Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
36,180 
4,251 
10,008 
1,629 
2,578 
1,825 
percent 
100.0 
11.7 
27.7 
4.5 
7.1 
5.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
19,584 
282,655 
94,061 
207,575 
211,314 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
5 
28 
58 
81 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
4,251 
10,008 
1,629 
2,578 
1,825 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
74,438 
231,023 
52,141 
175,208 
259,266 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,637 
17,511 
23,084 
32,008 
67,963 
142,063 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,565 
1,776 
4,570 
597 
814 
643 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
805 
1,546 
214 
345 
173 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
546 
1,222 
232 
344 
192 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
494 
1,126 
207 
347 
207 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
338 
881 
204 
357 
248 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
115 
354 
90 
196 
139 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,211 
61 
152 
50 
112 
124 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,434 
53 
70 
22 
32 
63 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,563 
29 
38 
7 
11 
13 
$500,000 to $999,999 
925 
23 
15 
1 
9 
4 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
959 
11 
34 
5 
11 
19 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
614 
9 
15 
2 
4 
6 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
178 
2 
10 
- 
3 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
167 
- 
9 
3 
4 
9 
Total sales 
farms 
36,180 
4,251 
10,008 
1,629 
2,578 
1,825 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
74,044 
229,155 
51,240 
173,717 
257,813 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
40 
221 
77 
185 
178 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
61 
1,852 
1,498 
5,302 
6,052 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,413 
- 
2 
8 
37 
41 
$1,000 
1,430,472 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,832 
3,978 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
22 
108 
45 
115 
92 
$1,000 
851,640 
43 
1,171 
1,100 
4,294 
4,543 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,882 
- 
2 
8 
30 
34 
$1,000 
832,144 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,414 
3,291 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
12 
90 
24 
70 
75 
$1,000 
477,391 
14 
552 
214 
626 
778 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
443,069 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
7,134 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
6,301 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
- 
5 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
20,105 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
131 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
15,175 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
240 
- 
9 
- 
4 
1 
$1,000 
41,984 
- 
(D) 
- 
80 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
155 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
40,394 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
6 
24 
13 
31 
33 
$1,000 
71,123 
4 
(D) 
184 
(D) 
652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
61,369 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
311 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
780 
212 
206 
17 
29 
25 
$1,000 
280,591 
1,663 
3,636 
505 
2,146 
1,337 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
5 
17 
2 
8 
6 
$1,000 
276,474 
417 
2,261 
(D) 
1,862 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
696 
278 
276 
37 
23 
29 
$1,000 
23,956 
2,154 
6,659 
3,050 
1,945 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
4 
27 
17 
4 
12 
$1,000 
18,227 
234 
3,976 
2,882 
1,683 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
253 
260 
37 
21 
27 
$1,000 
23,818 
2,124 
6,579 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
4 
27 
17 
4 
12 
$1,000 
18,226 
234 
3,976 
2,881 
1,683 
4,966 
Berries 
farms 
75 
36 
25 
1 
2 
4 
$1,000 
138 
30 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
644 
231 
232 
22 
28 
26 
$1,000 
274,197 
27,005 
89,642 
(D) 
(D) 
6,455 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
71 
72 
4 
9 
13 
$1,000 
270,060 
25,181 
88,220 
(D) 
(D) 
6,343 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
