Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Mexico 
Bernalillc 
Catrcn 
Chaves 
Cibcia 
Ccifax 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
24,721 
1,006 
351 
595 
522 
290 
2007 
20,930 
635 
259 
584 
317 
302 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
43,201,023 
350,638 
1,077,534 
2,482,827 
1 ,558,974 
1,962,965 
2007 
43,238,049 
237,735 
1 ,482,579 
2,454,564 
1,478,697 
2,152,343 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,748 
349 
3,070 
4,173 
2,987 
6,769 
2007 
2,066 
374 
5,724 
4,203 
4,665 
7,127 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
24,721 
1,006 
351 
595 
522 
290 
2007 
20,930 
635 
259 
584 
317 
302 
$1,000, 2012 
18,668,924 
397,571 
460,166 
894,853 
485,791 
777,832 
2007 
14,568,969 
317,394 
379,038 
753,092 
267,327 
719,817 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
755,185 
395,200 
1,311,015 
1,503,955 
930,635 
2,682,178 
2007 
696,081 
499,833 
1,463,469 
1,289,541 
843,304 
2,383,502 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
432 
1,134 
427 
360 
312 
396 
2007 
337 
1,335 
256 
307 
181 
334 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,151 
186 
46 
72 
252 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,321 
78 
5 
37 
39 
19 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,924 
231 
53 
76 
69 
35 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,737 
370 
65 
128 
59 
71 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,978 
91 
75 
68 
31 
37 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,635 
23 
44 
67 
30 
33 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,357 
19 
43 
104 
24 
41 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
401 
6 
12 
37 
3 
11 
$10,000,000 or more 
217 
2 
8 
6 
15 
11 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
77,630,902 
742,918 
4,431,151 
3,881,777 
2,905,297 
2,405,213 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
55.6 
47.2 
24.3 
64.0 
53.7 
81.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7,861 
607 
7 
120 
218 
13 
acres 
28,512 
2,019 
40 
499 
526 
47 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,811 
207 
44 
116 
66 
26 
acres 
103,820 
4,204 
1,477 
2,319 
1,345 
722 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
757 
24 
26 
12 
16 
19 
acres 
43,407 
1,444 
1,411 
632 
842 
1,093 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
849 
7 
23 
21 
9 
26 
acres 
69,587 
542 
1,787 
1,662 
720 
2,112 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
789 
20 
34 
26 
13 
13 
acres 
89,414 
2,384 
3,892 
2,707 
1,397 
1,423 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
962 
16 
21 
21 
12 
19 
acres 
151,486 
2,452 
3,385 
3,365 
1,940 
2,959 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
455 
8 
3 
16 
4 
4 
acres 
89,463 
1,672 
574 
3,200 
806 
782 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
385 
7 
11 
22 
10 
16 
acres 
92,084 
1,672 
2,596 
5,205 
2,429 
3,916 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,598 
36 
41 
26 
38 
34 
acres 
580,600 
1 1 ,987 
13,897 
9,507 
13,365 
11,512 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,723 
16 
46 
48 
35 
26 
acres 
1,236,201 
9,331 
32,839 
33,043 
27,569 
18,732 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,528 
31 
29 
35 
16 
19 
acres 
2,170,974 
40,291 
37,292 
51,284 
22,122 
25,523 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,003 
27 
66 
132 
85 
75 
acres 
38,545,475 
272,640 
978,344 
2,369,404 
1,485,913 
1,894,144 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,471 
358 
4 
91 
87 
8 
acres 
22,078 
1,346 
20 
398 
343 
32 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,405 
129 
31 
118 
53 
29 
acres 
97,168 
2,291 
863 
2,301 
1,233 
837 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
636 
15 
11 
19 
9 
10 
acres 
36,945 
823 
628 
1,081 
473 
580 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
770 
10 
7 
37 
7 
17 
acres 
63,195 
771 
550 
2,960 
584 
1,365 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
731 
11 
9 
23 
11 
9 
acres 
84,391 
1,324 
1,035 
2,580 
1,211 
1,033 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
935 
15 
20 
18 
19 
21 
acres 
148,271 
2,337 
3,224 
2,861 
3,107 
3,274 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
393 
24 
12 
12 
6 
11 
acres 
77,125 
4,733 
2,371 
2,313 
1,195 
2,162 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
350 
12 
8 
21 
10 
11 
acres 
83,379 
2,788 
1,951 
4,896 
2,380 
2,657 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,398 
21 
20 
31 
19 
33 
acres 
505,068 
6,752 
6,577 
10,816 
7,101 
1 1 ,792 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,286 
18 
19 
47 
24 
44 
acres 
907,365 
11,572 
13,756 
34,125 
18,130 
27,867 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,092 
12 
31 
48 
25 
26 
acres 
1,534,242 
18,668 
43,247 
69,143 
33,452 
38,145 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,463 
10 
87 
119 
47 
83 
acres 
39,678,822 
184,330 
1,408,357 
2,321,090 
1,409,488 
2,062,599 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,674 
575 
54 
304 
96 
126 
2007 
13,191 
409 
57 
334 
155 
145 
acres, 2012 
1,976,689 
12,452 
3,051 
62,979 
3,906 
23,854 
2007 
2,334,018 
22,769 
5,064 
85,353 
17,011 
25,199 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,617 
517 
31 
273 
54 
63 
2007 
9,311 
314 
16 
262 
90 
112 
acres, 2012 
690,858 
4,752 
407 
53,913 
510 
7,698 
2007 
1,009,683 
7,319 
925 
54,402 
(D) 
14,858 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,366 
44 
7 
30 
14 
19 
2007 
3,447 
106 
38 
90 
60 
51 
acres, 2012 
229,591 
1,358 
443 
1,659 
1,003 
5,816 
2007 
639,279 
10,712 
3,713 
18,971 
(D) 
6,204 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 265 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
