Total population (1990 census): 1,515,069
State Capital: Santa Fe
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 316 | 80122 | 13795021 bu | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 5 | 73 | 111300 | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 496 | 188615 | 7059484 bu | |
| Wheat | 711 | 264190 | 8605057 bu | |
| Barley | 26 | 3852 | 240240 bu | |
| Oats | 83 | 3326 | 152307 bu | |
| Rye | 5 | 407 | 6414 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 8 | 4488 | 2846230 lbs | |
| Triticale | 17 | 1967 | 46632 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 3 | 157 | 4253 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 68 | 10998 | 184559 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 6 | 545 | 573960 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 15 | 437 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 10 | 211 | 72543 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 4616 | 318213 | 1207842 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 3641 | 207525 | 971581 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 538 | 23438 | 52252 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 934 | 52884 | 98577 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 186 | 10549 | 9166 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 234 | 23817 | 228804 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 275 | 46730 | 1029234 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 36 | 1655 | 3022 | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 111 | 14557 | 218544 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Hogged or Grazed | 3 | 11 | X | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 7 | 4 | ||
| Snap Beans | 39 | 573 | ||
| Beets | 16 | D | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 5 | D | D | |
| Broccoli | 8 | 4 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 34 | 578 | ||
| Cantaloups | 38 | 277 | ||
| Carrots | 14 | 13 | ||
| Green Cowpeas | 1 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 22 | 10 | ||
| Eggplant | 10 | 7 | ||
| Garlic | 20 | 47 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 13 | 3 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 15 | 21 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 55 | 1669 | ||
| Dry Onions | 113 | 7647 | ||
| Green Onions | 9 | D | ||
| Okra | 22 | 9 | ||
| Green Peas | 17 | 8 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 345 | 20528 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 10 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 35 | 9385 | 3499484 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 63 | 2926 | ||
| Radishes | 6 | 1 | ||
| Spinach | 32 | 1220 | ||
| Squash | 55 | 260 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 119 | 477 | ||
| Tomatoes | 70 | 110 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | Z | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 9 | 15 | ||
| Watermelons | 59 | 1374 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 28 | 34 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 574 | 2086 | 153542 trees | |
| Apricots | 62 | 39 | 4481 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 182 | 166 | 12424 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 144 | 128 | 9917 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 110 | 38 | 2507 trees | |
| Grapes | 109 | 897 | 461155 trees | |
| Nectarines | 13 | 3 | 122 trees | |
| Peaches | 194 | 122 | 8953 trees | |
| Pears | 83 | 37 | 1867 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 73 | 24 | 1401 | |
| Peanuts | 71 | 16132 | 42372773 lbs | |
| Almonds | 3 | 2 | 103 | |
| Pecans | 1105 | 29622 | 1231902 in shell | |
| Pistachios | 51 | 537 | 56252 | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 18 | 37 | 1349 | |
| Blackberries | 12 | 13 | 10330 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 13 | 23 | 96930 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 2 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 459 | 67996 | 113281 bales | |
| Herbs, Total | 19 | 10 | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 7 | 7 | 1165 | |
| Other | 7 | 375 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 245 | 4688202 | 4068 | 48409 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 155 | X | 2936 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 112 | 3478661 | 66 | 31206 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 76 | 756401 | 28 | 7086 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 18 | D | 20 | D |
| Foliage Plants | 19 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 33 | 1176430 | D | 16149 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 6 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 15 | X | D | 129 |
| Nursery Crops | 90 | 281484 | 698 | 7733 |
| Sod Harvested | 8 | X | 1942 | 6581 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 11 | D | D | 261 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 18 | D | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 30 | 9538 | 176 | 216 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.