Farm operations
622
Avg 368 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NM · FIPS 35055 622 farms Bottom quartile (#31/33) 7% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Taos County, New Mexico - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Taos County. Ranked #31 of 33 counties in New Mexico.
229K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 7.3% 17K acres
- Other land
- 92.7% 212K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Taos County received $2.38 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the New Mexico county median of $2.38.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.38
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $2.38
- New Mexico county median per acre
- 1.00×
- 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.
622 farms · $7.7M sales
Taos County, New Mexico reports 622 farms and $7.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2146 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #31 of 33 counties in New Mexico; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #31 of 33
- National payments rank #2146 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 7.0%
Commodity sales
$7.7M
0.31× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$545K
7.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.9M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Taos County's net farm income sits at the 7th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Taos County Farm Data Shows
Taos County, New Mexico reported 622 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $7.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $545K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.38/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-1.9M. In-state sales rank #31 of 33 in New Mexico.
Of 229,129 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 16,714 acres (7.3%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Mexico.
Land Use
$2.38 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
229,129 acres
Cropland
16,714 acres
Avg Farm Size
368 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 7.3%
16,714 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 229,129 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 16,714 | 7.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 212,415 | 92.7% |
| Average farm size | 368 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Taos County, New Mexico?
Taos County, New Mexico has 622 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 368 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Taos County?
Taos County's total commodity sales are $7.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #31 among 33 counties in New Mexico.
How much federal farm assistance does Taos County receive?
Taos County received $545K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.38/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Taos County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Taos County is $-1.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Taos County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Taos (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Cortland County, NY · LIGHT
$546K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Taos; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
DE Soto County, MS · LIGHT
$543K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Taos; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grant County, IN · TRACE
$540K federal receipts is lower by $5K than Taos; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Adams County, ID · LIGHT
$538K federal receipts is lower by $7K than Taos; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Atchison County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Atchison sits near Taos on payments-per-acre ($2.42) while total receipts differ.
Russell County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Russell sits near Taos on payments-per-acre ($2.46) while total receipts differ.
New Mexico ERS state roll-up
Taos stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside New Mexico's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2146)
Taos ranks #2146 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Taos County, New Mexico stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2146 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.