Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
percent 
100.0 
49.6 
0.2 
2.5 
3.6 
8.9 
13.9 
20.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
24,503,920 
132,491 
1,154,914 
2,078,008 
5,390,487 
7,716,824 
8,031,196 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
1,364 
1,472 
1,269 
1,577 
1,666 
1,531 
1,090 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
5,853,326 
11,882 
314,524 
733,861 
1,635,456 
1,679,829 
1,477,775 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,637 
325,873 
132,019 
345,630 
556,799 
505,394 
333,167 
200,621 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,565 
3,781 
7 
98 
229 
606 
1,047 
1,794 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
1,286 
7 
40 
82 
216 
307 
634 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
1,234 
5 
67 
76 
191 
334 
561 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
1,602 
11 
64 
99 
258 
419 
751 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
1,911 
10 
86 
118 
329 
462 
906 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
1,597 
6 
102 
103 
256 
439 
691 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,211 
1,507 
17 
106 
103 
230 
450 
601 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,434 
1,962 
13 
128 
174 
371 
591 
685 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,563 
1,370 
7 
110 
154 
337 
416 
346 
$500,000 to $999,999 
925 
827 
6 
69 
88 
204 
266 
194 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
959 
885 
1 
40 
92 
238 
311 
203 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
614 
576 
1 
29 
51 
152 
209 
134 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
178 
164 
- 
5 
19 
51 
56 
33 
$5,000,000 or more 
167 
145 
- 
6 
22 
35 
46 
36 
Total sales 
farms 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
5,730,549 
11,505 
308,878 
724,350 
1,608,393 
1,639,138 
1,438,286 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
4,298 
29 
336 
377 
980 
1,313 
1,263 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
1,366,025 
4,903 
82,784 
136,377 
358,757 
486,082 
297,122 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,413 
3,015 
15 
233 
281 
736 
985 
765 
$1,000 
1,430,472 
1,339,933 
4,664 
80,442 
134,161 
354,392 
479,268 
287,006 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
2,450 
21 
195 
250 
582 
806 
596 
$1,000 
851,640 
808,590 
4,176 
53,164 
90,778 
211,237 
282,716 
166,520 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,882 
1,722 
12 
132 
170 
434 
591 
383 
$1,000 
832,144 
793,839 
4,073 
51,720 
89,150 
208,108 
278,208 
162,580 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
2,877 
7 
218 
226 
672 
865 
889 
$1,000 
477,391 
426,391 
347 
23,864 
31,220 
107,067 
154,694 
109,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
1,698 
4 
103 
131 
424 
556 
480 
$1,000 
443,069 
401,370 
266 
21,455 
29,050 
102,341 
147,893 
100,364 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
70 
- 
8 
2 
23 
15 
22 
$1,000 
7,134 
6,413 
- 
806 
(D) 
1,881 
1,474 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
41 
- 
5 
1 
12 
12 
11 
$1,000 
6,301 
(D) 
- 
740 
(D) 
1,597 
1,400 
1,930 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
377 
- 
45 
35 
111 
110 
76 
$1,000 
20,105 
18,287 
- 
1,203 
(D) 
6,652 
5,388 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
131 
120 
- 
5 
10 
44 
43 
18 
$1,000 
15,175 
13,875 
- 
483 
1,463 
5,458 
4,273 
2,198 
Barley 
farms 
240 
211 
2 
11 
25 
69 
68 
36 
$1,000 
41,984 
39,927 
(D) 
(D) 
5,479 
13,083 
15,145 
4,978 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
155 
146 
1 
8 
21 
44 
51 
21 
$1,000 
40,394 
38,572 
(D) 
(D) 
5,392 
12,600 
14,860 
4,609 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
792 
8 
39 
84 
229 
242 
190 
$1,000 
71,123 
66,417 
(D) 
(D) 
6,798 
18,836 
26,667 
1 1 ,230 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
352 
1 
18 
38 
109 
121 
65 
$1,000 
61,369 
57,847 
(D) 
(D) 
5,864 
16,383 
24,097 
9,206 
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 
555 
7 
35 
57 
121 
205 
130 
$1,000 
280,591 
237,934 
817 
14,062 
35,755 
71,060 
96,007 
20,233 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
224 
3 
13 
36 
59 
75 
38 
$1,000 
276,474 
234,983 
809 
13,729 
35,579 
70,464 
94,923 
19,479 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
696 
390 
_ 
15 
18 
61 
127 
169 
$1,000 
23,956 
20,145 
- 
787 
130 
8,463 
6,061 
4,703 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
60 
- 
3 
- 
21 
22 
14 
$1,000 
18,227 
16,920 
- 
720 
- 
8,064 
4,958 
3,178 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
360 
- 
13 
9 
60 
115 
163 
$1,000 
23,818 
20,049 
- 
786 
(D) 
(D) 
6,000 
4,694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
60 
- 
3 
21 
22 
14 
$1,000 
18,226 
16,919 
- 
720 
- 
8,063 
4,958 
3,178 
Berries 
farms 
75 
46 
- 
4 
10 
3 
20 
9 
$1,000 
138 
96 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
61 
10 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
644 
378 
2 
15 
31 
95 
147 
88 
$1,000 
274,197 
214,749 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
82,533 
(D) 
63,896 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
154 
6 
14 
37 
72 
25 
$1,000 
270,060 
212,188 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
81,988 
(D) 
63,138 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
