Farm subsidies in Union County, New Mexico
The Farm Service Agency paid 262 recipients $6.3 million through its Union office in 2025, across 757 payments — 4.0% of what it paid in New Mexico.
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Union County in 2025
- $6.3 million
- Paid out
- $6,349,509
- 8 of 32 counties in New Mexico by what the office paid.
- 262
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 757
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $1.7 thousand
- Per resident
- $1,652
- Over the Census Bureau's 3,844 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 Union and numbers it 59 within state 35, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Union County is 35059.
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 Union County
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work
Data retrieved