Land in farms in Hidalgo County

Land in farms in Hidalgo County was 699,048 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 26th highest of 31 counties in 2022.

2022, acres699,048

Rank26th of 31Counties in New Mexico ranked

Series high1,127,5782002

Series low699,0482022

Next release: Monday, 11 October 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Land in farms in Hidalgo County, 1997 to 2022

acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.

All 6 values

Period	acres
2022	699,048
2017	848,867
2012	930,271
2007	1,028,547
2002	1,127,578
1997	1,113,354

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place	2022
Hidalgo County	699,048
New Mexico	39,128,563
United States	880,100,848

Hidalgo County compared with nearby places

Under 700K
700K to 880K
880K to 1.3M
1.3M to 1.4M
1.4M to 1.8M
1.8M and over
No data

Land in farms, 2022, acres. Hidalgo County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by land in farms 50 places
Counties in New Mexico by land in farms 33 places

Definition

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Land in farms, Hidalgo County, 1997 to 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Land in farms, Hidalgo County, 1997 to 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/hidalgo-county-new-mexico. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Land in farms, Hidalgo County, 1997 to 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/hidalgo-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Land in farms, Hidalgo County, 1997 to 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/hidalgo-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Land in farms, Hidalgo County, 1997 to 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/hidalgo-county-new-mexico. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

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What is the land in farms in Hidalgo County?

Land in farms in Hidalgo County was 699,048 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 26th highest of 31 counties in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest land in farms in Hidalgo County?

1,127,578 acres in 2002, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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