Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Boulder 
Broomfield 
Chaffee 
Cheyenne 
Clear Creek 
Conejos 
Costilla 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
855 
25 
223 
345 
25 
605 
251 
2007 
746 
24 
223 
380 
27 
535 
241 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
132,948 
11,158 
77,665 
977,165 
8,296 
257,691 
376,154 
2007 
137,668 
6,250 
79,405 
899,567 
12,460 
228,700 
401,147 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
155 
446 
348 
2,832 
332 
426 
1,499 
2007 
185 
260 
356 
2,367 
461 
427 
1,665 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
855 
25 
223 
345 
25 
605 
251 
2007 
746 
24 
223 
380 
27 
535 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
759,745 
21,873 
234,854 
760,259 
22,767 
391,277 
413,306 
2007 
439,160 
10,357 
167,851 
580,863 
15,644 
285,902 
326,815 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
888,590 
874,934 
1,053,157 
2,203,649 
910,663 
646,739 
1,646,639 
2007 
588,686 
431,533 
752,697 
1,528,587 
579,421 
534,397 
1,356,077 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,715 
1,960 
3,024 
778 
2,744 
1,518 
1,099 
2007 
3,190 
1,657 
2,114 
646 
1,256 
1,250 
815 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
67 
7 
2 
27 
- 
60 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
53 
5 
11 
20 
- 
103 
22 
$100,000 to $199,999 
93 
- 
20 
22 
2 
117 
56 
$200,000 to $499,999 
208 
2 
66 
65 
7 
139 
65 
$500,000 to $999,999 
225 
4 
55 
47 
9 
91 
30 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
123 
2 
35 
45 
3 
55 
13 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
66 
5 
26 
80 
4 
29 
18 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
13 
- 
7 
23 
- 
4 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
7 
1 
16 
- 
7 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
464,863 
21,107 
648,578 
1,138,097 
252,926 
823,914 
785,252 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
28.6 
52.9 
12.0 
85.9 
3.3 
31.3 
47.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
188 
5 
19 
8 
2 
26 
11 
acres 
863 
25 
86 
13 
(D) 
119 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
428 
10 
55 
11 
13 
132 
75 
acres 
10,559 
173 
1,579 
303 
387 
3,873 
2,051 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
38 
2 
19 
- 
2 
41 
27 
acres 
2,243 
(D) 
1,109 
- 
(D) 
2,342 
1,583 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
59 
26 
9 
68 
16 
acres 
4,739 
- 
2,192 
726 
- 
5,767 
1,314 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
47 
2 
15 
5 
_ 
36 
28 
acres 
5,460 
(D) 
1,750 
600 
- 
4,153 
3,225 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
20 
12 
18 
1 
52 
12 
acres 
3,215 
- 
1,888 
2,943 
(D) 
8,241 
1,846 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
- 
10 
3 
2 
26 
17 
acres 
1,389 
- 
1,955 
632 
(D) 
5,210 
3,377 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
1 
5 
5 
11 
5 
acres 
2,140 
(D) 
1,186 
1,151 
- 
2,594 
1,140 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
22 
_ 
24 
43 
2 
93 
22 
acres 
7,779 
- 
8,246 
16,535 
(D) 
32,097 
7,285 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
18 
- 
23 
42 
1 
66 
16 
acres 
12,249 
- 
15,494 
33,382 
(D) 
46,353 
10,817 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
12 
2 
10 
56 
25 
11 
acres 
15,931 
(D) 
12,500 
83,809 
- 
31,544 
15,011 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
3 
5 
145 
2 
29 
11 
acres 
66,381 
7,290 
29,680 
837,071 
(D) 
115,398 
328,448 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
165 
8 
33 
6 
4 
22 
9 
acres 
753 
46 
146 
(D) 
16 
85 
52 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
336 
8 
63 
7 
10 
108 
75 
acres 
8,403 
176 
1,838 
214 
266 
2,785 
2,103 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
41 
2 
11 
- 
2 
29 
16 
acres 
2,420 
(D) 
673 
- 
(D) 
1,600 
895 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
42 
2 
17 
6 
3 
64 
15 
acres 
3,428 
(D) 
1,336 
486 
(D) 
5,169 
1,241 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
26 
_ 
12 
6 
_ 
35 
27 
acres 
2,959 
- 
1,389 
610 
- 
3,937 
2,989 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
19 
- 
8 
36 
2 
58 
15 
acres 
2,942 
- 
1,250 
5,691 
(D) 
9,184 
2,452 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
1 
5 
2 
23 
10 
acres 
4,197 
(D) 
1,015 
(D) 
- 
4,549 
1,908 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
15 
13 
9 
- 
8 
8 
acres 
3,519 
- 
3,156 
2,043 
- 
1,908 
1,930 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
33 
_ 
22 
58 
1 
70 
20 
acres 
11,134 
- 
7,977 
20,403 
(D) 
26,300 
7,816 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
24 
1 
21 
57 
1 
57 
18 
acres 
15,934 
(D) 
16,204 
40,489 
(D) 
37,489 
12,073 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
12 
57 
35 
8 
acres 
14,163 
- 
16,371 
83,768 
- 
47,568 
10,409 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
14 
2 
6 
136 
4 
26 
20 
acres 
67,816 
(D) 
28,050 
745,446 
10,266 
88,126 
357,279 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
623 
23 
142 
305 
9 
519 
220 
2007 
557 
16 
153 
318 
16 
456 
214 
acres, 2012 
39,228 
11,053 
15,890 
536,615 
299 
112,624 
49,896 
2007 
54,425 
4,944 
21,872 
512,038 
1,431 
123,022 
59,045 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
533 
20 
113 
181 
7 
456 
183 
2007 
488 
14 
133 
172 
8 
413 
191 
acres, 2012 
30,123 
(D) 
10,831 
244,961 
(D) 
82,952 
(D) 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
37,363 
3,011 
12,485 
276,766 
(D) 
92,599 
42,500 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
51 
2 
19 
10 
- 
61 
48 
2007 
138 
1 
49 
56 
6 
127 
40 
acres, 2012 
3,992 
(D) 
1,202 
(D) 
- 
10,984 
(D) 
2007 
6,069 
(D) 
6,519 
(D) 
(D) 
21,566 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 299 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
