Commodity subsidies in New Mexico totaled $828 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in New Mexico Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Curry County, New Mexico | $228,602,340 | 27.6% | 27.6% |
| 2 | Roosevelt County, New Mexico | $147,994,242 | 17.9% | 45.5% |
| 3 | Lea County, New Mexico | $74,852,921 | 9.0% | 54.5% |
| 4 | Chaves County, New Mexico | $72,301,544 | 8.7% | 63.2% |
| 5 | Dona Ana County, New Mexico | $53,910,495 | 6.5% | 69.7% |
| 6 | Quay County, New Mexico | $52,661,311 | 6.4% | 76.1% |
| 7 | Union County, New Mexico | $40,394,741 | 4.9% | 81.0% |
| 8 | Luna County, New Mexico | $33,150,994 | 4.0% | 85.0% |
| 9 | Eddy County, New Mexico | $27,080,860 | 3.3% | 88.2% |
| 10 | San Juan County, New Mexico | $26,781,452 | 3.2% | 91.5% |
| 11 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | $19,397,147 | 2.3% | 93.8% |
| 12 | Torrance County, New Mexico | $12,295,961 | 1.5% | 95.3% |
| 13 | Socorro County, New Mexico | $5,925,981 | 0.7% | 96.0% |
| 14 | DeBaca County, New Mexico | $4,306,709 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 15 | Valencia County, New Mexico | $3,668,134 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 16 | Catron County, New Mexico | $2,996,364 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 17 | Harding County, New Mexico | $2,993,623 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 18 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | $2,932,418 | 0.4% | 98.1% |
| 19 | Sierra County, New Mexico | $2,382,643 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 20 | Colfax County, New Mexico | $2,228,243 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 21 | Lincoln County, New Mexico | $2,132,167 | 0.3% | 98.9% |
| 22 | Otero County, New Mexico | $1,994,852 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 23 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | $1,542,061 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 24 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | $1,350,112 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 25 | McKinley County, New Mexico | $971,421 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 26 | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico | $889,159 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 27 | Cibola County, New Mexico | $825,456 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 28 | San Miguel County, New Mexico | $512,453 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 29 | Grant County, New Mexico | $428,368 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 30 | Sandoval County, New Mexico | $357,395 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 31 | Taos County, New Mexico | $346,127 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 32 | Mora County, New Mexico | $166,665 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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