Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
37,054 
270 
382 
170 
117 
47 
42 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
31,604,911 
873,312 
916,216 
56,601 
72,664 
7,368 
8,327 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,251 
4,276 
30 
42 
12 
15 
7 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,008 
9,359 
76 
153 
62 
28 
15 
8 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,187 
8,476 
94 
79 
40 
29 
17 
10 
180 to 499 acres 
4,939 
5,501 
27 
41 
32 
20 
4 
3 
500 acres or more 
8,795 
9,442 
43 
67 
24 
25 
4 
8 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,944 
34,660 
254 
364 
150 
115 
45 
39 
acres 
21,150,230 
21,916,632 
842,727 
858,183 
44,663 
61,901 
4,212 
6,451 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,075 
10,568 
79 
78 
43 
16 
13 
9 
acres 
10,736,446 
9,688,279 
30,585 
58,033 
1 1 ,938 
10,763 
3,156 
1,876 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
26,105 
26,486 
191 
304 
127 
101 
34 
33 
acres 
11,793,247 
12,681,773 
827,192 
400,180 
36,419 
41,095 
(D) 
3,564 
Part owners 
farms 
7,839 
8,174 
63 
60 
23 
14 
11 
6 
acres 
17,490,776 
16,743,142 
36,339 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,752 
Tenants 
farms 
2,236 
2,394 
16 
18 
20 
2 
2 
3 
acres 
2,602,653 
2,179,996 
9,781 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
37,054 
270 
382 
170 
117 
47 
42 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
6,217,114 
47,595 
31,895 
77,116 
82,400 
816 
506 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
36,180 
37,054 
270 
382 
170 
117 
47 
42 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
6,061,134 
46,357 
30,888 
76,537 
81,953 
(D) 
486 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
13,885 
13,897 
75 
106 
69 
55 
10 
14 
$1,000 
2,434,583 
1,981,399 
(D) 
8,783 
71,974 
53,580 
389 
379 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
16,641 
17,525 
163 
176 
42 
46 
26 
13 
$1,000 
5,346,292 
4,079,735 
(D) 
22,105 
4,563 
28,374 
(D) 
106 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
11,572 
61 
68 
64 
38 
14 
15 
$1,000 
165,576 
155,980 
1,238 
1,007 
579 
447 
(D) 
20 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,565 
10,631 
92 
155 
57 
20 
12 
21 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
3,905 
27 
40 
13 
16 
11 
5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
3,712 
35 
43 
21 
15 
2 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
3,954 
42 
53 
18 
10 
2 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
4,352 
27 
37 
13 
13 
9 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
2,780 
9 
17 
13 
11 
8 
3 
$50,000 or more 
8,092 
7,720 
38 
37 
35 
32 
3 
3 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
85 
214 
2 
2 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
8,015 
1 1 ,563 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
4,514 
5,883 
22 
35 
21 
14 
9 
6 
$1,000 
59,315 
72,695 
264 
449 
217 
236 
25 
5 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
9,562 
8,513 
55 
48 
60 
31 
8 
13 
$1,000 
106,261 
83,285 
974 
558 
362 
211 
(D) 
15 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,951 
3,394 
19 
16 
27 
10 
1 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
455 
429 
3 
2 
13 
9 
1 
1 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
577 
644 
3 
4 
2 
2 
1 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
576 
562 
- 
- 
10 
7 
- 
- 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
10,323 
11,399 
62 
113 
60 
40 
14 
14 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
10,323 
1 1 ,399 
62 
113 
60 
40 
14 
14 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,528 
9,598 
85 
92 
25 
16 
18 
6 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
268 
615 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
183 
267 
1 
7 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
343 
453 
4 
9 
- 
5 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
611 
742 
6 
16 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,212 
1,010 
15 
12 
3 
5 
2 
1 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,153 
7,941 
72 
106 
25 
19 
10 
15 
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48 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
