Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,320 
481 
6 
20 
32 
67 
106 
250 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,706 
1,148 
2 
56 
67 
177 
288 
558 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,749 
768 
- 
29 
49 
137 
199 
354 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,473 
1,403 
3 
72 
76 
195 
421 
636 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,980 
1,230 
11 
75 
99 
220 
327 
498 
$50,000 or more 
4,402 
3,637 
25 
253 
332 
807 
1,139 
1,081 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
21,550 
9,295 
43 
405 
663 
1,633 
2,562 
3,989 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
26,447 
41,671 
32,721 
76,790 
39,046 
74,028 
38,684 
27,309 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,698 
624 
2 
19 
40 
85 
163 
315 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,795 
2,141 
11 
67 
104 
344 
555 
1,060 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,304 
1,656 
5 
59 
116 
272 
429 
775 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,452 
2,320 
4 
104 
164 
413 
676 
959 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,461 
1,302 
9 
77 
113 
231 
394 
478 
$50,000 or more 
1,840 
1,252 
12 
79 
126 
288 
345 
402 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
85 
71 
2 
26 
22 
21 
$1,000 
8,015 
7,724 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,648 
2,816 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,710 
8,087 
33 
473 
625 
1,463 
2,297 
3,196 
$1,000 
312,533 
247,113 
681 
18,596 
25,402 
60,501 
82,941 
58,993 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,081 
1,591 
13 
170 
187 
350 
468 
403 
$1,000 
44,097 
38,317 
424 
4,170 
4,598 
12,577 
11,613 
4,934 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
5,533 
2,703 
- 
69 
176 
418 
690 
1,350 
$1,000 
66,117 
40,597 
- 
1,287 
3,450 
6,961 
10,904 
17,995 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
351 
154 
3 
14 
17 
56 
64 
$1,000 
1,788 
1,123 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
75 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
864 
531 
5 
16 
40 
88 
179 
203 
$1,000 
28,240 
15,932 
65 
1,140 
2,451 
2,937 
5,604 
3,735 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,887 
3,500 
14 
174 
239 
647 
1,064 
1,362 
$1,000 
14,344 
13,179 
(D) 
(D) 
826 
3,464 
5,359 
3,100 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,214 
1,778 
11 
157 
156 
406 
599 
449 
$1,000 
118,611 
108,903 
175 
9,038 
11,209 
26,028 
40,324 
22,129 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
270 
153 
_ 
15 
13 
22 
26 
77 
$1,000 
2,031 
1,521 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
454 
523 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,396 
1,510 
1 
91 
114 
279 
469 
556 
$1,000 
37,306 
27,541 
(D) 
(D) 
2,614 
7,684 
8,525 
6,502 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,009 
12,822 
62 
647 
896 
2,308 
3,674 
5,235 
acres 
10,649,747 
8,543,185 
22,174 
499,736 
700,998 
2,137,553 
2,789,669 
2,393,055 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
17,379 
10,458 
51 
549 
764 
1,919 
3,098 
4,077 
acres 
5,182,628 
4,543,468 
15,024 
261,395 
436,384 
1,195,338 
1,511,097 
1,124,230 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
8,912 
3,938 
10 
129 
190 
588 
1,105 
1,916 
50 to 99 acres 
2,046 
1,270 
12 
36 
84 
200 
357 
581 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,793 
1,248 
11 
79 
100 
213 
377 
468 
200 to 499 acres 
2,030 
1,657 
13 
162 
166 
312 
474 
530 
500 to 999 acres 
1,174 
1,022 
2 
78 
106 
247 
316 
273 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
882 
817 
2 
45 
70 
201 
285 
214 
2,000 acres or more 
542 
506 
1 
20 
48 
158 
184 
95 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,546 
1,403 
6 
78 
100 
274 
407 
538 
acres 
427,615 
322,058 
255 
23,735 
19,898 
49,010 
119,571 
109,589 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
4,527 
2,728 
4 
158 
198 
530 
819 
1,019 
acres 
718,201 
581,228 
436 
54,764 
56,151 
121,088 
192,066 
156,723 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
7,117 
3,478 
16 
179 
200 
659 
1,015 
1,409 
acres 
2,300,389 
1,312,110 
5,331 
44,700 
70,933 
271,713 
395,434 
523,999 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
3,563 
2,708 
7 
201 
188 
602 
802 
908 
acres 
2,020,914 
1,784,321 
1,128 
115,142 
117,632 
500,404 
571,501 
478,514 
Total woodland 
farms 
4,315 
2,147 
2 
71 
111 
364 
617 
982 
acres 
1,355,119 
901,113 
(D) 
(D) 
40,508 
374,907 
207,883 
261,812 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
2,640 
1,371 
2 
53 
78 
231 
406 
601 
acres 
826,838 
511,451 
(D) 
(D) 
29,376 
109,937 
173,281 
184,147 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,080 
993 
24 
40 
166 
280 
483 
acres 
528,281 
389,662 
- 
1,293 
11,132 
264,970 
34,602 
77,665 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
