Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
percent 
100.0 
72.2 
21.7 
6.2 
47.2 
52.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
11,793,247 
17,490,776 
2,602,653 
14,182,379 
17,704,297 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
452 
2,231 
1,164 
831 
927 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
$1,000 
7,946,450 
4,348,440 
2,525,090 
1,072,920 
3,521,382 
4,425,068 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,637 
166,575 
322,119 
479,839 
206,218 
231,630 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,565 
9,315 
892 
358 
4,954 
5,611 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,583 
3,118 
334 
131 
1,655 
1,928 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,305 
2,735 
427 
143 
1,551 
1,754 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,792 
3,045 
547 
200 
1,800 
1,992 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,136 
3,037 
854 
245 
2,005 
2,131 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,707 
1,743 
738 
226 
1,345 
1,362 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,211 
1,185 
810 
216 
1,116 
1,095 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,434 
936 
1,207 
291 
1,190 
1,244 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,563 
413 
973 
177 
730 
833 
$500,000 to $999,999 
925 
288 
512 
125 
386 
539 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
959 
290 
545 
124 
344 
615 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
614 
138 
390 
86 
226 
388 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
178 
63 
100 
15 
57 
121 
$5,000,000 or more 
167 
89 
55 
23 
61 
106 
Total sales 
farms 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
4,281,668 
2,440,201 
1,059,006 
3,447,900 
4,332,974 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
2,037 
2,639 
748 
2,806 
2,618 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
302,818 
952,093 
214,467 
588,847 
880,530 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,413 
905 
2,009 
499 
1,676 
1,737 
$1,000 
1,430,472 
283,379 
938,102 
208,990 
566,847 
863,625 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
944 
1,491 
450 
1,428 
1,457 
$1,000 
851,640 
164,366 
552,929 
134,344 
326,496 
525,144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,882 
489 
1,076 
317 
901 
981 
$1,000 
832,144 
156,387 
543,875 
131,882 
316,450 
515,694 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
1,279 
1,929 
445 
1,892 
1,761 
$1,000 
477,391 
99,519 
320,032 
57,841 
198,143 
279,249 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
450 
1,281 
217 
924 
1,024 
$1,000 
443,069 
85,178 
305,351 
52,539 
178,573 
264,496 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
23 
52 
9 
43 
41 
$1,000 
7,134 
1,937 
4,323 
874 
3,143 
3,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
5 
35 
4 
20 
24 
$1,000 
6,301 
1,697 
3,873 
731 
2,731 
3,570 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
112 
261 
55 
200 
228 
$1,000 
20,105 
6,318 
11,072 
2,715 
10,522 
9,583 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
131 
48 
73 
10 
69 
62 
$1,000 
15,175 
5,188 
8,363 
1,623 
8,484 
6,690 
Barley 
farms 
240 
86 
121 
33 
127 
113 
$1,000 
41,984 
16,448 
20,116 
5,421 
19,440 
22,545 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
155 
59 
73 
23 
72 
83 
$1,000 
40,394 
16,018 
19,188 
5,188 
18,480 
21,913 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
248 
527 
148 
464 
459 
$1,000 
71,123 
14,230 
43,620 
13,272 
31,104 
40,019 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
67 
244 
72 
169 
214 
$1,000 
61,369 
1 1 ,733 
37,544 
12,091 
25,717 
35,652 
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 
498 
196 
86 
315 
465 
$1,000 
280,591 
87,785 
144,746 
48,060 
136,546 
144,044 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
85 
127 
38 
115 
135 
$1,000 
276,474 
84,987 
144,023 
47,464 
134,748 
141,726 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
696 
600 
75 
21 
292 
404 
$1,000 
23,956 
9,907 
12,938 
1,112 
9,354 
14,602 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
33 
35 
4 
30 
42 
$1,000 
18,227 
4,766 
12,435 
1,025 
6,849 
11,377 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
564 
69 
16 
274 
375 
$1,000 
23,818 
9,792 
12,921 
1,106 
9,330 
14,488 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
33 
35 
4 
30 
42 
$1,000 
18,226 
4,766 
12,434 
1,025 
6,849 
11,376 
Berries 
farms 
75 
61 
8 
6 
26 
49 
$1,000 
138 
115 
17 
7 
24 
114 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
644 
509 
76 
59 
276 
368 
$1,000 
274,197 
151,530 
76,213 
46,454 
71,256 
202,941 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
164 
36 
29 
91 
138 
$1,000 
270,060 
148,093 
75,873 
46,095 
69,285 
200,775 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
