Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
(X) 
37,054 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,910,512 
(X) 
5,431,280 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
191,004 
(X) 
146,577 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,547 
20,748 
9,486 
24,720 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,952 
43,174 
6,563 
47,314 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,364 
134,831 
8,420 
136,002 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,523 
159,729 
4,633 
164,101 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,131 
219,996 
3,118 
217,501 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,810 
439,837 
2,589 
404,999 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,335 
473,359 
1,142 
400,077 
$500,000 or more 
1,518 
5,418,838 
1,103 
4,036,567 
$500,000 to $999,999 
782 
535,539 
574 
402,005 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
471 
710,865 
326 
490,436 
$2,500,000 or more 
265 
4,172,435 
203 
3,144,126 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
10,989 
(X) 
11,685 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
311,338 
(X) 
201,343 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,093 
460 
2,367 
535 
$500 to $999 
1,313 
897 
1,485 
1,025 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,036 
7,104 
3,494 
8,242 
$5,000 to $9,999 
961 
6,586 
1,191 
8,248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,311 
20,381 
1,391 
21,847 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
29,804 
758 
26,960 
$50,000 to $99,999 
639 
44,439 
524 
36,000 
$100,000 or more 
784 
201,668 
475 
98,486 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
(X) 
11,860 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
182,467 
(X) 
102,032 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,404 
1,009 
5,135 
982 
$500 to $999 
1,413 
931 
1,454 
950 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,650 
5,862 
2,498 
5,673 
$5,000 to $9,999 
927 
6,409 
798 
5,478 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,179 
18,696 
923 
14,215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
24,664 
548 
19,182 
$50,000 or more 
911 
124,897 
504 
55,554 
$50,000 to $99,999 
495 
33,545 
323 
21,612 
$100,000 or more 
416 
91,352 
181 
33,941 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
10,318 
(X) 
8,935 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
198,847 
(X) 
163,708 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,716 
559 
2,456 
519 
$500 to $999 
1,223 
824 
1,177 
784 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
5,610 
2,431 
5,671 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,092 
7,636 
900 
6,176 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
18,245 
908 
14,341 
$25,000 or more 
1,647 
165,972 
1,063 
136,217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
24,871 
517 
17,659 
$50,000 or more 
925 
141,101 
546 
118,558 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
9,728 
(X) 
8,517 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,885,482 
(X) 
1,778,706 
percent of total 
(X) 
27.3 
(X) 
32.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,514 
878 
2,089 
803 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,555 
8,513 
3,328 
7,858 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,238 
8,421 
1,098 
7,376 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,045 
15,773 
790 
11,795 
$25,000 to $49,999 
368 
12,816 
381 
13,041 
$50,000 to $99,999 
390 
26,109 
226 
16,080 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
40,641 
255 
40,234 
$250,000 or more 
368 
1,772,331 
350 
1,681,519 
$250,000 to $499,999 
154 
52,445 
117 
42,047 
$500,000 to $999,999 
87 
62,666 
92 
60,351 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
127 
1,657,220 
141 
1,579,121 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
5,372 
(X) 
4,866 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
98,374 
(X) 
86,507 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
831 
339 
937 
399 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,307 
5,544 
2,182 
5,206 
$5,000 to $9,999 
912 
6,289 
731 
4,915 
$10,000 to $24,999 
722 
11,022 
555 
8,249 
$25,000 to $49,999 
255 
8,803 
241 
8,189 
$50,000 to $99,999 
226 
13,769 
122 
8,561 
$100,000 to $249,999 
86 
12,882 
67 
9,666 
$250,000 or more 
33 
39,726 
31 
41,322 
$250,000 to $499,999 
15 
4,841 
13 
4,487 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7 
5,090 
9 
5,773 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
11 
29,795 
9 
31,062 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,838 
(X) 
4,944 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,787,108 
(X) 
1,692,199 
percent of total 
(X) 
25.9 
(X) 
31.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,312 
715 
1,835 
630 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,835 
4,157 
1,623 
3,617 
$5,000 to $9,999 
466 
3,053 
416 
2,745 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Colorado 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
