Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,367 
348 
493 
995 
1,681 
1,636 
acres 
17,747,109 
1,695,970 
2,255,808 
3,137,973 
3,409,431 
1,797,097 
Partnership 
farms 
3,228 
303 
171 
245 
339 
212 
acres 
7,594,854 
2,421,664 
1,237,151 
1,352,903 
956,002 
316,478 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,604 
277 
150 
209 
286 
181 
acres 
6,628,196 
2,157,546 
1,041,750 
1,228,953 
824,186 
240,254 
Corporation 
farms 
2,522 
263 
205 
212 
236 
190 
acres 
4,486,122 
951,690 
862,315 
943,127 
694,944 
323,284 
Family held 
farms 
2,240 
228 
191 
206 
223 
176 
acres 
4,124,539 
903,638 
753,265 
(D) 
681,955 
274,222 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
46 
8 
7 
3 
3 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,194 
220 
184 
203 
220 
173 
Other than family held 
farms 
282 
35 
14 
6 
13 
14 
acres 
361,583 
48,052 
109,050 
(D) 
12,989 
49,062 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
29 
8 
2 
2 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
253 
27 
12 
6 
11 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,063 
17 
25 
27 
73 
65 
acres 
2,058,591 
913,321 
141,735 
120,517 
170,052 
73,811 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
863 
706 
987 
1,112 
707 
workers 
38,019 
14,623 
3,877 
3,537 
3,248 
2,265 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,883 
786 
531 
672 
677 
350 
workers 
15,993 
7,919 
1,684 
1,493 
1,329 
680 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
6,190 
529 
451 
628 
705 
482 
workers 
22,026 
6,704 
2,193 
2,044 
1,919 
1,585 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
344 
73 
42 
57 
54 
28 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
84 
2 
3 
4 
9 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
16,658 
243 
292 
580 
1,065 
950 
workers 
38,488 
554 
587 
1,417 
2,561 
2,287 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,251 
11 
23 
29 
53 
59 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,008 
34 
15 
38 
70 
147 
50 to 69 acres 
1,629 
5 
1 
7 
22 
50 
70 to 99 acres 
2,578 
11 
9 
11 
27 
114 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,825 
19 
4 
12 
58 
129 
140 to 179 acres 
2,155 
20 
12 
19 
108 
141 
180 to 219 acres 
947 
16 
11 
18 
64 
53 
220 to 259 acres 
696 
5 
9 
12 
53 
52 
260 to 499 acres 
3,296 
39 
44 
166 
297 
282 
500 to 999 acres 
2,930 
95 
145 
206 
348 
336 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,263 
169 
137 
175 
429 
366 
2,000 acres or more 
3,602 
507 
484 
786 
800 
374 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,951 
370 
453 
678 
816 
528 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
455 
86 
31 
22 
19 
18 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
577 
5 
3 
14 
20 
29 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
576 
46 
35 
52 
54 
38 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
10,323 
62 
79 
162 
358 
353 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
10,323 
62 
79 
162 
358 
353 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,528 
129 
235 
482 
931 
987 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
268 
106 
25 
21 
29 
8 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
183 
88 
8 
13 
6 
10 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
343 
12 
3 
- 
2 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
611 
7 
1 
2 
3 
4 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,212 
10 
10 
14 
15 
23 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,153 
10 
11 
19 
76 
99 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,970 
508 
490 
802 
1,351 
1,250 
number 
2,630,082 
1,573,738 
238,493 
256,824 
240,557 
112,112 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,434 
6 
15 
12 
46 
60 
10 to 49 
4,877 
23 
40 
72 
187 
319 
50 to 99 
1,567 
20 
33 
96 
232 
427 
100 to 199 
1,247 
33 
50 
131 
444 
363 
200 to 499 
1,059 
82 
143 
330 
383 
77 
500 or more 
786 
344 
209 
161 
59 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
11,518 
358 
400 
688 
1,228 
1,143 
number 
814,027 
239,040 
103,687 
130,430 
142,718 
72,615 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,267 
277 
391 
677 
1,217 
1,134 
number 
683,291 
112,167 
102,243 
129,299 
142,309 
72,388 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,980 
4 
13 
22 
61 
75 
1 0 to 49 
4,154 
37 
61 
131 
252 
400 
50 to 99 
1,298 
31 
56 
88 
265 
459 
100 to 199 
988 
52 
80 
149 
446 
178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
98 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
