Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 
2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
36,180 
11,115 
37,054 
37,054 
11,572 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
7,780,874 
165,576 
6,217,114 
6,061,134 
155,980 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,637 
215,060 
14,897 
167,785 
163,576 
13,479 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,565 
10,565 
710 
10,631 
10,631 
614 
$1,000 
1,586 
1,287 
299 
1,608 
1,366 
242 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,583 
3,583 
639 
3,905 
3,905 
802 
$1,000 
5,907 
5,036 
871 
6,358 
5,227 
1,131 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,305 
3,305 
707 
3,712 
3,712 
1,020 
$1,000 
1 1 ,842 
9,785 
2,057 
13,278 
10,299 
2,979 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,792 
3,792 
1,131 
3,954 
3,954 
1,308 
$1,000 
26,794 
21,056 
5,738 
27,952 
21,034 
6,918 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,136 
4,136 
1,422 
4,352 
4,352 
1,619 
$1,000 
66,174 
53,367 
12,808 
69,794 
54,017 
15,777 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,707 
2,707 
1,200 
2,780 
2,780 
1,310 
$1,000 
95,325 
78,543 
16,783 
98,284 
80,936 
17,347 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,211 
2,211 
1,143 
2,372 
2,372 
1,312 
$1,000 
157,049 
140,310 
16,739 
169,546 
151,800 
17,746 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,434 
2,434 
1,624 
2,463 
2,463 
1,611 
$1,000 
392,082 
364,166 
27,916 
395,004 
366,927 
28,076 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,563 
1,563 
1,165 
1,316 
1,316 
910 
$1,000 
552,341 
524,520 
27,821 
471,864 
450,835 
21,030 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
925 
925 
696 
804 
804 
587 
$1,000 
644,431 
621,773 
22,658 
562,851 
542,375 
20,476 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
959 
959 
678 
765 
765 
479 
$1,000 
5,992,919 
5,961,032 
31,887 
4,400,576 
4,376,319 
24,257 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
614 
614 
469 
499 
499 
351 
$1,000 
934,281 
913,665 
20,615 
745,336 
729,085 
16,251 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
178 
178 
134 
125 
125 
84 
$1,000 
601,094 
594,243 
6,851 
427,165 
421,811 
5,354 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
167 
167 
75 
141 
141 
44 
$1,000 
4,457,544 
4,453,124 
4,420 
3,228,076 
3,225,423 
2,652 
10 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
