Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
Farms 
number, 2012 
15,547 
178 
207 
42 
209 
118 
111 
2007 
15,774 
178 
234 
47 
146 
103 
141 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
13,893,878 
171,031 
158,240 
64,494 
136,501 
430,200 
341,696 
2007 
14,237,479 
134,239 
155,507 
61,247 
100,058 
352,331 
321,505 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,184 
161 
160 
36 
155 
117 
100 
2007 
12,938 
154 
190 
37 
89 
100 
129 
acres, 2012 
3,202,199 
68,003 
46,586 
8,687 
7,912 
165,957 
32,336 
2007 
3,526,000 
64,649 
72,240 
13,458 
5,165 
136,804 
52,309 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
4,411 
79 
67 
15 
35 
103 
77 
2007 
3,725 
67 
61 
23 
26 
86 
53 
acres, 2012 
1,480,719 
73,201 
15,359 
9,003 
801 
125,961 
23,544 
2007 
1,218,236 
47,347 
10,783 
12,408 
690 
86,131 
21,237 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
9,550 
88 
142 
26 
169 
86 
87 
2007 
10,539 
102 
160 
36 
118 
65 
111 
acres, 2012 
8,030,191 
26,768 
87,565 
46,361 
108,493 
131,024 
245,826 
2007 
8,190,902 
18,831 
59,743 
33,833 
84,567 
122,151 
210,131 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
2,516,785 
17,649 
68,623 
2,460 
24,234 
62,564 
31,472 
2007 
2,867,957 
16,963 
94,030 
1,688 
14,542 
55,679 
50,450 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,054 
160 
159 
35 
144 
116 
97 
2007 
12,786 
152 
189 
33 
85 
100 
125 
acres, 2012 
2,110,131 
17,206 
44,675 
2,303 
6,471 
60,638 
27,459 
2007 
2,296,765 
16,346 
66,837 
1,451 
3,761 
(D) 
46,795 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
5,575 
30 
93 
9 
126 
10 
38 
2007 
6,220 
37 
121 
18 
89 
6 
41 
acres, 2012 
406,654 
443 
23,948 
157 
17,763 
1,926 
4,013 
2007 
571,192 
617 
27,193 
237 
10,781 
(D) 
3,655 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,069 
35 
2 
5 
11 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
7,648 
93 
(D) 
23 
26 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,394 
51 
27 
19 
54 
- 
7 
acres irrigated 
67,916 
608 
465 
87 
938 
- 
138 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
775 
4 
22 
- 
7 
1 
2 
acres irrigated 
25,164 
46 
979 
- 
228 
(D) 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,042 
12 
13 
3 
18 
- 
3 
acres irrigated 
45,780 
448 
(D) 
51 
833 
- 
73 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
744 
6 
8 
2 
17 
- 
4 
acres irrigated 
48,167 
234 
622 
(D) 
826 
- 
256 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
751 
5 
24 
3 
12 
- 
11 
acres irrigated 
63,880 
426 
2,634 
59 
422 
- 
789 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
463 
3 
7 
1 
7 
- 
1 
acres irrigated 
45,954 
475 
1,042 
(D) 
991 
- 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
274 
- 
6 
- 
7 
- 
3 
acres irrigated 
33,069 
- 
620 
- 
812 
589 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,318 
17 
32 
- 
20 
1 
17 
acres irrigated 
228,854 
2,573 
6,721 
- 
1,958 
(D) 
2,389 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,203 
14 
29 
- 
17 
26 
21 
acres irrigated 
361,876 
1,593 
11,817 
- 
1,697 
(D) 
5,289 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
972 
10 
22 
2 
15 
25 
14 
acres irrigated 
446,999 
1,954 
16,038 
(D) 
2,163 
8,858 
6,136 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,542 
21 
15 
7 
24 
65 
28 
acres irrigated 
1,141,478 
9,199 
27,369 
1,921 
13,340 
45,465 
15,630 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,830 
43 
4 
6 
7 
2 
5 
acres irrigated 
6,704 
(D) 
8 
11 
18 
(D) 
10 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,068 
43 
25 
21 
31 
- 
7 
acres irrigated 
65,268 
714 
523 
195 
504 
- 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
738 
9 
9 
- 
9 
- 
acres irrigated 
25,246 
187 
285 
- 
193 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,125 
5 
15 
- 
12 
- 
9 
acres irrigated 
53,372 
168 
932 
- 
358 
- 
307 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
763 
1 
9 
1 
11 
_ 
4 
acres irrigated 
50,224 
(D) 
509 
(D) 
504 
- 
404 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
819 
9 
30 
1 
9 
- 
11 
acres irrigated 
70,493 
673 
2,837 
(D) 
320 
- 
868 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
476 
4 
7 
3 
3 
- 
1 
acres irrigated 
51,661 
395 
1,107 
(D) 
180 
- 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
366 
4 
8 
1 
7 
- 
9 
acres irrigated 
45,691 
535 
1,412 
(D) 
953 
868 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,494 
19 
37 
2 
16 
4 
15 
acres irrigated 
277,505 
2,948 
8,830 
(D) 
2,753 
(D) 
3,116 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,307 
21 
41 
3 
22 
20 
36 
acres irrigated 
401,302 
4,429 
19,880 
154 
3,116 
(D) 
13,852 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,106 
8 
31 
2 
5 
20 
14 
acres irrigated 
531,877 
2,414 
23,542 
(D) 
1,410 
6,760 
9,461 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,682 
12 
18 
7 
14 
57 
30 
acres irrigated 
1,288,614 
4,259 
34,165 
987 
4,233 
43,194 
21,253 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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