County · Washington · USDA NASS 2025

Whatcom County

cropland

$192.00/ac

WA avg $75.50

Pasture

$60.00/ac

irrigated $427.00

Soil NCCPI

—

WA avg 0.340

Rank · cropland

2/34

percentile 94

Δ since 2019

−1%

WA +1%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Whatcom County at $192 per acre per year, with pasture at $60/acre and irrigated ground at $427/acre. Individual parcels run higher or lower with soil quality and tillable share, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is down 1% since 2019; Whatcom County ranks 2 of 34 Washington counties.

All counties · 37 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Skagit	249.00	330.00	70.00	—
2	Whatcom	192.00	427.00	60.00	—
3	Snohomish	150.00	251.00	92.00	—
3	Yakima	150.00	233.00	27.00	—
5	Kitsap	129.00	342.00	—	—
6	King	124.00	366.00	58.50	—
7	Whitman	86.00	—	5.00	0.479
8	Clark	85.00	262.00	66.00	0.672
9	Grant	77.50	449.00	9.90	0.137
10	Island	77.00	122.00	139.00	0.439
11	Thurston	75.50	224.00	33.00	—
12	Walla Walla	73.50	309.00	25.00	—
13	Pierce	70.00	359.00	55.00	—
14	Garfield	68.00	—	8.00	—
15	Spokane	67.50	79.00	8.10	0.364
16	Columbia	65.50	—	14.50	—
17	Lewis	57.50	103.00	37.00	—
18	Grays Harbor	54.00	96.50	42.50	—
19	Asotin	52.50	—	4.00	—
20	Jefferson	48.00	—	—	—
21	Benton	45.00	700.00	46.50	—
22	Cowlitz	44.50	—	—	0.465
23	Lincoln	44.00	441.00	7.00	0.246
23	Stevens	44.00	63.00	10.50	0.302
25	Adams	43.50	450.00	3.90	0.202
26	Franklin	42.00	553.00	11.00	0.149
27	San Juan	40.00	—	29.00	0.398
28	Pacific	39.00	—	14.00	—
29	Douglas	38.00	295.00	5.00	0.178
30	Pend Oreille	37.50	—	—	—
31	Okanogan	33.50	236.00	3.00	—
32	Klickitat	27.50	383.00	4.10	—
33	Ferry	21.00	—	2.80	—
34	Wahkiakum	20.00	—	42.00	—
—	Chelan	—	758.00	—	—
—	Clallam	—	108.00	65.00	—
—	Kittitas	—	165.00	35.50	—

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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. Free · instant · nobody calls you.