Table 63. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Characteristics 
Operators 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
Female 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
Other 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
Not on farm operated 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
Any 
1 to 49 days 
50 to 99 days 
100 to 199 days 
200 days or more 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 to 74 years 
75 years and over 
Average age of - 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Number of persons living in household of - 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Characteristics 
Operators 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
Female 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
Other 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
Not on farm operated 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
Any 
1 to 49 days 
50 to 99 days 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
200 days or more 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
10 years or more 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 to 74 years 
75 years and over 
Average age of - 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Number of persons living in household of - 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
only 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian only 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or 
African American 
only 
442 
703 
262 
287 
72 
282 
425 
165 
173 
49 
160 
278 
97 
114 
23 
188 
321 
110 
123 
38 
254 
382 
152 
164 
34 
362 
592 
208 
231 
58 
80 
111 
54 
56 
14 
137 
223 
75 
86 
32 
305 
480 
187 
201 
40 
44 
75 
36 
38 
5 
33 
46 
10 
13 
3 
71 
103 
28 
28 
3 
157 
256 
113 
122 
29 
22 
33 
21 
23 
2 
20 
38 
25 
26 
1 
93 
145 
44 
52 
21 
307 
487 
172 
186 
48 
12 
19 
18 
18 
2 
14 
30 
22 
23 
1 
84 
117 
38 
48 
20 
332 
515 
184 
198 
49 
7 
13 
9 
10 
2 
15 
22 
16 
16 
- 
71 
102 
33 
41 
5 
119 
185 
69 
75 
15 
155 
241 
69 
73 
25 
53 
99 
47 
53 
21 
22 
41 
19 
19 
4 
54.5 
55.1 
54.5 
54.2 
59.2 
55.7 
56.8 
54.5 
54.3 
63.7 
54.8 
54.6 
54.6 
54.4 
(D) 
40.3 
41.4 
54.4 
50.3 
(D) 
648 
1,022 
459 
494 
96 
118 
174 
28 
35 
6 
39 
49 
8 
8 
(D) 
Black or 
African American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
90 
61 
29 
47 
43 
73 
17 
36 
54 
9 
5 
4 
36 
2 
2 
28 
58 
2 
2 
24 
62 
5 
10 
15 
35 
21 
4 
57.1 
62.4 
48.3 
39.3 
120 
6 
(D) 
Native Plawaiian or 
Pacific Islander only 
number 
Native Plawaiian or 
Pacific Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
54 
35 
19 
26 
28 
40 
14 
18 
36 
4 
13 
19 
1 
1 
25 
27 
1 
14 
39 
15 
7 
8 
18 
2 
4 
49.0 
45.6 
59.6 
35.0 
78 
6 
(D) 
White alone or 
White only in combination with 
other races 
63 
57,068 
57,351 
40 
36,057 
36,209 
23 
21,011 
21,142 
30 
26,158 
26,305 
33 
30,910 
31,046 
48 
45,796 
46,046 
15 
11,272 
11,305 
22 
20,640 
20,739 
41 
36,428 
36,612 
1 
5,178 
5,211 
4 
2,981 
2,999 
14 
6,047 
6,079 
22 
22,222 
22,323 
2 
2,105 
2,117 
1 
3,403 
3,422 
28 
10,002 
10,060 
32 
41,558 
41,752 
1 
1,599 
1,607 
1 
2,704 
2,721 
17 
8,379 
8,421 
44 
44,386 
44,602 
1 
710 
720 
15 
3,566 
3,573 
7 
5,956 
5,987 
10 
13,454 
13,526 
21 
16,629 
16,720 
5 
11,165 
11,218 
4 
5,588 
5,607 
49.6 
56.8 
56.8 
47.4 
58.9 
58.9 
58.5 
54.4 
54.4 
31.8 
46.1 
46.0 
87 
86,135 
86,536 
13 
14,680 
14,742 
(D) 
4,529 
4,539 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Colorado 55 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
