Farm subsidies in Otero County, New Mexico
The Farm Service Agency paid 69 recipients $4.0 million through its Otero office in 2025, across 225 payments — 2.6% of what it paid in New Mexico.
Otero County in 2025
- $4.0 million
- Paid out
- $4,042,105
- 1,499 of 3,068 county offices nationally, and 13 of 32 counties in New Mexico by what the office paid.
- 69
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 225
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $57
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 70,368 residents. Farm payments go to farms, not to residents — this is a way to compare counties, not a payment anyone received.
FSA calls this office Otero and numbers it 35 within state 35, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Otero County is 35035.
What New Mexico was paid for
The state’s programs, largest first. The published file records a program against a payment rather than against a county office, so these are New Mexico’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $31,097,440 | 3,048 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $21,080,664 | 464 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $20,468,108 | 1,075 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $19,112,062 | 753 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $12,464,197 | 1,283 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $11,600,338 | 857 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $11,382,895 | 211 |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program (COF) | $10,752,639 | 1,003 |
The largest counties in New Mexico
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Curry County | $36,024,293 | 663 |
| Quay County | $13,735,152 | 395 |
| Roosevelt County | $9,797,339 | 365 |
| Doña Ana County | $9,670,309 | 219 |
| Lea County | $9,199,846 | 192 |
| Torrance County | $7,506,976 | 226 |
| Luna County | $7,294,955 | 87 |
| Union County | $6,349,509 | 262 |
| Grant County | $5,956,963 | 92 |
| Catron County | $5,229,702 | 85 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in New Mexico · Federal awards recorded in Otero County · PPP loans in Otero County
Sources
- Farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
Data retrieved