Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
29,367 
3,228 
2,604 
percent 
100.0 
81.2 
8.9 
7.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
17,747,109 
7,594,854 
6,628,196 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
604 
2,353 
2,545 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
29,367 
3,228 
2,604 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
2,305,360 
1,915,266 
1,820,033 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,637 
78,502 
593,329 
698,937 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,565 
9,090 
612 
469 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
3,191 
188 
142 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
2,884 
202 
140 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
3,245 
259 
198 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
3,403 
384 
295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
2,126 
271 
220 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,211 
1,728 
215 
186 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,434 
1,758 
355 
298 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,563 
1,067 
252 
215 
$500,000 to $999,999 
925 
514 
179 
157 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
959 
361 
311 
284 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
614 
274 
188 
171 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
178 
54 
68 
59 
$5,000,000 or more 
167 
33 
55 
54 
Total sales 
farms 
36,180 
29,367 
3,228 
2,604 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
2,198,488 
1,881,077 
1,790,433 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
3,989 
778 
641 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
801,739 
407,845 
361,655 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,413 
2,332 
588 
491 
$1,000 
1,430,472 
770,359 
403,844 
358,432 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
2,020 
481 
396 
$1,000 
851,640 
446,256 
243,815 
218,654 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,882 
1,232 
357 
299 
$1,000 
832,144 
431,187 
241,116 
216,581 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
2,713 
522 
426 
$1,000 
477,391 
281,367 
127,575 
109,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
1,327 
357 
291 
$1,000 
443,069 
253,897 
123,956 
106,817 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
45 
17 
15 
$1,000 
7,134 
2,785 
1,366 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
20 
8 
7 
$1,000 
6,301 
(D) 
1,167 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
304 
70 
59 
$1,000 
20,105 
14,189 
4,200 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
131 
89 
32 
23 
$1,000 
15,175 
10,571 
(D) 
2,734 
Barley 
farms 
240 
138 
51 
47 
$1,000 
41,984 
17,387 
13,813 
13,564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
155 
81 
37 
35 
$1,000 
40,394 
16,368 
13,484 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
647 
144 
121 
$1,000 
71,123 
39,753 
17,076 
15,015 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
230 
78 
69 
$1,000 
61,369 
32,221 
15,891 
14,070 
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 
534 
107 
101 
$1,000 
280,591 
69,835 
92,863 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
120 
52 
51 
$1,000 
276,474 
66,797 
92,427 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
696 
530 
70 
58 
$1,000 
23,956 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
31 
19 
19 
$1,000 
18,227 
4,310 
7,280 
7,280 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
501 
63 
52 
$1,000 
23,818 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
31 
19 
19 
$1,000 
18,226 
4,310 
7,280 
7,280 
Berries 
farms 
75 
45 
13 
12 
$1,000 
138 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
644 
368 
78 
64 
$1,000 
274,197 
20,800 
64,768 
64,456 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
60 
30 
28 
$1,000 
270,060 
17,875 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
