Counties in New Mexico by land in farms

McKinley County had the highest land in farms of 33 counties in 2007, at 3,172,899 acres. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 9 acres. The median was 1,344,339 acres and the figure for New Mexico was 43,238,049 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,172,899McKinley County

Lowest9Los Alamos County

Median1,344,33933 counties

New Mexico43,238,049History

Map of counties, 2007

Under 590K
590K to 1M
1M to 1.3M
1.3M to 1.5M
1.5M to 2M
2M and over

acres, 2007. 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, 2007

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	2007 acres
1	McKinley County	3,172,899
2	Chaves County	2,454,564
3	Lea County	2,365,168
4	San Miguel County	2,241,222
5	Union County	2,192,690
6	Colfax County	2,152,343
7	Torrance County	1,796,048
8	Lincoln County	1,750,475
9	San Juan County	1,630,556
10	Roosevelt County	1,494,051
11	Quay County	1,489,686
12	Catron County	1,482,579
13	Cibola County	1,478,697
14	Rio Arriba County	1,460,186
15	Socorro County	1,429,970
16	Guadalupe County	1,405,030
17	Sierra County	1,344,339
18	Grant County	1,213,349
19	Otero County	1,126,432
20	Eddy County	1,107,912
21	De Baca County	1,070,531
22	Hidalgo County	1,028,547
23	Harding County	944,306
24	Mora County	914,549
25	Curry County	887,491
26	Luna County	653,558
27	Sandoval County	591,736
28	Doña Ana County	589,373
29	Santa Fe County	569,404
30	Valencia County	505,682
31	Taos County	456,932
32	Bernalillo County	237,735
33	Los Alamos County	9

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. 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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [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=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

McKinley County, with 3,172,899 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Los Alamos County, with 9 acres in 2007.

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.