Otero County, New Mexico property search
Search an address or an owner in Otero County, New Mexico with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 50,323 lots are mapped here, covering 4,241,161 acres. 6,854 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Otero County received $4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 66 recipients. 25,726 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $4.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 50,323
- Lots mapped
- 4,241,161
- Acres
- 6,854
- Institutional
Land use in Otero County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Otero County, New Mexico| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0100 | 23,246 | 121,050 |
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| 0200 | 20,808 | 73,732 |
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| 9200 | 1,794 | 3,751,937 |
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| 0400 | 775 | 216,644 |
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| 0120 | 112 | 145 |
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| 9100 | 59 | 27,299 |
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| 0220 | 11 | 333 |
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| 0130 | 9 | 24 |
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| 9220 | 6 | 109 |
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| 0240 | 1 | 4 |
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| 9130 | 1 | 154 |
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| 9999 | 1 | 3 |
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Largest landowners in Otero County
Largest landowners by acreage in Otero County, New Mexico| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State Of New Mexico | 398 | 328,557 |
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| Berlier Family Partnership | 20 | 23,612 |
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| Y Bar Ranch Llc | 6 | 19,086 |
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| Hat Ranch Inc | 9 | 14,796 |
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| Cross D Ranch Llc | 18 | 13,257 |
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| Coleman Ranches Ltd | 4 | 10,433 |
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| Slash Triangle Ranch | 12 | 8,466 |
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| Three Rivers Cattle Ltd Co | 9 | 7,787 |
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| Mesa Verde Ranch Llp | 23 | 7,688 |
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| Sally Walker Ranch Llc | 15 | 6,479 |
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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 Otero County
- $4M
- Paid in 2025
- 66
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Otero County, New Mexico, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.6M |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $1.1M |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $969K |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $194K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $137K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $25K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Otero County
- 25,726
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Otero County, New Mexico, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 25,653 |
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| Japan | 73 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Otero County, New Mexico| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HONDO CO. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 25,653 |
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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 Otero County
- 75
- Policies
- 1,806,864
- Insured acres
- $4.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.88
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Otero County, New Mexico, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $4.1M |
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| Pecans | $183K |
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| All Other Crops | $83K |
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| Pistachios | $29K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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 Otero County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.