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 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,330 
1,206 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
2007 
1,402 
1,529 
924 
623 
27 
229 
217 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,043,135 
648,916 
290,438 
310,854 
5,761 
226,886 
190,243 
2007 
1,134,199 
616,418 
295,893 
335,331 
13,290 
208,450 
173,679 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
784 
538 
359 
497 
240 
1,107 
780 
2007 
809 
403 
320 
538 
492 
910 
800 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,330 
1,206 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
2007 
1,402 
1,529 
924 
623 
27 
229 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
1,169,589 
783,935 
679,222 
863,121 
16,315 
518,731 
536,128 
2007 
1,150,934 
823,705 
460,417 
607,170 
17,009 
315,307 
310,956 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
879,390 
650,029 
839,583 
1,380,993 
679,790 
2,530,396 
2,197,246 
2007 
820,923 
538,722 
498,287 
974,591 
629,973 
1,376,888 
1,432,979 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,121 
1,208 
2,339 
2,777 
2,832 
2,286 
2,818 
2007 
1,015 
1,336 
1,556 
1,811 
1,280 
1,513 
1,790 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
67 
83 
52 
27 
1 
5 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
57 
52 
17 
5 
3 
11 
$100,000 to $199,999 
135 
207 
157 
42 
1 
2 
20 
$200,000 to $499,999 
573 
464 
355 
200 
7 
52 
69 
$500,000 to $999,999 
285 
218 
91 
172 
5 
45 
50 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
125 
107 
28 
69 
3 
26 
27 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
70 
51 
42 
54 
2 
50 
30 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
15 
16 
23 
24 
- 
11 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
17 
3 
9 
20 
11 
16 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,184,547 
1,361,171 
981,158 
1,886,519 
95,933 
1,181,610 
2,073,089 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.1 
47.7 
29.6 
16.5 
6.0 
19.2 
9.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
95 
176 
269 
76 
2 
11 
15 
acres 
415 
843 
1,324 
409 
(D) 
47 
77 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
339 
372 
281 
250 
6 
49 
64 
acres 
1 1 ,923 
11,585 
6,540 
6,807 
162 
1,450 
1,921 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
125 
46 
25 
27 
- 
9 
12 
acres 
7,500 
2,650 
1,390 
1,457 
- 
523 
703 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
140 
112 
39 
33 
- 
21 
22 
acres 
11,183 
8,917 
3,213 
2,619 
- 
1,601 
1,839 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
88 
73 
33 
48 
6 
16 
20 
acres 
10,171 
8,370 
3,822 
5,547 
752 
1,765 
2,328 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
84 
70 
22 
29 
6 
7 
28 
acres 
13,419 
11,072 
3,426 
4,477 
930 
1,087 
4,351 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
36 
27 
4 
20 
- 
7 
10 
acres 
7,033 
5,327 
800 
3,929 
- 
1,357 
1,956 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
28 
23 
11 
7 
1 
3 
4 
acres 
6,599 
5,499 
2,635 
1,600 
(□) 
725 
969 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
112 
99 
28 
49 
2 
19 
18 
acres 
39,391 
36,085 
9,510 
16,896 
(D) 
7,115 
5,760 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
114 
80 
28 
35 
13 
18 
acres 
81,327 
59,814 
17,941 
25,977 
- 
8,922 
12,072 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
77 
62 
29 
15 
- 
24 
7 
acres 
106,226 
84,997 
38,690 
19,290 
- 
35,503 
9,911 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
92 
66 
40 
36 
1 
26 
26 
acres 
747,948 
413,757 
201,147 
221,846 
(D) 
166,791 
148,356 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
99 
251 
289 
70 
- 
16 
14 
acres 
469 
1,254 
1,325 
383 
- 
83 
72 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
355 
464 
326 
233 
10 
46 
51 
acres 
11,987 
14,325 
7,404 
5,752 
333 
1,405 
1,417 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
145 
46 
36 
40 
2 
12 
14 
acres 
8,679 
2,763 
2,052 
2,318 
(D) 
681 
800 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
140 
142 
37 
39 
4 
24 
14 
acres 
11,116 
1 1 ,238 
2,995 
3,123 
310 
1,890 
1,165 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
82 
102 
30 
24 
1 
13 
9 
acres 
9,530 
11,932 
3,576 
2,761 
(D) 
1,448 
1,090 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
86 
75 
34 
36 
2 
7 
20 
acres 
13,497 
11,816 
5,220 
5,690 
(D) 
1,090 
3,032 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
49 
41 
13 
20 
2 
12 
10 
acres 
9,638 
8,155 
2,571 
3,977 
(D) 
2,319 
1,914 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
16 
35 
12 
13 
1 
5 
4 
acres 
3,788 
8,410 
2,872 
3,083 
(D) 
1,209 
960 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
105 
111 
36 
43 
- 
27 
17 
acres 
37,748 
39,332 
12,910 
16,028 
- 
9,630 
5,968 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
119 
114 
39 
45 
2 
20 
20 
acres 
82,669 
83,267 
28,194 
31,816 
(D) 
12,999 
14,104 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
87 
78 
23 
22 
18 
19 
acres 
120,376 
105,153 
32,430 
28,753 
- 
24,673 
24,687 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
119 
70 
49 
38 
3 
29 
25 
acres 
824,702 
318,773 
194,344 
231,647 
10,226 
151,023 
118,470 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
532 
326 
501 
444 
10 
139 
157 
2007 
639 
484 
575 
473 
9 
141 
141 
acres, 2012 
180,530 
53,656 
17,683 
46,185 
389 
34,862 
41,632 
2007 
224,007 
88,668 
25,569 
50,435 
307 
38,831 
33,829 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
224 
150 
407 
376 
4 
124 
142 
2007 
422 
237 
496 
401 
6 
119 
122 
acres, 2012 
59,520 
11,166 
7,873 
25,102 
(D) 
30,548 
33,921 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
110,515 
28,092 
10,522 
30,994 
(D) 
27,868 
27,014 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
98 
62 
48 
64 
- 
12 
20 
2007 
175 
196 
132 
144 
3 
44 
40 
acres, 2012 
14,628 
14,308 
2,311 
12,638 
- 
1,370 
5,049 
2007 
30,630 
36,879 
1 1 ,794 
11,516 
(D) 
8,518 
6,560 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 301 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
