Farm operations
591
Avg 837 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NM · FIPS 35049 Lower-middle by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Santa FE County, New Mexico - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Santa FE County. Ranked #21 of 33 counties in New Mexico.
494,844 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 2.7% 13,512 acres
- Other land
- 97.3% 481,332 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Santa FE County received $0.87 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the New Mexico county median of $2.38.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.87
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $2.38
- New Mexico county median per acre
- 0.37×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Santa FE County, New Mexico is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$18.5M
0.75× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$432K
2.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.5M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Santa FE County's net farm income sits at the 20th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Santa FE County Farm Data Shows
Santa FE County, New Mexico reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
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 Santa FE County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Santa FE (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Essex County, MA · DENSE
$432K federal receipts is higher by - than Santa FE; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Chester County, SC · LIGHT
$432K federal receipts is higher by - than Santa FE; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grand County, UT · TRACE
$432K federal receipts is higher by - than Santa FE; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Montgomery County, AL · TRACE
$431K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Santa FE; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Missoula County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Missoula sits near Santa FE on payments-per-acre ($1.10) while total receipts differ.
Hooker County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Hooker sits near Santa FE on payments-per-acre ($1.22) while total receipts differ.
New Mexico ERS state roll-up
Santa FE stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED 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 Santa FE under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Santa FE 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 Santa FE County, New Mexico?
Santa FE County, New Mexico has 591 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 837 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Santa FE County?
Santa FE County's total commodity sales are $18.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #21 among 33 counties in New Mexico.
How much federal farm assistance does Santa FE County receive?
Santa FE County received $432K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.87/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Santa FE County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Santa FE County is $1.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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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 TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.