Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
36,180 
3,951 
455 
577 
576 
10,323 
- 
percent 
100.0 
10.9 
1.3 
1.6 
1.6 
28.5 
- 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
8,053,284 
208,032 
21,427 
55,908 
5,282,143 
- 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
2,038 
457 
37 
97 
512 
- 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
3,951 
455 
577 
576 
10,323 
_ 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
1,540,504 
304,535 
24,311 
276,882 
400,693 
- 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
219,637 
389,902 
669,308 
42,133 
480,698 
38,816 
- 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,565 
30 
17 
88 
72 
3,061 
- 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
54 
31 
39 
51 
1,491 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
48 
65 
81 
44 
1,255 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
166 
90 
102 
49 
1,306 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
295 
56 
142 
89 
1,291 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
398 
20 
50 
45 
787 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,211 
517 
18 
32 
39 
435 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,434 
856 
19 
20 
54 
379 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,563 
724 
21 
15 
52 
172 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
925 
470 
31 
3 
35 
83 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
959 
393 
87 
5 
46 
63 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
614 
318 
51 
5 
26 
49 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
178 
63 
21 
- 
11 
12 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
167 
12 
15 
" 
9 
2 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
36,180 
3,951 
455 
577 
576 
10,323 
_ 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
1,464,865 
302,821 
23,550 
276,573 
355,197 
- 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
3,947 
137 
4 
18 
550 
- 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
1,270,984 
38,752 
8 
1,000 
59,502 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,413 
2,763 
110 
- 
6 
213 
- 
$1,000 
1,430,472 
1,246,780 
38,363 
- 
798 
53,858 
- 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
2,125 
38 
2 
10 
305 
- 
$1,000 
851,640 
744,722 
7,825 
(D) 
635 
35,737 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,882 
1,540 
26 
4 
128 
- 
$1,000 
832,144 
732,395 
7,680 
- 
496 
32,828 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
2,924 
27 
1 
10 
264 
- 
$1,000 
477,391 
430,750 
3,468 
(D) 
(D) 
11,107 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
1,711 
15 
2 
64 
- 
$1,000 
443,069 
405,348 
3,168 
- 
(D) 
7,896 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
81 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
7,134 
7,013 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
43 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
6,301 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
307 
3 
- 
- 
42 
- 
$1,000 
20,105 
17,635 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
131 
120 
- 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
15,175 
14,133 
- 
- 
- 
296 
- 
Barley 
farms 
240 
107 
75 
- 
- 
46 
- 
$1,000 
41,984 
9,275 
24,381 
- 
- 
7,978 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
155 
48 
70 
- 
- 
35 
- 
$1,000 
40,394 
(D) 
24,304 
- 
- 
7,703 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
722 
29 
1 
4 
92 
- 
$1,000 
71,123 
61,589 
2,939 
(D) 
(D) 
3,913 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
334 
12 
1 
26 
- 
$1,000 
61,369 
53,524 
2,690 
" 
(D) 
3,325 
- 
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 
76 
450 
20 
70 
68 
- 
$1,000 
280,591 
11,748 
253,495 
88 
1,241 
10,736 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
46 
172 
- 
4 
20 
- 
$1,000 
276,474 
11,164 
251,334 
- 
735 
10,247 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
696 
3 
62 
518 
21 
40 
_ 
$1,000 
23,956 
29 
215 
23,054 
73 
330 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
- 
70 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
18,227 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
3 
43 
505 
14 
39 
- 
$1,000 
23,818 
(D) 
128 
23,022 
58 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
70 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
18,226 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
75 
1 
30 
28 
7 
1 
- 
$1,000 
138 
(D) 
87 
32 
15 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
160 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
