Farm operations
638
Avg 2,030 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NM · FIPS 35041 638 farms Top quartile (#3/33) 24% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Roosevelt County, New Mexico - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Roosevelt County. Ranked #3 of 33 counties in New Mexico.
1.29M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.2% 313K acres
- Other land
- 75.8% 982K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Roosevelt County received $10.09 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.2× the New Mexico county median of $2.38.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.09
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $2.38
- New Mexico county median per acre
- 4.24×
- New Mexico median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
638 farms · $372.5M sales
Roosevelt County, New Mexico reports 638 farms and $372.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #166 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #3 of 33 counties in New Mexico; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #3 of 33
- National payments rank #166 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.5%
Commodity sales
$372.5M
15.1× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$13.1M
3.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$97.4M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Roosevelt County's net farm income sits at the 85th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Roosevelt County Farm Data Shows
Roosevelt County, New Mexico reported 638 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $372.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $13.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($10.09/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $97.4M. In-state sales rank #3 of 33 in New Mexico.
Of 1,294,906 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 313,382 acres (24.2%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Mexico.
Land Use
$10.09 per acre of agricultural land · the median New Mexico county receives $2.38. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
1,294,906 acres
Cropland
313,382 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,030 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.2%
313,382 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,294,906 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 313,382 | 24.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 981,524 | 75.8% |
| Average farm size | 2,030 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Roosevelt County, New Mexico?
Roosevelt County, New Mexico has 638 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,030 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Roosevelt County?
Roosevelt County's total commodity sales are $372.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 33 counties in New Mexico.
How much federal farm assistance does Roosevelt County receive?
Roosevelt County received $13.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.09/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Roosevelt County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Roosevelt County is $97.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Roosevelt County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Roosevelt (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Sampson County, NC · DENSE
$13.0M federal receipts is lower by $55K than Roosevelt; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Beaver County, OK · HEAVY
$13.1M federal receipts is higher by $57K than Roosevelt; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Rawlins County, KS · DENSE
$13.1M federal receipts is higher by $62K than Roosevelt; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Stanton County, KS · DENSE
$13.2M federal receipts is higher by $154K than Roosevelt; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Pennington County (MID $/acre pole)
Pennington sits near Roosevelt on payments-per-acre ($9.97) while total receipts differ.
Morrow County (MID $/acre pole)
Morrow sits near Roosevelt on payments-per-acre ($9.95) while total receipts differ.
New Mexico ERS state roll-up
Roosevelt stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside New Mexico's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#166)
Roosevelt ranks #166 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Roosevelt County, New Mexico stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #166 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.