Farm Census

New Mexico farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 30 counties

20,976 farms39,128,563 acres in farms1,865 acres per farm on average

New Mexico farms sold $2.95 billion of products in 2022, 36th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks third in almonds.

Its average farm size is the fourth-largest among the states.

Milk: 45.1%Milk45.1%Cattle and calves: 23.0%Cattle and calves23.0%Fruit and nuts: 7.8%Fruit and nuts7.8%Vegetables and melons: 6.7%6.7%Hay and other crops: 6.2%6.2%Grains and oilseeds: 6.1%Grains and oilseeds6.1%Withheld groups: 2.6%2.6%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.5%1.5%Horses and mules: 0.5%0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.4%0.4%Other animals: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Milk: 45.1%Milk45.1%Cattle and calves: 23.0%23.0%Fruit and nuts: 7.8%7.8%Vegetables and melons: 6.7%6.7%Hay and other crops: 6.2%6.2%Grains and oilseeds: 6.1%6.1%Withheld groups: 2.6%2.6%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.5%1.5%Horses and mules: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.4%Other animals: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
What New Mexico farms sold in 2022. Withheld to protect individual farms: cotton, Christmas trees, poultry and eggs and aquaculture products.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important New Mexico is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
PecansDoña Ana County64.4%10
Milk cowsCurry County27.8%16
Sheep and lambsChaves County27.0%28
Beef cowsChaves County6.7%19
Cattle and calvesCurry County18.3%29
Horses and poniesSan Juan County10.5%30
Corn for silageChaves County29.9%12
Grain sorghumCurry County40.9%7
GoatsRoosevelt County18.5%28
Orchard landDoña Ana County61.3%23
Hay and haylageCurry County26.0%28
CottonLea County33.7%7
VegetablesSan Juan County29.0%23
PotatoesRio Arriba County0.2%6

Every county in New Mexico

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 3 counties.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Curry County6651,341$522.5MMilk
Chaves County4854,761$446.6MMilk
Roosevelt County6382,030$372.5MMilk
Doña Ana County1,990359$320.6MFruit and nuts
Lea County4114,443$259.3MMilk
Luna County2133,354$168.6MVegetables and melons
San Juan County2,877840$127.3MVegetables and melons
Eddy County3461,851$104.3MMilk
Union County3435,614$86.4MCattle and calves
Colfax County2697,565$58.5MCattle and calves
Socorro County4532,970$57.9MHorses and mules
Quay County5923,100$49.0MCattle and calves
Torrance County5772,933$45.6MHay and other crops
Valencia County978461$33.3MHay and other crops
Hidalgo County1524,599$32.0MCattle and calves
Otero County4671,857$24.7MFruit and nuts
Rio Arriba County1,2851,048$23.1MCattle and calves
Sierra County2693,980$21.3MVegetables and melons
San Miguel County7762,142$20.7MCattle and calves
De Baca County1755,308$19.4MCattle and calves
Santa Fe County591837$18.5MGrains and oilseeds
Catron County3054,580$17.2MCattle and calves
Lincoln County3593,986$16.9MCattle and calves
Grant County3342,379$15.6MCattle and calves
Harding County1755,209$14.7MCattle and calves
Guadalupe County2674,715$14.5MCattle and calves
Mora County5011,366$10.7MCattle and calves
Sandoval County7091,244$9.2MCattle and calves
Cibola County5203,271$8.7MCattle and calves
Taos County622368$7.7MHay and other crops

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms25,044−16.2%
Land in farms, acres40,659,836−3.8%
Average farm size, acres1,624+14.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$2.58 billion+14.2%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.