $39/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $34/acre | -20.2% | 2026 |
| Okanogan County | $30/acre | — | 2026 |
| Benton County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Kittitas County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Pierce County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| San Juan County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Walla Walla County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Yakima 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.
Read the full methodologyNarrative limitsFindings on this page are generated only from the active typed release; they do not infer causes or interpolate missing data.