Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
632 
243 
78 
52 
35,860 
2,733 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,055,498 
97,139 
21,810 
37,740 
30,989,043 
1,365,551 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
75 
25 
19 
4 
4,206 
285 
1 0 to 49 acres 
212 
83 
18 
25 
9,925 
897 
50 to 1 79 acres 
179 
62 
24 
5 
8,092 
724 
1 80 to 499 acres 
72 
42 
10 
8 
4,896 
374 
500 acres or more 
94 
31 
7 
10 
8,741 
453 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
595 
220 
74 
49 
33,652 
2,619 
acres 
950,284 
63,322 
13,809 
34,731 
20,285,255 
965,125 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
176 
58 
19 
10 
9,993 
690 
acres 
105,214 
33,817 
8,001 
3,009 
10,703,788 
400,426 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
456 
185 
59 
42 
25,867 
2,043 
acres 
888,664 
47,082 
11,684 
21,619 
10,945,070 
690,945 
Part owners 
farms 
139 
35 
15 
7 
7,785 
576 
acres 
136,075 
38,358 
9,960 
14,932 
17,454,771 
629,997 
Tenants 
farms 
37 
23 
4 
3 
2,208 
114 
acres 
30,759 
11,699 
166 
1,189 
2,589,202 
44,609 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
632 
243 
78 
52 
35,860 
2,733 
$1,000 
74,209 
85,914 
2,230 
4,340 
7,898,651 
681,092 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
632 
243 
78 
52 
35,860 
2,733 
$1,000 
72,216 
85,218 
2,095 
4,175 
7,734,498 
676,381 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
199 
103 
22 
11 
13,771 
996 
$1,000 
23,896 
79,820 
1,665 
3,694 
2,391,431 
91,943 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
354 
82 
37 
19 
16,503 
1,278 
$1,000 
48,320 
5,398 
431 
481 
5,343,067 
584,437 
Government payments 
farms 
124 
73 
19 
12 
11,016 
610 
$1,000 
1,993 
696 
135 
165 
164,153 
4,711 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
222 
71 
24 
21 
10,481 
894 
$1,000 to $2,499 
69 
26 
20 
- 
3,542 
336 
$2,500 to $4,999 
76 
25 
2 
3 
3,270 
301 
$5,000 to $9,999 
76 
30 
5 
9 
3,748 
309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
71 
26 
11 
7 
4,091 
352 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
18 
9 
6 
2,681 
177 
$50,000 or more 
86 
47 
7 
6 
8,047 
364 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
85 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
8,015 
464 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
41 
27 
11 
6 
4,479 
146 
$1,000 
464 
253 
27 
70 
58,918 
1,295 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
113 
66 
12 
9 
9,469 
553 
$1,000 
1,529 
443 
108 
95 
105,235 
3,416 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
36 
32 
3 
2 
3,919 
93 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
8 
19 
6 
3 
440 
42 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
13 
8 
1 
1 
572 
24 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
11 
11 
3 
2 
568 
22 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
139 
73 
16 
16 
10,226 
927 
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) 
139 
73 
16 
16 
10,226 
927 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
186 
38 
24 
11 
10,448 
936 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
2 
1 
- 
- 
268 
18 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1 
1 
- 
- 
183 
16 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
16 
2 
3 
- 
338 
32 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
20 
7 
3 
- 
609 
43 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
43 
5 
3 
3 
1,195 
134 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
157 
46 
16 
14 
7,094 
446 
-continued 
52 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
