Harding County, New Mexico
Harding County, NM: land and buildings $447 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 35021. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land value in Harding County was $447 per acre in 2022, up 22.1 percent from 2017, or 4.1 percent a year. July nights average 61.4 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 60.8 F, and the long trend since 1976 runs 0.44 F per decade, warming. No July since 1900 has averaged a low at or above 70 F. Drought has covered at least severe severe status in 422 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 108 weeks from 2021-2025 alone and 52 weeks in 2022. Irrigation draws 100 percent from groundwater in 2015. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
NM median $784 · 6th lowest of 30
NM median 26% · 14th lowest of 30
Cash rent
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 1995. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding County | — | — | $447 | — |
| Colfax County | — | $47 2024 | $977 | — |
| Mora County | — | $85 2025 | $1,359 | — |
| Quay County | $11 | $62 | $783 | $50.68 |
| San Miguel County | — | — | $836 | — |
| Union County | — | — | $852 | $19.03 |
| Median next door | $11 1 co. | $62 1 co. | $852 | $34.86 2 co. |
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. Harding 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/harding-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.