Counties in New Mexico by land in farms

McKinley County had the highest land in farms of 33 counties in 2012, at 3,022,704 acres. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 17 acres. The median was 1,223,746 acres and the figure for New Mexico was 43,201,023 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,022,704McKinley County

Lowest17Los Alamos County

Median1,223,74633 counties

New Mexico43,201,023History

Map of counties, 2012

Under 690K
690K to 1M
1M to 1.2M
1.2M to 1.5M
1.5M to 2M
2M and over

acres, 2012. 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, 2012

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	2012 acres
1	McKinley County	3,022,704
2	San Juan County	2,580,319
3	Chaves County	2,482,827
4	San Miguel County	2,350,432
5	Lea County	1,981,988
6	Union County	1,967,370
7	Colfax County	1,962,965
8	Torrance County	1,864,589
9	Guadalupe County	1,643,213
10	Cibola County	1,558,974
11	Lincoln County	1,553,184
12	Quay County	1,518,085
13	Rio Arriba County	1,432,897
14	Roosevelt County	1,349,222
15	Socorro County	1,271,368
16	Sierra County	1,250,136
17	Otero County	1,223,746
18	Eddy County	1,141,956
19	Catron County	1,077,534
20	De Baca County	1,068,067
21	Grant County	1,064,487
22	Harding County	1,034,059
23	Sandoval County	950,133
24	Hidalgo County	930,271
25	Curry County	880,822
26	Mora County	778,031
27	Santa Fe County	717,704
28	Valencia County	669,727
29	Doña Ana County	659,970
30	Luna County	550,174
31	Bernalillo County	350,638
32	Taos County	313,414
33	Los Alamos County	17

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.

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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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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [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=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

McKinley County, with 3,022,704 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Los Alamos County, with 17 acres in 2012.

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.