Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
22,186 
11,500 
31 
495 
808 
1,964 
3,311 
4,891 
acres 
19,223,470 
14,577,359 
108,601 
617,729 
1,301,362 
2,758,831 
4,580,668 
5,210,168 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
20,820 
10,532 
41 
395 
698 
1,844 
3,113 
4,441 
acres 
658,340 
482,263 
(D) 
(D) 
35,140 
119,196 
138,604 
166,161 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,547 
8,925 
44 
413 
691 
1,539 
2,688 
3,550 
acres 
2,516,785 
2,136,023 
12,820 
122,722 
260,252 
491,155 
705,328 
543,746 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,054 
7,825 
39 
375 
608 
1,391 
2,373 
3,039 
acres 
2,110,131 
1,838,621 
12,072 
102,801 
216,805 
440,738 
611,100 
455,105 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,575 
2,885 
9 
122 
214 
412 
872 
1,256 
acres 
406,654 
297,402 
748 
19,921 
43,447 
50,417 
94,228 
88,641 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,514 
2,176 
6 
90 
119 
421 
603 
937 
acres 
1,949,006 
1,069,129 
1,682 
30,266 
57,693 
192,389 
320,326 
466,773 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,379 
4,269 
28 
327 
370 
929 
1,358 
1,257 
acres 
5,755,640 
5,076,984 
7,189 
288,156 
449,276 
1,328,291 
1,813,019 
1,191,053 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
176 
126 
2 
5 
10 
38 
44 
27 
$1,000 
68,188 
65,511 
(D) 
(D) 
3,363 
16,232 
(D) 
5,367 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
$1,000 
40,821,073 
28,711,794 
87,789 
1,480,616 
2,423,380 
6,077,827 
9,105,949 
9,536,233 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,128,277 
1,598,474 
975,439 
1,627,050 
1,838,680 
1,878,191 
1,806,019 
1,294,628 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,280 
1,172 
663 
1,282 
1,166 
1,128 
1,180 
1,187 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,158 
803 
11 
66 
68 
126 
173 
359 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,145 
833 
3 
32 
55 
182 
204 
357 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,290 
1,559 
12 
70 
104 
281 
375 
717 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,084 
5,031 
29 
246 
361 
865 
1,316 
2,214 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,814 
3,544 
15 
143 
203 
602 
1,020 
1,561 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,901 
2,488 
12 
154 
197 
408 
756 
961 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,185 
2,384 
4 
135 
201 
479 
756 
809 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,050 
867 
3 
44 
85 
196 
295 
244 
$10,000,000 or more 
553 
453 
1 
20 
44 
97 
147 
144 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
35,893 
17,881 
90 
905 
1,317 
3,226 
5,022 
7,321 
$1,000 
3,953,022 
3,014,886 
14,065 
197,858 
290,911 
726,408 
957,941 
827,704 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,507 
1,139 
- 
32 
72 
215 
278 
542 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,222 
1,155 
2 
36 
70 
167 
304 
576 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,427 
2,074 
12 
76 
114 
284 
546 
1,042 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,341 
4,018 
17 
177 
250 
667 
1,088 
1,819 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,892 
3,146 
21 
182 
223 
523 
865 
1,332 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,750 
2,453 
23 
107 
191 
473 
717 
942 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,038 
2,332 
7 
181 
237 
495 
685 
727 
$500,000 or more 
1,716 
1,564 
8 
114 
160 
402 
539 
341 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
27,914 
15,285 
73 
809 
1,151 
2,738 
4,398 
6,116 
number 
69,097 
46,552 
195 
2,457 
3,577 
9,825 
14,442 
16,056 
Tractors, all 
farms 
26,709 
14,706 
53 
658 
1,056 
2,590 
4,249 
6,100 
number 
59,252 
38,746 
122 
1,745 
2,742 
7,339 
11,618 
15,180 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
12,607 
6,516 
15 
202 
405 
1,045 
1,867 
2,982 
number 
16,910 
9,181 
19 
292 
525 
1,449 
2,582 
4,314 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
16,074 
9,118 
19 
337 
611 
1,542 
2,656 
3,953 
number 
23,882 
14,759 
32 
523 
963 
2,491 
4,338 
6,412 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
8,965 
6,427 
39 
423 
537 
1,333 
1,909 
2,186 
number 
18,460 
14,806 
71 
930 
1,254 
3,399 
4,698 
4,454 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
3,317 
2,764 
8 
193 
240 
682 
844 
797 
number 
4,357 
3,705 
10 
258 
302 
1,000 
1,109 
1,026 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,563 
1,680 
6 
91 
128 
364 
497 
594 
number 
2,876 
1,930 
6 
98 
147 
439 
576 
664 
Hay balers 
farms 
9,067 
5,805 
24 
250 
407 
1,018 
1,645 
2,461 
number 
1 1 ,292 
7,471 
28 
332 
559 
1,340 
2,146 
3,066 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
