Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
29,176 
3,707 
8,833 
1,385 
2,139 
1,470 
Not on farm operated 
7,004 
544 
1,175 
244 
439 
355 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
13,721 
1,299 
2,986 
556 
826 
595 
Any 
22,459 
2,952 
7,022 
1,073 
1,752 
1,230 
1 to 49 days 
3,153 
343 
947 
112 
245 
167 
50 to 99 days 
1,765 
203 
512 
90 
157 
111 
100 to 199 days 
3,819 
474 
1,158 
194 
267 
223 
200 days or more 
13,722 
1,932 
4,405 
677 
1,083 
729 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
982 
168 
296 
51 
72 
54 
3 or 4 years 
1,828 
369 
614 
89 
119 
82 
5 to 9 years 
5,834 
893 
2,075 
283 
463 
275 
10 years or more 
27,536 
2,821 
7,023 
1,206 
1,924 
1,414 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
16.5 
17.0 
18.7 
18.7 
20.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
669 
111 
211 
33 
45 
39 
3 or 4 years 
1,427 
297 
503 
70 
89 
69 
5 to 9 years 
4,737 
774 
1,718 
224 
360 
216 
10 years or more 
29,347 
3,069 
7,576 
1,302 
2,084 
1,501 
Average years operating any farm 
23.6 
18.6 
19.3 
21.6 
22.0 
23.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
26 
33 
8 
14 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,762 
230 
415 
55 
92 
85 
35 to 44 years 
3,182 
454 
913 
139 
233 
140 
45 to 49 years 
2,838 
420 
869 
138 
178 
117 
50 to 54 years 
5,052 
646 
1,567 
208 
426 
224 
55 to 59 years 
5,640 
657 
1,660 
256 
398 
288 
60 to 64 years 
5,233 
568 
1,520 
243 
338 
278 
65 to 69 years 
4,524 
518 
1,284 
248 
348 
258 
70 years and over 
7,802 
732 
1,747 
334 
551 
435 
Average age 
58.9 
57.0 
58.0 
59.2 
58.9 
60.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
2,318 
233 
746 
168 
191 
133 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
270 
30 
76 
14 
41 
24 
Asian 
170 
12 
62 
10 
9 
15 
Black or African American 
47 
7 
15 
2 
5 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
32 
4 
21 
1 
- 
1 
White 
35,498 
4,180 
9,763 
1,594 
2,516 
1,775 
More than one race reported 
163 
18 
71 
8 
7 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,813 
648 
1,450 
263 
428 
305 
2 people 
19,296 
2,192 
5,318 
878 
1,399 
1,008 
3 people 
4,582 
546 
1,332 
227 
320 
186 
4 people 
4,042 
569 
1,142 
154 
277 
224 
5 or more people 
2,447 
296 
766 
107 
154 
102 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
26,203 
3,830 
9,017 
1,418 
2,204 
1,452 
25 to 49 percent 
2,742 
152 
398 
103 
144 
164 
50 to 74 percent 
2,953 
102 
314 
59 
134 
122 
75 to 99 percent 
2,446 
65 
123 
22 
53 
55 
100 percent 
1,836 
102 
156 
27 
43 
32 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,613 
137 
212 
49 
79 
68 
acres 
4,656,982 
628 
6,190 
2,752 
6,324 
8,006 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
28,363 
3,486 
8,221 
1,243 
1,973 
1,345 
Dial-up service 
2,293 
235 
686 
95 
171 
92 
DSL service 
9,631 
1,277 
2,804 
449 
635 
432 
Cable modem service 
2,845 
607 
776 
126 
162 
101 
Fiber-optic service 
1,032 
60 
151 
30 
81 
48 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,079 
545 
1,404 
175 
368 
244 
Satellite service 
8,858 
806 
2,496 
380 
653 
463 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,026 
205 
366 
54 
71 
42 
Other Internet service 
1,159 
103 
453 
60 
89 
64 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,617 
3,812 
8,826 
1,429 
2,258 
1,536 
2 households 
4,891 
361 
1,014 
163 
253 
219 
3 households 
1,021 
40 
93 
16 
37 
40 
4 households 
367 
22 
44 
13 
20 
19 
5 or more households 
284 
16 
31 
8 
10 
11 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
34,689 
4,167 
9,784 
1,568 
2,499 
1,763 
acres 
28,438,867 
19,247 
276,275 
90,560 
201,133 
204,181 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
