Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
percent 
100.0 
50.1 
0.6 
1.6 
3.1 
7.1 
13.2 
24.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,201,023 
31,354,427 
120,348 
772,058 
2,308,410 
5,676,035 
10,093,563 
12,384,013 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,748 
2,530 
842 
1,906 
3,037 
3,216 
3,104 
2,041 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
$1,000 
2,620,735 
2,171,910 
11,373 
115,706 
260,981 
605,054 
685,517 
493,279 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,012 
175,267 
79,530 
285,695 
343,396 
342,807 
210,799 
81,305 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,282 
4,199 
40 
99 
219 
520 
1,098 
2,223 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
3,306 
1,395 
12 
40 
76 
186 
327 
754 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,810 
1,224 
18 
48 
60 
142 
292 
664 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,648 
1,149 
8 
38 
57 
136 
298 
612 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,326 
1,242 
49 
27 
88 
186 
298 
594 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,283 
808 
12 
17 
30 
155 
226 
368 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,169 
778 
- 
30 
47 
117 
212 
372 
$100,000 to $249,999 
885 
696 
1 
57 
57 
127 
216 
238 
$250,000 to $499,999 
433 
393 
- 
25 
69 
77 
112 
110 
$500,000 to $999,999 
260 
225 
2 
12 
24 
53 
68 
66 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
319 
283 
1 
12 
33 
66 
105 
66 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
149 
134 
- 
3 
11 
22 
57 
41 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
51 
46 
- 
2 
8 
11 
16 
9 
$5,000,000 or more 
119 
103 
1 
7 
14 
33 
32 
16 
Total sales 
farms 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
$1,000 
2,550,147 
2,121,354 
10,989 
113,444 
256,863 
595,484 
670,600 
473,974 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,078 
801 
3 
40 
79 
167 
238 
274 
$1,000 
125,148 
95,203 
1,517 
5,030 
15,896 
18,220 
22,651 
31,889 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
289 
251 
3 
15 
34 
65 
74 
60 
$1,000 
119,672 
90,977 
1,517 
4,756 
15,628 
17,191 
21,408 
30,478 
Corn 
farms 
370 
300 
3 
19 
46 
75 
79 
78 
$1,000 
86,607 
71,887 
(D) 
(D) 
12,300 
15,153 
16,348 
22,931 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
203 
182 
3 
8 
27 
54 
47 
43 
$1,000 
84,480 
70,048 
(D) 
(D) 
12,137 
14,722 
15,880 
22,366 
Wheat 
farms 
262 
205 
2 
9 
24 
40 
71 
59 
$1,000 
17,548 
(D) 
(D) 
197 
1,156 
1,598 
3,402 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
60 
2 
1 
5 
11 
20 
21 
$1,000 
14,974 
8,064 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 
1,047 
2,618 
3,135 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
159 
134 
- 
11 
14 
30 
51 
28 
$1,000 
(D) 
8,615 
- 
881 
2,360 
1,162 
1,774 
2,439 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
37 
- 
5 
9 
4 
10 
9 
$1,000 
7,718 
6,973 
- 
686 
2,252 
632 
1,282 
2,120 
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 
333 
16 
18 
56 
95 
148 
$1,000 
1 1 ,290 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
80 
307 
1,128 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
- 
1 
1 
2 
4 
$1,000 
10,307 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
- 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
195 
156 
- 
12 
15 
33 
44 
52 
$1,000 
(D) 
30,181 
- 
2,727 
3,781 
5,151 
11,731 
6,791 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
117 
- 
12 
13 
26 
35 
31 
$1,000 
31,907 
29,121 
- 
2,727 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,520 
6,168 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,970 
1,148 
24 
30 
89 
184 
343 
478 
$1,000 
96,329 
68,895 
309 
2,309 
8,333 
21,953 
21,311 
14,680 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
112 
- 
3 
15 
21 
39 
34 
$1,000 
87,639 
63,697 
- 
2,054 
7,981 
21,061 
19,860 
12,741 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,825 
1,197 
_ 
18 
59 
148 
318 
654 
$1,000 
110,875 
99,040 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
33,185 
30,711 
29,722 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
152 
129 
- 
1 
7 
30 
46 
45 
$1,000 
97,253 
92,374 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
32,425 
28,999 
25,812 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,751 
1,145 
- 
18 
59 
147 
276 
645 
$1,000 
110,540 
98,940 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30,660 
29,681 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
151 
129 
- 
1 
7 
30 
46 
45 
$1,000 
97,055 
92,374 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
32,425 
28,999 
25,812 
Berries 
farms 
117 
91 
- 
6 
1 
44 
40 
$1,000 
335 
100 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
51 
41 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
360 
237 
3 
20 
24 
94 
96 
$1,000 
44,888 
41,118 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,863 
(D) 
14,732 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
47 
- 
1 
10 
18 
18 
$1,000 
43,202 
40,113 
- 
- 
(D) 
12,722 
(D) 
14,391 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
186 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
