Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
2007 
37,054 
895 
316 
627 
306 
777 
311 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
31,886,676 
690,528 
182,420 
283,226 
210,194 
1,503,419 
725,764 
2007 
31,604,911 
701,575 
176,629 
251,812 
149,584 
1,300,876 
877,142 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
881 
821 
567 
375 
565 
2,040 
2,620 
2007 
853 
784 
559 
402 
489 
1,674 
2,820 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
2007 
37,054 
895 
316 
627 
306 
777 
311 
$1,000, 2012 
40,821,073 
991,688 
265,929 
477,242 
451,287 
835,550 
337,765 
2007 
33,058,456 
834,093 
279,697 
385,972 
248,455 
847,464 
454,641 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,128,277 
1,179,177 
825,866 
632,109 
1,213,136 
1,133,718 
1,219,368 
2007 
892,170 
931,948 
885,117 
61 5,585 
811,945 
1,090,687 
1,461,869 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,280 
1,436 
1,458 
1,685 
2,147 
556 
465 
2007 
1,046 
1,189 
1,584 
1,533 
1,661 
651 
518 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,158 
42 
14 
52 
13 
55 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,145 
42 
21 
51 
23 
63 
20 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,290 
108 
55 
100 
22 
125 
39 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,084 
335 
113 
400 
103 
137 
74 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,814 
152 
43 
81 
112 
120 
35 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
3,901 
50 
39 
30 
27 
107 
26 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,185 
71 
32 
27 
56 
104 
28 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,050 
26 
4 
10 
10 
22 
10 
$10,000,000 or more 
553 
15 
1 
4 
6 
4 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
66,331,210 
747,297 
462,488 
510,669 
864,104 
1,635,174 
968,235 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
48.1 
92.4 
39.4 
55.5 
24.3 
91.9 
75.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,251 
93 
15 
57 
29 
8 
20 
acres 
19,584 
390 
76 
238 
123 
23 
76 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,008 
331 
57 
437 
101 
17 
24 
acres 
282,655 
10,457 
1,940 
14,702 
3,059 
408 
780 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,629 
32 
24 
28 
19 
7 
3 
acres 
94,061 
1,816 
1,428 
1,615 
1,111 
370 
162 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,578 
57 
24 
52 
30 
13 
15 
acres 
207,575 
4,483 
1,914 
4,158 
2,518 
1,092 
1,236 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,825 
26 
20 
19 
38 
13 
13 
acres 
211,314 
2,910 
2,450 
2,129 
4,412 
1,639 
1,541 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,155 
31 
42 
24 
24 
54 
25 
acres 
340,610 
4,954 
6,598 
3,797 
3,805 
8,654 
3,996 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
947 
14 
9 
15 
13 
14 
8 
acres 
187,044 
2,727 
1,708 
2,897 
2,589 
2,857 
1,569 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
696 
14 
7 
5 
10 
20 
9 
acres 
165,627 
3,404 
1,635 
1,204 
2,408 
4,701 
2,043 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,296 
70 
45 
36 
25 
134 
31 
acres 
1,187,798 
24,459 
16,715 
12,248 
8,441 
48,151 
11,900 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,930 
51 
36 
32 
28 
112 
40 
acres 
2,082,094 
36,544 
26,340 
21,916 
19,355 
84,115 
28,423 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2,263 
44 
28 
19 
24 
115 
30 
acres 
3,153,532 
59,757 
38,745 
26,866 
32,346 
165,414 
41,089 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,602 
78 
15 
31 
31 
230 
59 
acres 
23,954,782 
538,627 
82,871 
191,456 
130,027 
1,185,995 
632,949 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,276 
131 
14 
47 
26 
14 
19 
acres 
20,120 
537 
63 
158 
108 
68 
82 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,359 
335 
52 
323 
82 
11 
35 
acres 
262,041 
10,740 
1,742 
10,663 
2,486 
286 
972 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,631 
39 
13 
21 
22 
12 
5 
acres 
94,680 
2,223 
762 
1,188 
1,290 
711 
281 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,717 
43 
22 
56 
31 
23 
15 
acres 
217,999 
3,417 
1,731 
4,362 
2,485 
1,916 
1,247 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,783 
34 
10 
24 
25 
10 
14 
acres 
206,709 
3,926 
1,249 
2,787 
2,861 
1,193 
1,704 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,345 
37 
37 
22 
14 
81 
19 
acres 
370,059 
5,834 
5,886 
3,476 
2,243 
12,889 
3,092 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
986 
19 
7 
11 
6 
16 
6 
acres 
195,269 
3,757 
1,398 
2,169 
1,227 
3,303 
1,195 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
826 
11 
19 
7 
7 
16 
17 
acres 
196,921 
2,641 
4,520 
1,682 
1,701 
3,792 
4,057 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,689 
67 
46 
37 
31 
137 
28 
acres 
1,331,348 
23,169 
17,957 
13,146 
11,646 
47,994 
9,858 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,185 
65 
44 
30 
31 
140 
52 
acres 
2,272,531 
45,119 
31,877 
22,696 
20,807 
103,148 
37,084 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2,521 
35 
31 
21 
9 
125 
34 
acres 
3,552,054 
50,574 
42,544 
30,064 
12,109 
185,341 
49,173 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,736 
79 
21 
28 
22 
192 
67 
acres 
22,885,180 
549,638 
66,900 
159,421 
90,621 
940,235 
768,397 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
24,009 
586 
220 
360 
214 
633 
183 
2007 
24,938 
611 
232 
345 
174 
615 
213 
acres, 2012 
10,649,747 
550,336 
71,475 
137,162 
13,211 
872,603 
107,114 
2007 
11,483,936 
546,942 
91,098 
151,344 
18,925 
718,687 
185,702 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,379 
353 
165 
158 
176 
306 
116 
2007 
17,899 
369 
199 
200 
115 
268 
149 
acres, 2012 
5,182,628 
249,061 
46,716 
54,939 
8,934 
350,613 
(D) 
2007 
5,888,926 
270,210 
72,503 
68,649 
6,643 
(D) 
66,145 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,546 
54 
34 
42 
28 
44 
23 
2007 
5,970 
131 
55 
73 
57 
115 
50 
acres, 2012 
427,615 
23,015 
(D) 
4,295 
1,596 
15,619 
(D) 
2007 
1,242,231 
18,110 
6,388 
6,192 
10,575 
(D) 
48,435 
-continued 
298 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
