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 
La Plata 
Larimer 
Las Animas 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Mesa 
Mineral 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,124 
1,625 
602 
464 
891 
2,264 
14 
2007 
1,076 
1,757 
585 
542 
1,035 
1,767 
15 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
590,435 
450,389 
2,140,776 
1,473,387 
1,099,217 
386,932 
6,628 
2007 
570,189 
489,819 
2,179,242 
1,400,054 
1,132,299 
372,511 
8,866 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
525 
277 
3,556 
3,175 
1,234 
171 
473 
2007 
530 
279 
3,725 
2,583 
1,094 
211 
591 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,124 
1,625 
602 
464 
891 
2,264 
14 
2007 
1,076 
1,757 
585 
542 
1,035 
1,767 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
1,097,003 
1,388,724 
867,918 
702,804 
955,120 
1,302,615 
28,779 
2007 
789,859 
1,221,369 
999,535 
806,910 
984,537 
1,242,392 
15,630 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
975,982 
854,599 
1,441,724 
1,514,664 
1,071,964 
575,360 
2,055,614 
2007 
734,070 
695,145 
1,708,606 
1,488,765 
951,244 
703,108 
1,042,017 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,858 
3,083 
405 
477 
869 
3,367 
4,342 
2007 
1,385 
2,494 
459 
576 
870 
3,335 
1,763 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
72 
84 
30 
42 
50 
101 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50 
55 
30 
31 
66 
93 
1 
$100,000 to $199,999 
92 
173 
92 
31 
104 
231 
1 
$200,000 to $499,999 
380 
606 
162 
123 
229 
1,125 
4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
258 
391 
102 
85 
163 
461 
2 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
141 
187 
85 
68 
141 
148 
2 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
102 
87 
70 
59 
106 
86 
1 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
14 
27 
13 
15 
26 
15 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
15 
15 
18 
10 
6 
4 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,082,979 
1,661,482 
3,054,532 
1,649,727 
1,176,728 
2,130,575 
560,492 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
54.5 
27.1 
70.1 
89.3 
93.4 
18.2 
1.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
99 
259 
12 
23 
29 
837 
2 
acres 
530 
1,181 
36 
(D) 
79 
4,357 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
399 
727 
94 
15 
81 
870 
1 
acres 
11,717 
20,713 
2,837 
463 
2,319 
19,311 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
70 
89 
10 
1 
15 
92 
acres 
4,131 
5,066 
561 
(□) 
866 
5,196 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
139 
127 
32 
20 
38 
97 
- 
acres 
11,065 
10,169 
2,550 
1,621 
3,127 
7,845 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
69 
64 
30 
15 
47 
67 
2 
acres 
7,903 
7,484 
3,388 
1,777 
5,479 
7,853 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
57 
63 
33 
14 
86 
65 
acres 
9,016 
9,938 
5,078 
2,300 
13,605 
10,193 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
41 
48 
13 
12 
28 
21 
- 
acres 
8,006 
9,447 
2,530 
2,434 
5,550 
4,109 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
18 
22 
14 
7 
29 
13 
2 
acres 
4,295 
5,214 
3,334 
1,674 
6,897 
3,115 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
105 
88 
66 
33 
117 
79 
5 
acres 
36,966 
31,926 
24,801 
11,795 
42,712 
28,509 
1,968 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
76 
52 
63 
77 
147 
64 
- 
acres 
54,388 
32,819 
47,554 
55,555 
103,618 
41,615 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
32 
44 
68 
69 
113 
30 
1 
acres 
44,698 
57,622 
89,703 
97,781 
165,120 
41,945 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
19 
42 
167 
178 
161 
29 
1 
acres 
397,720 
258,810 
1,958,404 
1 ,297,873 
749,845 
212,884 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
94 
338 
15 
5 
28 
575 
- 
acres 
503 
1,737 
63 
16 
143 
2,966 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
395 
730 
81 
31 
83 
679 
1 
acres 
11,441 
20,667 
2,474 
1,016 
2,400 
14,707 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
57 
91 
10 
6 
32 
85 
acres 
3,263 
5,272 
582 
372 
1,823 
4,847 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
123 
123 
26 
14 
53 
92 
- 
acres 
9,865 
9,682 
1,962 
1,161 
4,378 
7,436 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
69 
82 
31 
13 
46 
60 
3 
acres 
8,219 
9,597 
3,597 
1,576 
5,186 
6,947 
324 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
46 
72 
25 
28 
100 
41 
- 
acres 
7,244 
11,196 
3,886 
4,484 
15,988 
6,304 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
46 
33 
12 
16 
31 
21 
- 
acres 
9,047 
6,521 
2,338 
3,137 
6,193 
4,107 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
43 
22 
16 
11 
42 
17 
- 
acres 
10,254 
5,252 
3,841 
2,569 
10,122 
4,029 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
87 
105 
64 
64 
159 
80 
7 
acres 
30,304 
37,238 
23,322 
22,412 
57,463 
28,457 
2,532 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
71 
62 
68 
79 
135 
46 
1 
acres 
52,984 
44,243 
48,009 
59,638 
98,241 
28,428 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
23 
40 
64 
88 
154 
32 
2 
acres 
29,287 
56,670 
86,028 
125,066 
231,348 
44,063 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
22 
59 
173 
187 
172 
39 
1 
acres 
397,778 
281,744 
2,003,140 
1,178,607 
699,014 
220,220 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
827 
898 
324 
328 
721 
1,714 
3 
2007 
798 
1,049 
338 
384 
817 
1,395 
6 
acres, 2012 
85,890 
106,397 
71,061 
581,583 
516,021 
71,399 
540 
2007 
76,772 
119,984 
109,509 
575,968 
603,016 
131,178 
1,756 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
654 
706 
195 
178 
522 
1,574 
3 
2007 
577 
822 
226 
216 
560 
1,212 
6 
acres, 2012 
39,908 
68,169 
16,143 
222,391 
266,884 
58,311 
540 
2007 
38,350 
82,425 
30,165 
(D) 
324,349 
47,438 
(D) 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
117 
122 
42 
23 
64 
162 
_ 
2007 
237 
264 
111 
59 
129 
348 
- 
acres, 2012 
13,315 
10,690 
7,156 
(□) 
18,753 
4,807 
- 
2007 
16,890 
16,989 
44,417 
(D) 
24,045 
68,769 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 303 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
