Farm operations
964
Census-counted
2022 USDA Census NM · FIPS 35001 Lower-middle by state sales UNPUB MIXED
Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bernalillo County. Ranked #24 of 33 counties in New Mexico.
Land-use acreage is not published for this county.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Bernalillo County, New Mexico has no published cropland share and no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$16.1M
0.65× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$659K
4.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$528K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Bernalillo County's net farm income sits at the 17th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bernalillo County Farm Data Shows
Bernalillo County, New Mexico has no published cropland share and no published payments-per-acre stamp. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, no crop-versus-pasture program reading can be drawn from the land mix; payments per acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
The state comparisons on this page use the 31 of 33 New Mexico counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 31 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 25 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Mexico.
Read with Bernalillo County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bernalillo (UNPUB · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB MIXED
Amite County, MS · MID
$660K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bernalillo; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lunenburg County, VA · MID
$658K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bernalillo; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Chittenden County, VT · MID
$661K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Bernalillo; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Hillsborough County, NH · HEAVY
$662K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Bernalillo; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
New Mexico ERS state roll-up
Bernalillo stamps UNPUB · MIXED inside New Mexico's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Bernalillo under the UNPUB intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Bernalillo County, New Mexico:
- See how New Mexico compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. New Mexico state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bernalillo County, New Mexico?
Bernalillo County, New Mexico has 964 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size not reported; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bernalillo County?
Bernalillo County's total commodity sales are $16.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #24 among 33 counties in New Mexico.
How much federal farm assistance does Bernalillo County receive?
Bernalillo County received $659K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bernalillo County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bernalillo County is $528K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
New Mexico
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp UNPUB · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 New Mexico counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.