Counties in New Mexico by land in farms

McKinley County had the highest land in farms of 31 counties in 2002, at 3,169,857 acres. Valencia County had the lowest, at 368,864 acres. The median was 1,431,119 acres and the figure for New Mexico was 44,810,083 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,169,857McKinley County

Lowest368,864Valencia County

Median1,431,11931 counties

New Mexico44,810,083History

Map of counties, 2002

Under 760K
760K to 1.2M
1.2M to 1.4M
1.4M to 1.6M
1.6M to 2.1M
2.1M and over
No data

acres, 2002. 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, 2002

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	2002 acres
1	McKinley County	3,169,857
2	Chaves County	2,515,660
3	Lea County	2,258,353
4	Union County	2,243,404
5	Colfax County	2,216,306
6	San Miguel County	2,091,643
7	San Juan County	1,756,624
8	Torrance County	1,696,831
9	Cibola County	1,690,832
10	Quay County	1,651,616
11	Catron County	1,644,937
12	Lincoln County	1,605,566
13	Socorro County	1,523,280
14	Roosevelt County	1,500,821
15	Guadalupe County	1,461,766
16	Rio Arriba County	1,431,119
17	De Baca County	1,409,434
18	Sierra County	1,362,866
19	Grant County	1,218,119
20	Otero County	1,207,598
21	Eddy County	1,183,073
22	Hidalgo County	1,127,578
23	Harding County	991,940
24	Mora County	954,572
25	Curry County	916,320
26	Sandoval County	763,197
27	Luna County	709,518
28	Santa Fe County	683,508
29	Doña Ana County	580,769
30	Taos County	466,254
31	Valencia County	368,864

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 2002 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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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), Counties in New Mexico by land in farms, 2002 [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=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

McKinley County, with 3,169,857 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Valencia County, with 368,864 acres in 2002.

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 2002 and are not ranked.