San Miguel County, New Mexico
San Miguel County, NM: land and buildings $836 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 35047. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Cropland here is 85 percent irrigated, and none of that irrigation water comes from groundwater as of 2015. That makes the surface water supply the thing to watch. July nights average 59.6 F for 2017-2026, up from a 58.7 F normal for 1991-2020, and the long trend since 1976 runs 0.52 F per decade, warming. Land value rose 86.2 percent from 2017-2022, 13.2 percent a year, against a 2022 census value of $836 per acre.
NM median $784 · 13th highest of 30
NM median 26% · 12th 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 2012. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel County | — | — | $836 | — |
| Guadalupe County | — | $122 2023 | $379 | — |
| Harding County | — | — | $447 | — |
| Mora County | — | $85 2025 | $1,359 | — |
| Quay County | $11 | $62 | $783 | $50.68 |
| Santa Fe County | — | $41 2025 | $1,245 | — |
| Torrance County | — | $102 2024 | $784 | — |
| Median next door | $11 1 co. | $62 1 co. | $784 | $50.68 1 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. San Miguel 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/san-miguel-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.