Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
931 
894 
1,479 
2,329 
2,103 
percent 
100.0 
2.6 
2.5 
4.1 
6.4 
5.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
5,982,645 
4,497,009 
5,554,520 
5,230,429 
2,510,670 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
6,426 
5,030 
3,756 
2,246 
1,194 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
931 
894 
1,479 
2,329 
2,103 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
5,963,613 
642,601 
544,812 
401,198 
161,750 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,637 
6,405,599 
718,793 
368,365 
172,262 
76,914 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,565 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,211 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,890 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,434 
- 
- 
- 
2,187 
213 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,563 
- 
1,420 
142 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
925 
_ 
866 
59 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
959 
931 
28 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
614 
586 
28 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
178 
178 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
167 
167 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
36,180 
931 
894 
1,479 
2,329 
2,103 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
5,934,143 
621,167 
519,504 
378,020 
149,456 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
639 
628 
930 
1,142 
708 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
749,554 
291,966 
231,826 
134,751 
38,560 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,413 
613 
592 
838 
924 
446 
$1,000 
1,430,472 
748,861 
291,084 
229,273 
129,371 
31,883 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
518 
486 
586 
590 
277 
$1,000 
851,640 
527,356 
162,731 
93,112 
50,759 
11,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,882 
491 
445 
442 
390 
114 
$1,000 
832,144 
526,778 
161,608 
89,829 
46,118 
7,811 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
396 
438 
687 
751 
472 
$1,000 
477,391 
153,900 
99,679 
113,098 
72,638 
23,231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
327 
338 
515 
514 
254 
$1,000 
443,069 
151,948 
97,184 
108,935 
67,088 
17,914 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
39 
16 
8 
12 
2 
$1,000 
7,134 
5,074 
1,263 
456 
284 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
32 
9 
3 
- 
$1,000 
6,301 
4,840 
1,129 
332 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
47 
78 
86 
100 
67 
$1,000 
20,105 
3,787 
4,187 
8,025 
2,195 
1,424 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
131 
17 
35 
66 
9 
4 
$1,000 
15,175 
3,256 
3,420 
7,643 
647 
209 
Barley 
farms 
240 
82 
46 
50 
30 
20 
$1,000 
41,984 
28,106 
6,287 
4,836 
2,096 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
155 
72 
31 
31 
15 
6 
$1,000 
40,394 
27,922 
5,950 
4,380 
1,756 
386 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
168 
170 
191 
168 
77 
$1,000 
71,123 
31,331 
17,819 
12,299 
6,778 
1,684 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
127 
112 
82 
52 
10 
$1,000 
61,369 
30,426 
16,200 
9,734 
4,376 
633 
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 
121 
62 
57 
51 
44 
$1,000 
280,591 
242,257 
22,912 
8,186 
3,118 
1,522 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
114 
57 
40 
25 
14 
$1,000 
276,474 
242,122 
22,783 
7,897 
2,749 
923 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
696 
10 
4 
21 
31 
45 
$1,000 
23,956 
6,669 
2,105 
4,338 
3,523 
2,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
5 
3 
14 
22 
28 
$1,000 
18,227 
6,542 
(D) 
4,266 
3,408 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
9 
3 
20 
29 
43 
$1,000 
23,818 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
5 
3 
14 
22 
28 
$1,000 
18,226 
6,542 
(D) 
4,265 
3,408 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
75 
2 
1 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
138 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
644 
57 
41 
57 
67 
51 
$1,000 
274,197 
217,500 
23,183 
18,591 
8,859 
2,548 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
51 
35 
54 
52 
37 
$1,000 
270,060 
217,421 
23,133 
18,586 
8,544 
2,375 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
82 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
