Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,320 
23,844 
2,636 
2,129 
Female 
6,860 
5,523 
592 
475 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,962 
13,929 
1,936 
1,626 
Other 
18,218 
15,438 
1,292 
978 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
29,176 
24,306 
2,356 
1,878 
Not on farm operated 
7,004 
5,061 
872 
726 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
13,721 
10,674 
1,431 
1,174 
Any 
22,459 
18,693 
1,797 
1,430 
1 to 49 days 
3,153 
2,531 
297 
238 
50 to 99 days 
1,765 
1,435 
155 
127 
100 to 199 days 
3,819 
3,142 
302 
243 
200 days or more 
13,722 
11,585 
1,043 
822 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
982 
789 
96 
74 
3 or 4 years 
1,828 
1,522 
129 
106 
5 to 9 years 
5,834 
4,795 
481 
400 
10 years or more 
27,536 
22,261 
2,522 
2,024 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
20.7 
23.0 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
669 
546 
57 
40 
3 or 4 years 
1,427 
1,206 
91 
76 
5 to 9 years 
4,737 
3,934 
373 
300 
10 years or more 
29,347 
23,681 
2,707 
2,188 
Average years operating any farm 
23.6 
23.2 
26.1 
26.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
127 
9 
9 
25 to 34 years 
1,762 
1,473 
121 
95 
35 to 44 years 
3,182 
2,622 
244 
210 
45 to 49 years 
2,838 
2,277 
274 
243 
50 to 54 years 
5,052 
4,189 
398 
320 
55 to 59 years 
5,640 
4,573 
508 
404 
60 to 64 years 
5,233 
4,220 
471 
383 
65 to 69 years 
4,524 
3,648 
443 
364 
70 years and over 
7,802 
6,238 
760 
576 
Average age 
58.9 
58.7 
60.0 
59.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
2,318 
1,998 
156 
103 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
270 
231 
23 
11 
Asian 
170 
119 
22 
19 
Black or African American 
47 
39 
4 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
32 
27 
5 
5 
White 
35,498 
28,802 
3,168 
2,561 
More than one race reported 
163 
149 
6 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,813 
4,806 
434 
334 
2 people 
19,296 
15,454 
1,835 
1,488 
3 people 
4,582 
3,782 
393 
298 
4 people 
4,042 
3,283 
379 
332 
5 or more people 
2,447 
2,042 
187 
152 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
26,203 
22,020 
1,979 
1,538 
25 to 49 percent 
2,742 
2,123 
268 
211 
50 to 74 percent 
2,953 
2,238 
350 
291 
75 to 99 percent 
2,446 
1,747 
361 
319 
100 percent 
1,836 
1,239 
270 
245 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,613 
762 
265 
228 
acres 
4,656,982 
1,039,731 
1,035,559 
949,486 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
28,363 
22,777 
2,613 
2,152 
Dial-up service 
2,293 
1,872 
203 
167 
DSL service 
9,631 
7,744 
902 
733 
Cable modem service 
2,845 
2,242 
267 
223 
Fiber-optic service 
1,032 
775 
112 
93 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,079 
4,095 
469 
386 
Satellite service 
8,858 
6,961 
889 
755 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,026 
819 
92 
74 
Other Internet service 
1,159 
941 
100 
78 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,617 
25,189 
1,835 
1,450 
2 households 
4,891 
3,369 
906 
727 
3 households 
1,021 
503 
307 
262 
4 households 
367 
191 
104 
97 
5 or more households 
284 
115 
76 
68 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
