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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
34,689 
17,131 
84 
863 
1,243 
3,061 
4,780 
7,100 
acres 
28,438,867 
21,772,145 
130,507 
1,044,035 
1,846,196 
4,892,428 
6,424,794 
7,434,185 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
3,345 
1,981 
12 
114 
215 
397 
583 
660 
acres 
5,178,565 
4,144,819 
4,995 
230,268 
383,656 
1,076,559 
1,009,660 
1,439,681 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
29,367 
13,929 
75 
712 
982 
2,434 
3,840 
5,886 
acres 
17,747,109 
13,432,652 
47,127 
725,526 
950,769 
2,810,556 
4,064,909 
4,833,765 
Partnership 
farms 
3,228 
1,936 
8 
70 
135 
410 
589 
724 
acres 
7,594,854 
5,970,922 
(D) 
(D) 
629,318 
1,429,616 
1,762,962 
1,922,317 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,604 
1,626 
8 
62 
122 
362 
502 
570 
acres 
6,628,196 
5,185,774 
(D) 
(D) 
607,844 
1,278,968 
1,543,048 
1,550,544 
Corporation 
farms 
2,522 
1,555 
7 
100 
168 
304 
491 
485 
acres 
4,486,122 
3,443,421 
(D) 
(D) 
412,590 
609,235 
1 ,232,238 
944,866 
Family held 
farms 
2,240 
1,415 
4 
87 
144 
277 
454 
449 
acres 
4,124,539 
3,223,479 
(D) 
(D) 
342,994 
571,626 
1,194,687 
889,732 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
46 
31 
2 
3 
3 
11 
12 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,194 
1,384 
4 
85 
141 
274 
443 
437 
Other than family held 
farms 
282 
140 
3 
13 
24 
27 
37 
36 
acres 
361,583 
219,942 
1,084 
18,968 
69,596 
37,609 
37,551 
55,134 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
29 
10 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
253 
130 
3 
12 
24 
23 
36 
32 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,063 
542 
28 
33 
88 
122 
271 
acres 
2,058,591 
1,656,925 
- 
43,551 
85,331 
541,080 
656,715 
330,248 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
6,089 
38 
298 
537 
1,248 
1,801 
2,167 
workers 
38,019 
28,508 
134 
1,724 
2,297 
7,702 
8,747 
7,904 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,883 
3,575 
32 
175 
351 
800 
1,103 
1,114 
workers 
15,993 
12,449 
66 
561 
1,167 
3,681 
3,759 
3,215 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
6,190 
4,030 
18 
181 
356 
835 
1,185 
1,455 
workers 
22,026 
16,059 
68 
1,163 
1,130 
4,021 
4,988 
4,689 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
344 
282 
1 
8 
31 
49 
89 
104 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
84 
54 
- 
8 
1 
7 
17 
21 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
16,658 
8,059 
35 
423 
630 
1,458 
2,273 
3,240 
workers 
38,488 
18,633 
75 
1,024 
1,617 
3,630 
5,140 
7,147 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,251 
1,584 
12 
89 
133 
301 
371 
678 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,008 
3,934 
15 
145 
279 
692 
1,140 
1,663 
50 to 69 acres 
1,629 
708 
3 
5 
27 
126 
182 
365 
70 to 99 acres 
2,578 
1,106 
7 
43 
63 
178 
306 
509 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,825 
823 
- 
25 
52 
113 
256 
377 
140 to 179 acres 
2,155 
956 
13 
44 
64 
156 
258 
421 
180 to 219 acres 
947 
488 
- 
16 
35 
87 
100 
250 
220 to 259 acres 
696 
356 
2 
10 
22 
59 
89 
174 
260 to 499 acres 
3,296 
1,760 
12 
134 
126 
263 
508 
717 
500 to 999 acres 
2,930 
1,706 
8 
122 
146 
349 
445 
636 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,263 
1,562 
9 
103 
120 
308 
436 
586 
2,000 acres or more 
3,602 
2,979 
9 
174 
251 
604 
951 
990 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,951 
3,042 
27 
253 
251 
691 
910 
910 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
455 
305 
5 
19 
34 
64 
113 
70 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
577 
296 
- 
9 
8 
54 
94 
131 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
576 
293 
. 
10 
23 
64 
117 
79 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
10,323 
4,233 
14 
153 
225 
605 
1,072 
2,164 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
10,323 
4,233 
14 
153 
225 
605 
1,072 
2,164 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,528 
5,477 
31 
325 
410 
893 
1,476 
2,342 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
268 
210 
- 
9 
21 
48 
55 
77 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
183 
134 
3 
6 
17 
27 
42 
39 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
343 
132 
- 
8 
25 
44 
34 
21 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
611 
226 
2 
9 
19 
53 
50 
93 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,212 
530 
2 
16 
45 
109 
151 
207 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,153 
3,084 
6 
93 
240 
584 
928 
1,233 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,970 
7,913 
47 
512 
670 
1,439 
2,208 
3,037 
number 
2,630,082 
1,985,829 
4,907 
94,161 
259,681 
502,023 
562,854 
562,203 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,434 
1,726 
10 
118 
136 
305 
450 
707 
1 0 to 49 
4,877 
2,493 
19 
123 
192 
390 
638 
1,131 
50 to 99 
1,567 
1,087 
6 
89 
95 
182 
311 
404 
100 to 199 
1,247 
1,017 
7 
87 
67 
202 
307 
347 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
