Counties in New Mexico by land in farms

McKinley County had the highest land in farms of 31 counties in 1997, at 3,141,968 acres. Taos County had the lowest, at 310,799 acres. The median was 1,417,748 acres and the figure for New Mexico was 46,177,267 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,141,968McKinley County

Lowest310,799Taos County

Median1,417,74831 counties

New Mexico46,177,267History

Map of counties, 1997

Under 660K
660K to 1.1M
1.1M to 1.4M
1.4M to 1.6M
1.6M to 2M
2M and over
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acres, 1997. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 1997

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.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	1997 acres
1	McKinley County	3,141,968
2	Chaves County	2,963,882
3	San Miguel County	2,557,578
4	Union County	2,246,918
5	Colfax County	2,242,875
6	Lea County	2,008,431
7	Lincoln County	1,987,732
8	Quay County	1,858,737
9	Catron County	1,816,901
10	Cibola County	1,710,908
11	Socorro County	1,646,743
12	Torrance County	1,525,329
13	De Baca County	1,448,266
14	Rio Arriba County	1,445,320
15	Roosevelt County	1,443,850
16	Guadalupe County	1,417,748
17	Eddy County	1,302,442
18	Sierra County	1,289,287
19	Harding County	1,262,038
20	Grant County	1,187,882
21	Otero County	1,116,526
22	Hidalgo County	1,113,354
23	Mora County	995,463
24	Curry County	967,063
25	Sandoval County	810,209
26	Santa Fe County	663,010
27	Luna County	620,038
28	Doña Ana County	602,818
29	Bernalillo County	476,421
30	Valencia County	387,884
31	Taos County	310,799

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1997 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in New Mexico by land in farms, 1997) [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), Counties in New Mexico by land in farms, 1997. 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/rankings/land-in-farms/new-mexico-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in New Mexico by land in farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/new-mexico-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in New Mexico by land in farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/new-mexico-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

McKinley County, with 3,141,968 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Taos County, with 310,799 acres in 1997.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 counties have no value for 1997 and are not ranked.