GroundworkOpen the map

Washington County farmland

$39.50 an acre a year

Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, USDA NASS county survey, 2026

Cash rent in Washington County

What a farmer pays a landowner a year for an acre, from the USDA's county survey: the latest year NASS published for each kind of land.

Cash rent per acre a year in Washington County
LandRent an acreYearIn 2022
Cropland, non-irrigated$39.502026$35.50
Irrigated cropland$2142026Not published by NASS
Pasture$112026Not published by NASS

Cash rent in Washington County since 2009

Cropland and pasture rent an acre a year, every year the USDA's county survey published, newest first. "Not published" is a year NASS skipped or pooled the county; it is left blank, not estimated.

Cash rent per acre a year in Washington County, by survey year: non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, pasture
YearNon-irrigatedIrrigatedPasture
2026$39.50$214$11
2025$38Not published$12
2024$42$201$16.50
2023$37$219$12.50
2022$35.50Not publishedNot published
2021$38.50$195$8.90
2020$31.50Not published$10.50
2019$36.50Not published$8.30
2018Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2017$32Not published$9.20
2016$28$185$9.30
2015Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2014$26$170$6.50
2013$24.50Not published$8
2012$23Not published$8.10
2011$21.50$126$9.60
2010$28.50Not published$8
2009$26.50$121$7.50

What farmland in Washington County is worth

  • Farmland value, land and buildings$1,171 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
  • Land in farms1,381,696 acres2022 Census of Agriculture

Crop yields in Washington County

Bushels an acre harvested, from the USDA's county crop estimates.

County crop yields in Washington County
CropYield an acreYearFive-year averageAcres harvested
Corn88.1 bu202565.5 bu118,500
Winter wheat37 bu202535.4 bu271,500

Farmland in nearby counties

Adams CountyArapahoe CountyLogan CountyMorgan CountyYuma County

More

Colorado farmland values by countyThe data (CSV, JSON)Washington County overviewCheck a parcel's soils and crops

About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built

Cash rent

USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released Aug 21, 2026. NASS withholds a county's figure when too few farms answer. Public domain.

Land value

USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, released Feb 13, 2024. Public domain.

Crop yields

USDA NASS county crop estimates, Quick Stats file of Oct 31, 2026. Public domain.

Data edition

Figures as of Oct 31, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.