New Mexico (NM) received $1.18B across 148,889 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$1.18B
Payments
148,889
Counties
67
Avg Payment
$8K
71% above national avg
How New Mexico Compares
National Rank
#32 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$557
Share of National Total
0.8%
💡 Key Insight
New Mexico's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $334.3M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($334.3M) was 10.9× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in New Mexico
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Program | $201.0M |
| 2 | CRP Annual Rental | $137.1M |
| 3 | Non-Insured Assistance Program | $106.1M |
| 4 | CFAP Round 2 | $101.9M |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $89.3M |
| 6 | Nap Regular Web-Based | $56.1M |
| 7 | CFAP CARES Act | $55.2M |
| 8 | CFAP CCC Payments (A) | $54.7M |
| 9 | Emergency Relief Program | $34.1M |
| 10 | Emergency Livestock Relief Program | $29.4M |
Top Recipients in New Mexico
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland Dairy | $16.2M |
| 2 | Napi | $8.6M |
| 3 | Gary & Karen Jackson Farms | $6.5M |
| 4 | Mescalero Apache Tribe | $4.8M |
| 5 | Palla Terra | $3.6M |
| 6 | John And Gina Fury | $3.3M |
| 7 | Lansford Inc | $3.0M |
| 8 | Chase Roberts | $2.8M |
| 9 | Todd And Honey Poling Jv | $2.7M |
| 10 | Bogle Ltd Co | $2.6M |
| 11 | Gordon Land And Cattle | $2.6M |
| 12 | High Lonesome Dairy | $2.6M |
| 13 | Aaron Belcher Farms Llc | $2.5M |
| 14 | Dominguez Farms Inc | $2.4M |
| 15 | Cedar Rush Farms | $2.4M |
| 16 | Broadview Farms Inc | $2.0M |
| 17 | Rockhill Dairy Llc | $2.0M |
| 18 | Ramos Land & Cattle Co | $1.9M |
Counties in New Mexico
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry | 19,035 | $250.7M |
| 2 | Roosevelt | 11,924 | $101.6M |
| 3 | Chaves | 5,768 | $95.4M |
| 4 | Quay | 12,350 | $94.6M |
| 5 | Dona Ana | 5,376 | $60.8M |
| 6 | Torrance | 4,976 | $52.2M |
| 7 | Lea | 4,397 | $48.3M |
| 8 | Luna | 2,703 | $35.6M |
| 9 | Union | 3,733 | $34.1M |
| 10 | Grant | 2,171 | $27.2M |
| 11 | De Baca | 2,021 | $26.9M |
| 12 | Harding | 2,776 | $22.5M |
| 13 | Socorro | 1,970 | $22.0M |
| 14 | Guadalupe | 2,352 | $20.8M |
| 15 | Sierra | 2,102 | $20.4M |
| 16 | Eddy | 2,020 | $19.9M |
| 17 | Hidalgo | 1,765 | $16.4M |
| 18 | Colfax | 1,779 | $15.8M |
| 19 | San Juan | 5,157 | $15.7M |
| 20 | Catron | 1,519 | $15.6M |
| 21 | Lincoln | 1,902 | $15.4M |
| 22 | Rio Arriba | 3,742 | $15.3M |
| 23 | Otero | 1,237 | $15.0M |
| 24 | San Miguel | 3,922 | $13.0M |
| 25 | Sandoval | 2,188 | $10.3M |
| 26 | Cibola | 2,445 | $10.2M |
| 27 | Mora | 3,149 | $9.9M |
| 28 | Parmer | 1,073 | $8.2M |
| 29 | Valencia | 1,108 | $7.1M |
| 30 | McKinley | 6,581 | $5.5M |
| 31 | Bailey | 635 | $3.8M |
| 32 | Gaines | 451 | $3.3M |
| 33 | Deaf Smith | 523 | $3.1M |
| 34 | Dallam | 193 | $2.7M |
| 35 | Taos | 833 | $2.3M |
| 36 | Castro | 276 | $1.9M |
| 37 | Cochran | 254 | $1.9M |
| 38 | Bernalillo | 229 | $1.9M |
| 39 | Swisher | 325 | $1.8M |
| 40 | Cimarron | 409 | $1.7M |
| 41 | Andrews | 121 | $1.4M |
| 42 | Dawson | 591 | $1.4M |
| 43 | Floyd | 700 | $1.3M |
| 44 | Hartley | 71 | $1.2M |
| 45 | Gray | 188 | $1.2M |
| 46 | Las Animas | 50 | $1.1M |
| 47 | Santa Fe | 234 | $1.1M |
| 48 | Baca | 454 | $1.0M |
| 49 | Hale | 509 | $888K |
| 50 | Lamb | 446 | $869K |
| 51 | Cochise | 100 | $829K |
| 52 | Lubbock | 474 | $826K |
| 53 | Culberson | 26 | $765K |
| 54 | Hudspeth | 28 | $755K |
| 55 | Hockley | 438 | $752K |
| 56 | Gentry | 79 | $586K |
| 57 | Randall | 74 | $570K |
| 58 | Yoakum | 194 | $561K |
| 59 | Rice | 353 | $557K |
| 60 | Kearny | 153 | $550K |
| 61 | Terry | 246 | $546K |
| 62 | Clark | 121 | $523K |
| 63 | McIntosh | 3 | $516K |
| 64 | Lynn | 429 | $475K |
| 65 | Hamilton | 143 | $473K |
| 66 | Ellis | 261 | $471K |
| 67 | Burleson | 19 | $449K |
📊 Understanding New Mexico's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, New Mexico received $1.18B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #32 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Livestock Forage Program at $201.0M, followed by CRP Annual Rental at $137.1M. Payments flowed to recipients across 67 counties.
The average payment in New Mexico ($8K) is 1.7× the national average of $5K — suggesting larger farming operations or heavier emergency spending than typical states.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare New Mexico with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.