Michigan → Kent
Kent County, Michigan
Pasture here rented for $65 an acre in 2026. That's the 95th percentile nationally. Fewer than 5 Michigan counties reported that year, too few to rank within the state.
The record, computed from 7 archived USDA survey years, 2009–2026
Since 2009, this county's rate has risen 27 percent: $51 then, $65 in 2026. A lease left alone over that stretch has been repricing itself by default.
The counties next door
The comparison made at the kitchen table is with the neighbors. This year, rates across the county line go from $30 to $45 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks is listed at its most recent published rate.
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $51 |
| 2010 | $41 |
| 2011 | $27 |
| 2012 | $32.50 |
| 2014 | $42 |
| 2016 | $35 |
| 2026 | $65 |
This page prints clean from your browser. Take it to the table.
Planned: the Kent County negotiation packet. A one-page brief
to hand across the table, lease terms as ranchers contribute them (water, fencing, maintenance, term
length) and the stocking-rate bridge between dollars per acre and per-head rates. The rates, the history
and the neighbors table above stay free. What's free today.