De Baca County, New Mexico
De Baca County, NM: irrigated cash rent $194 an acre (2026); land and buildings $385 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 35011. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
In De Baca County, 87 percent of harvested cropland is irrigated, and 21 percent of irrigation water came from groundwater in 2015. The July average nightly low was 64.1 F under the 1991-2020 normal and 65.6 F for 2017-2026, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.81 F per decade, warming. No July since 1900 has averaged a low at or above 70 F. Drought was heavy in the 2000-2025 stretch, with 390 of 1357 weeks at 50 percent or more of the county in severe drought or worse, and 2012 was the worst year at 52 weeks; 97 of those weeks fell in 2021-2025. Heat and drought's share of crop insurance indemnities was 27 percent in 2010-2019 and 39 percent in 2020-2025.
NM median $175 · 3rd highest of 9
NM median $784 · 2nd lowest of 30
NM median 26% · 4th highest of 30
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 2011. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Baca County | — | $194 | $385 | — |
| Chaves County | — | $175 | $887 | $10.03 |
| Guadalupe County | — | $122 2023 | $379 | — |
| Lincoln County | — | — | $915 | — |
| Quay County | $11 | $62 | $783 | $50.68 |
| Roosevelt County | $19 | $122 | $1,039 | $50.33 |
| Median next door | $15 2 co. | $122 | $887 | $50.33 |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. De Baca County, New Mexico. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/new-mexico/de-baca-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.