Lea County, New Mexico property search
Search an address or an owner in Lea County, New Mexico with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 32,096 lots are mapped here, covering 2,812,572 acres. 3,748 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lea County received $9.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 191 recipients. 5,849 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $21.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 32,096
- Lots mapped
- 2,812,572
- Acres
- 3,748
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Lea County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lea County, New Mexico| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Angell #2 Family Ltd Partnership | 7 | 49,268 |
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| Branch Ranch, Llc | 18 | 35,283 |
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| Diamond & Half Inc | 5 | 23,559 |
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| Intrepid Potash-New Mexico Llc | 15 | 23,364 |
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| Quail Ranch Llc | 4 | 20,675 |
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| Slash Z Land & Cattle Llc | 12 | 20,190 |
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| Bogle Ltd Co | 4 | 19,793 |
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| Limestone Livestock Llc | 11 | 17,857 |
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| Henard Partnership Lllp | 4 | 17,218 |
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| Mc Casland Ltd Partnership Lea I | 11 | 17,181 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in New Mexico
Federal farm payments in Lea County
- $9.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 191
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lea County, New Mexico, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.5M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $2.2M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.1M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $985K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $392K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $280K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lea County
- 5,849
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lea County, New Mexico, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 3,533 |
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| Canada | 2,240 |
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| Mexico | 76 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lea County, New Mexico| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (UNITED KINGDOM) | 3,533 |
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| Tip Top Solar Energy Center, LLC (CANADA) | 1,920 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Lea County
- 250
- Policies
- 1,538,781
- Insured acres
- $21.1M
- Claims paid
- 1.74
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lea County, New Mexico, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Cotton | $8.3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $5.6M |
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| Peanuts | $4.7M |
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| Annual Forage | $1.2M |
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| Corn | $1M |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7,810
- CRP acres, 2025
- 70
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Lea County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.