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Across the 223 Texas counties NASS published directly for 2026, the median pasture rent was $11 an acre. The spread ran $1.10 in Midland County to $30.50 in Wharton — which is the point: a state average tells you almost nothing about your own fence line. Find your county below; an entry marked with an older year is that county's most recent published figure, not a 2026 number.
Every county
| County | 2026 rate | Percentile in state |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | $18.50 | 91st percentile |
| Andrews | $2.90 | 4th percentile |
| Angelina | $19 | 92nd percentile |
| Aransas (most recent published: 2020) | $5 | 17th percentile |
| Archer | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Armstrong | $8.10 | 32nd percentile |
| Atascosa | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Austin (most recent published: 2025) | $12.50 | 73rd percentile |
| Bailey | $6.40 | 20th percentile |
| Bandera | $5.10 | 13th percentile |
| Bastrop | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Baylor | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Bee | $9.90 | 43rd percentile |
| Bell | $19 | 92nd percentile |
| Bexar | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Blanco | $7.30 | 29th percentile |
| Borden | $5.40 | 14th percentile |
| Bosque | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Bowie | $21.50 | 97th percentile |
| Brazoria | $16.50 | 87th percentile |
| Brazos | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Brewster (most recent published: 2025) | $1.50 | 3rd percentile |
| Briscoe | $6.50 | 22nd percentile |
| Brooks | $7.90 | 31st percentile |
| Brown | $11.50 | 54th percentile |
| Burleson | $8.50 | 34th percentile |
| Burnet | $10.50 | 47th percentile |
| Caldwell | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Calhoun | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Callahan | $9.40 | 40th percentile |
| Cameron | $3.50 | 7th percentile |
| Camp | $18.50 | 91st percentile |
| Carson | $10 | 45th percentile |
| Cass | $16 | 85th percentile |
| Castro | $19.50 | 94th percentile |
| Chambers | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Cherokee | $17.50 | 89th percentile |
| Childress | $9.50 | 41st percentile |
| Clay | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Cochran (most recent published: 2024) | $6.70 | 26th percentile |
| Coke | $6.40 | 20th percentile |
| Coleman | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Collin | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Collingsworth | $8 | 32nd percentile |
| Colorado | $15.50 | 83rd percentile |
| Comal | $3.20 | 5th percentile |
| Comanche | $15.50 | 83rd percentile |
| Concho | $6.40 | 20th percentile |
| Cooke | $17.50 | 89th percentile |
| Coryell | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Cottle | $10 | 45th percentile |
| Crane (most recent published: 2021) | $1.90 | 3rd percentile |
| Crockett | $3.80 | 7th percentile |
| Crosby | $4.70 | 10th percentile |
| Culberson (most recent published: 2022) | $0.60 | lowest |
| Dallam | $11.50 | 54th percentile |
| Dallas (most recent published: 2025) | $13.50 | 78th percentile |
| Dawson | $13.50 | 69th percentile |
| De Witt | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Deaf Smith | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Delta | $21.50 | 97th percentile |
| Denton | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Dickens | $7.30 | 29th percentile |
| Dimmit | $4.20 | 9th percentile |
| Donley | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Duval | $7.60 | 30th percentile |
| Eastland | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Ector (most recent published: 2025) | $0.40 | lowest |
| Edwards | $2.70 | 3rd percentile |
| El Paso (most recent published: 2025) | $4.70 | 12th percentile |
| Ellis | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Erath | $11.50 | 54th percentile |
| Falls | $24.50 | highest |
| Fannin | $21.50 | 97th percentile |
| Fayette (most recent published: 2024) | $14 | 79th percentile |
| Fisher | $9.30 | 39th percentile |
| Floyd | $6.80 | 24th percentile |
| Foard | $10 | 45th percentile |
| Fort Bend | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Franklin | $23.50 | 98th percentile |
| Freestone | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Frio | $7.20 | 28th percentile |
| Gaines | $7.10 | 26th percentile |
| Galveston | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Garza (most recent published: 2025) | $4.20 | 10th percentile |
| Gillespie | $7.20 | 28th percentile |
| Glasscock | $3.20 | 5th percentile |
| Goliad | $9.50 | 41st percentile |
| Gonzales | $15.50 | 83rd percentile |
| Gray | $8.30 | 33rd percentile |
| Grayson | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Gregg (most recent published: 2023) | $10 | 48th percentile |
| Grimes | $17 | 88th percentile |
| Guadalupe | $15.50 | 83rd percentile |
| Hale | $18.50 | 91st percentile |
| Hall | $9.40 | 40th percentile |
| Hamilton | $9.70 | 42nd percentile |
| Hansford | $10.50 | 47th percentile |
| Hardeman | $9.10 | 37th percentile |
| Hardin (most recent published: 2024) | $11.50 | 64th percentile |
| Harris | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Harrison | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Hartley | $4.50 | 9th percentile |
| Haskell | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Hays | $4.20 | 9th percentile |
| Hemphill | $9.40 | 40th percentile |
| Henderson | $16 | 85th percentile |
| Hidalgo | $10.50 | 47th percentile |
| Hill | $18 | 90th percentile |
| Hockley | $8.70 | 34th percentile |
| Hood | $16 | 85th percentile |
| Hopkins | $19.50 | 94th percentile |
| Houston | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Howard | $3.30 | 6th percentile |
| Hudspeth (most recent published: 2025) | $0.60 | lowest |
| Hunt | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Hutchinson | $6.50 | 22nd percentile |
| Irion | $4.80 | 11th percentile |
| Jack | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Jackson | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Jasper | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Jeff Davis | $5 | 12th percentile |
| Jefferson | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Jim Hogg | $5.10 | 13th percentile |
| Jim Wells | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Johnson | $9.10 | 37th percentile |
| Jones | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Karnes | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Kaufman | $19.50 | 94th percentile |
| Kendall | $5.40 | 14th percentile |
| Kenedy (most recent published: 2025) | $4.10 | 10th percentile |
| Kent | $5.90 | 17th percentile |
| Kerr | $6 | 18th percentile |
| Kimble | $3 | 4th percentile |
| King (most recent published: 2016) | $4.40 | 11th percentile |
| Kinney | $5.60 | 16th percentile |
| Kleberg | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Knox | $8.80 | 35th percentile |
| La Salle (most recent published: 2025) | $6.10 | 21st percentile |
| Lamar | $20 | 95th percentile |
| Lamb (most recent published: 2025) | $8.40 | 39th percentile |
| Lampasas | $7.10 | 26th percentile |
| Lavaca | $13.50 | 69th percentile |
| Lee | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Leon | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Liberty | $11.50 | 54th percentile |
| Limestone | $13.50 | 69th percentile |
| Lipscomb | $9 | 36th percentile |
| Live Oak | $6.80 | 24th percentile |
| Llano | $11 | 51st percentile |
| Loving (most recent published: 2013) | $0.50 | lowest |
| Lubbock | $8.20 | 33rd percentile |
| Lynn | $9.40 | 40th percentile |
| Madison | $10 | 45th percentile |
| Marion (most recent published: 2023) | $15.50 | 83rd percentile |
| Martin (most recent published: 2017) | $4.20 | 13th percentile |
| Mason | $5.40 | 14th percentile |
| Matagorda | $20 | 95th percentile |
| Maverick (most recent published: 2024) | $3.40 | 5th percentile |
| McCulloch | $7.10 | 26th percentile |
| McLennan | $19.50 | 94th percentile |
| McMullen | $2.10 | 2nd percentile |
| Medina | $5.80 | 16th percentile |
| Menard | $5.60 | 16th percentile |
| Midland | $1.10 | lowest |
| Milam | $23.50 | 98th percentile |
| Mills | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Mitchell | $6.10 | 19th percentile |
| Montague | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Montgomery | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Moore (most recent published: 2025) | $8 | 36th percentile |
| Morris | $11.50 | 54th percentile |
| Motley | $6.80 | 24th percentile |
| Nacogdoches | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Navarro | $13.50 | 69th percentile |
| Newton (most recent published: 2024) | $7.20 | 30th percentile |
| Nolan | $6.50 | 22nd percentile |
| Nueces | $17 | 88th percentile |
| Ochiltree | $9 | 36th percentile |
| Oldham | $9.10 | 37th percentile |
| Orange | $8.80 | 35th percentile |
| Palo Pinto | $9.80 | 42nd percentile |
| Panola | $7.60 | 30th percentile |
| Parker | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Parmer (most recent published: 2024) | $17.50 | 95th percentile |
| Pecos | $2.30 | 3rd percentile |
| Polk | $15.50 | 83rd percentile |
| Potter | $6.40 | 20th percentile |
| Presidio | $1.80 | 1st percentile |
| Rains | $21.50 | 97th percentile |
| Randall | $9.90 | 43rd percentile |
| Reagan | $1.90 | 2nd percentile |
| Real | $6.50 | 22nd percentile |
| Red River | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Reeves | $12.50 | 62nd percentile |
| Refugio | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Roberts | $7.10 | 26th percentile |
| Robertson | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Rockwall (most recent published: 2024) | $10 | 57th percentile |
| Runnels | $9.20 | 38th percentile |
| Rusk | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Sabine | $10.50 | 47th percentile |
| San Augustine | $13 | 66th percentile |
| San Jacinto | $15 | 80th percentile |
| San Patricio | $11 | 51st percentile |
| San Saba | $9.90 | 43rd percentile |
| Schleicher | $6.90 | 25th percentile |
| Scurry | $7.10 | 26th percentile |
| Shackelford (most recent published: 2024) | $6.50 | 25th percentile |
| Shelby | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Sherman | $5.50 | 15th percentile |
| Smith | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Somervell | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Starr | $16 | 85th percentile |
| Stephens | $7.30 | 29th percentile |
| Sterling | $3.20 | 5th percentile |
| Stonewall | $8.50 | 34th percentile |
| Sutton | $5.90 | 17th percentile |
| Swisher | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Tarrant (most recent published: 2025) | $9.40 | 48th percentile |
| Taylor | $5.30 | 13th percentile |
| Terrell | $1.70 | lowest |
| Terry | $5 | 12th percentile |
| Throckmorton | $7.80 | 31st percentile |
| Titus | $24 | 99th percentile |
| Tom Green | $4.90 | 11th percentile |
| Travis | $12 | 57th percentile |
| Trinity | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Tyler | $14 | 72nd percentile |
| Upshur | $20 | 95th percentile |
| Upton | $5.90 | 17th percentile |
| Uvalde | $6.80 | 24th percentile |
| Val Verde | $2.10 | 2nd percentile |
| Van Zandt | $16 | 85th percentile |
| Victoria | $13.50 | 69th percentile |
| Walker | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Waller | $17.50 | 89th percentile |
| Ward (most recent published: 2017) | $1 | 1st percentile |
| Washington | $13.50 | 69th percentile |
| Webb | $4.70 | 10th percentile |
| Wharton | $30.50 | highest |
| Wheeler | $10 | 45th percentile |
| Wichita | $10.50 | 47th percentile |
| Wilbarger | $17 | 88th percentile |
| Willacy (most recent published: 2025) | $16 | 89th percentile |
| Williamson | $15 | 80th percentile |
| Wilson | $13 | 66th percentile |
| Winkler (most recent published: 2024) | $0.90 | lowest |
| Wise | $14.50 | 76th percentile |
| Wood | $16.50 | 87th percentile |
| Yoakum | $3.80 | 7th percentile |
| Young | $8.90 | 36th percentile |
| Zapata | $6.80 | 24th percentile |
| Zavala | $4.10 | 8th percentile |
Grazing fee, 2025
Texas is one of the 17 states NASS surveys for private grazing-land lease rates (paying to graze cattle on someone else's rangeland, distinct from leasing the land itself).
- per head: $17/month (12th percentile among the states publishing this rate)
Every year on record, 1979–2025
The record runs deep: $4.63 per AUM in 1979, $14.50 in 2024 — 43 published years.
Per-AUM trend
| Year | $/AUM | $/pair/mo | $/head/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | $17 |
| 2024 | $14.50 | — | $14 |
| 2023 | $12 | — | $16 |
| 2022 | $12 | — | $17 |
| 2021 | $10 | — | $14 |
| 2020 | $11.50 | $15 | $16 |
| 2019 | $12.50 | $16 | $15.50 |
| 2018 | $12.50 | — | $14.50 |
| 2017 | $12.50 | — | $11.50 |
| 2016 | $12.50 | — | $11.50 |
| 2015 | — | — | $12 |
| 2014 | — | — | $14 |
| 2013 | — | — | $12 |
| 2012 | $14.40 | — | $12.30 |
| 2011 | $14.40 | $13.90 | $13.90 |
| 2010 | $11.50 | $12.40 | $13.10 |
| 2009 | $10.50 | $11.50 | $11.20 |
| 2008 | $10.70 | $11 | $11 |
| 2007 | $10.70 | $11.80 | $10 |
| 2006 | $10 | $10 | $9.90 |
| 2005 | $9.40 | $9 | $9.90 |
| 2004 | $10 | $10.80 | $9.80 |
| 2003 | $8.50 | $9 | $9 |
| 2002 | $9 | $10 | $9.20 |
| 2001 | $8.50 | $9.50 | $9 |
| 2000 | $8.50 | $10.50 | $8.50 |
| 1999 | $8 | $8.75 | $8.50 |
| 1998 | $9 | $9.50 | $9 |
| 1997 | $9 | $10 | $8 |
| 1996 | $8 | $9.20 | $8.50 |
| 1995 | $9.10 | $10.80 | $8 |
| 1994 | $8.75 | $10.40 | $8.10 |
| 1993 | $8.75 | $10 | $8 |
| 1992 | $8.92 | $10.64 | $9.21 |
| 1991 | $8.60 | $12.10 | $8.54 |
| 1990 | $7.61 | $8.88 | $8.43 |
| 1989 | $9.37 | $6.81 | $8.55 |
| 1988 | $8.06 | $8.58 | $6.84 |
| 1987 | $8.30 | $9.84 | $5.62 |
| 1986 | $8.79 | $11.28 | $7.26 |
| 1985 | $7.92 | — | $7.09 |
| 1984 | $8.63 | $9.22 | $5.43 |
| 1983 | $5.84 | $6.45 | $6.04 |
| 1982 | $8.06 | $7.55 | $5.05 |
| 1981 | $6.78 | $8.21 | $6.92 |
| 1980 | $7.06 | $6.77 | $5.42 |
| 1979 | $4.63 | $5.79 | $3.84 |
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