Cash rent in Zapata County, Texas.
USDA's 2023 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Zapata County at $50 per acre per year, with pasture at $6/acre and irrigated ground at $71.5/acre. The county's soils index 0.27 (NCCPI), below the Texas county average of 0.38 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $50/ac · 2023 |
| Irrigated cropland | $71.5/ac · 2023 |
| Pasture | $6/ac · 2025 |
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Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey, county estimates, latest published year per series. Soil productivity from USDA SSURGO (NCCPI). Planning-grade market data — not an appraisal, legal, or financial advice.