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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,320 
14,792 
75 
812 
1,076 
2,521 
4,091 
6,217 
Female 
6,860 
3,170 
15 
98 
242 
715 
951 
1,149 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,962 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
Other 
18,218 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
29,176 
15,251 
55 
708 
1,016 
2,713 
4,327 
6,432 
Not on farm operated 
7,004 
2,711 
35 
202 
302 
523 
715 
934 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
13,721 
10,876 
39 
346 
623 
1,705 
2,830 
5,333 
Any 
22,459 
7,086 
51 
564 
695 
1,531 
2,212 
2,033 
1 to 49 days 
3,153 
1,737 
3 
110 
173 
299 
543 
609 
50 to 99 days 
1,765 
944 
12 
60 
60 
194 
325 
293 
100 to 199 days 
3,819 
1,597 
12 
143 
165 
328 
482 
467 
200 days or more 
13,722 
2,808 
24 
251 
297 
710 
862 
664 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
982 
375 
21 
78 
63 
77 
77 
59 
3 or 4 years 
1,828 
791 
34 
176 
144 
135 
159 
143 
5 to 9 years 
5,834 
2,341 
35 
376 
332 
460 
616 
522 
10 years or more 
27,536 
14,455 
- 
280 
779 
2,564 
4,190 
6,642 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
23.6 
4.1 
7.8 
12.2 
18.5 
22.8 
30.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
669 
222 
19 
43 
30 
49 
45 
36 
3 or 4 years 
1,427 
592 
35 
136 
106 
101 
104 
110 
5 to 9 years 
4,737 
1,818 
36 
371 
254 
357 
430 
370 
10 years or more 
29,347 
15,330 
- 
360 
928 
2,729 
4,463 
6,850 
Average years operating any farm 
23.6 
26.7 
4.2 
8.8 
14.1 
20.8 
26.1 
34.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
90 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,762 
910 
- 
910 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,182 
1,318 
- 
- 
1,318 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,838 
1,192 
- 
- 
- 
1,192 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,052 
2,044 
- 
- 
- 
2,044 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,640 
2,471 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,471 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,233 
2,571 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,571 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,524 
2,556 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,556 
70 years and over 
7,802 
4,810 
- 
" 
- 
- 
4,810 
Average age 
58.9 
60.4 
21.8 
30.6 
39.9 
50.3 
59.6 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
2,318 
1,176 
5 
41 
76 
206 
355 
493 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
270 
130 
- 
5 
20 
26 
51 
28 
Asian 
170 
75 
5 
9 
8 
9 
28 
16 
Black or African American 
47 
29 
- 
- 
2 
- 
12 
15 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
32 
17 
- 
5 
1 
2 
5 
4 
White 
35,498 
17,612 
83 
891 
1,278 
3,182 
4,908 
7,270 
More than one race reported 
163 
99 
2 
- 
9 
17 
38 
33 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,813 
2,965 
44 
126 
144 
375 
808 
1,468 
2 people 
19,296 
10,063 
23 
223 
278 
1,317 
3,192 
5,030 
3 people 
4,582 
2,134 
6 
181 
215 
582 
621 
529 
4 people 
4,042 
1,752 
10 
244 
392 
615 
262 
229 
5 or more people 
2,447 
1,048 
7 
136 
289 
347 
159 
110 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
26,203 
10,085 
38 
349 
629 
1,676 
2,554 
4,839 
25 to 49 percent 
2,742 
1,638 
3 
93 
99 
218 
458 
767 
50 to 74 percent 
2,953 
2,290 
12 
157 
208 
374 
614 
925 
75 to 99 percent 
2,446 
2,189 
9 
170 
175 
382 
621 
832 
1 00 percent 
1,836 
1,760 
28 
141 
207 
586 
795 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,613 
1,241 
14 
94 
162 
270 
392 
309 
acres 
4,656,982 
4,257,153 
97,633 
167,556 
604,750 
1,313,795 
1,389,572 
683,847 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
28,363 
13,774 
70 
774 
1,165 
2,714 
4,137 
4,914 
Dial-up service 
2,293 
1,246 
6 
34 
57 
213 
368 
568 
DSL service 
9,631 
4,487 
19 
297 
403 
928 
1,289 
1,551 
Cable modem service 
2,845 
1,184 
8 
66 
99 
202 
300 
509 
Fiber-optic service 
1,032 
586 
5 
48 
36 
108 
220 
169 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,079 
2,470 
19 
251 
285 
516 
698 
701 
Satellite service 
8,858 
4,648 
22 
197 
345 
926 
1,513 
1,645 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,026 
532 
4 
25 
38 
95 
127 
243 
Other Internet service 
1,159 
536 
2 
21 
59 
102 
172 
180 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,617 
13,952 
79 
716 
1,063 
2,500 
3,868 
5,726 
2 households 
4,891 
2,947 
8 
121 
187 
517 
826 
1,288 
3 households 
1,021 
673 
2 
47 
34 
134 
225 
231 
4 households 
367 
219 
1 
11 
18 
49 
73 
67 
5 or more households 
284 
171 
- 
15 
16 
36 
50 
54 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
