Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
24,721 
7,861 
4,811 
757 
849 
789 
percent 
100.0 
31.8 
19.5 
3.1 
3.4 
3.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,201,023 
28,512 
103,820 
43,407 
69,587 
89,414 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,748 
4 
22 
57 
82 
113 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,721 
7,861 
4,811 
757 
849 
789 
$1,000 
2,620,735 
58,350 
57,854 
27,611 
84,225 
86,082 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,012 
7,423 
12,025 
36,475 
99,205 
109,103 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,282 
3,683 
1,955 
237 
313 
288 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
3,306 
1,581 
680 
120 
104 
81 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,810 
1,063 
635 
100 
112 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,648 
929 
601 
93 
55 
79 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,326 
426 
578 
85 
114 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,283 
67 
208 
69 
41 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,169 
69 
93 
30 
50 
49 
$100,000 to $249,999 
885 
29 
43 
17 
40 
29 
$250,000 to $499,999 
433 
3 
4 
- 
5 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
260 
7 
8 
3 
2 
1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
319 
4 
6 
3 
13 
11 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
149 
2 
2 
2 
7 
3 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
51 
- 
4 
- 
2 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
119 
2 
- 
1 
4 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
24,721 
7,861 
4,811 
757 
849 
789 
$1,000 
2,550,147 
56,983 
55,302 
26,720 
83,063 
84,691 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,078 
219 
250 
27 
23 
16 
$1,000 
125,148 
191 
757 
110 
272 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
289 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
119,672 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
370 
39 
31 
11 
14 
10 
$1,000 
86,607 
14 
163 
50 
243 
174 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
203 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
84,480 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
262 
7 
14 
7 
1 
2 
$1,000 
17,548 
1 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
- 
$1,000 
14,974 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
159 
- 
8 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
7,718 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
481 
181 
204 
17 
7 
2 
$1,000 
11,290 
176 
513 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
$1,000 
10,307 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
195 
1 
7 
1 
22 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
31,907 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,970 
1,083 
513 
45 
38 
41 
$1,000 
96,329 
4,641 
3,629 
1,358 
742 
762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
14 
7 
4 
6 
1 
$1,000 
87,639 
742 
797 
1,219 
458 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,825 
1,862 
507 
76 
60 
68 
$1,000 
110,875 
5,328 
5,915 
1,955 
2,413 
5,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
152 
- 
19 
14 
8 
19 
$1,000 
97,253 
- 
1,886 
1,330 
1,545 
5,210 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,751 
1,803 
492 
76 
60 
68 
$1,000 
110,540 
5,223 
5,686 
1,955 
2,413 
5,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
151 
- 
18 
14 
8 
19 
$1,000 
97,055 
- 
1,688 
1,330 
1,545 
5,210 
Berries 
farms 
117 
82 
35 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
335 
105 
230 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
360 
193 
115 
8 
8 
8 
$1,000 
44,888 
9,338 
7,963 
(D) 
19 
19,340 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
25 
15 
4 
- 
4 
$1,000 
43,202 
8,485 
7,302 
(D) 
- 
19,319 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
