Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
Farms 
.... number, 2012 
61 
105 
445 
451 
1 
136 
158 
2007 
98 
135 
503 
470 
2 
143 
149 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
190,182 
64,618 
135,132 
205,858 
(D) 
194,546 
164,483 
2007 
235,587 
96,259 
150,884 
236,472 
(D) 
176,899 
148,439 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
50 
95 
373 
357 
1 
110 
121 
2007 
73 
94 
446 
374 
1 
109 
111 
acres, 2012 
14,869 
8,296 
6,999 
23,477 
(D) 
29,286 
31,419 
2007 
22,218 
12,337 
9,539 
29,887 
(D) 
27,127 
26,126 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
20 
33 
50 
77 
18 
21 
2007 
14 
21 
36 
66 
- 
11 
12 
acres, 2012 
8,807 
2,892 
2,376 
7,035 
- 
2,260 
2,486 
2007 
4,054 
3,428 
592 
5,881 
- 
1,906 
229 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
48 
71 
190 
315 
1 
107 
127 
2007 
77 
110 
256 
360 
1 
125 
118 
acres, 2012 
163,148 
50,766 
108,565 
138,363 
(D) 
146,593 
104,470 
2007 
203,662 
76,318 
125,052 
157,524 
(D) 
103,613 
100,618 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
8,435 
7,859 
8,449 
32,291 
(D) 
27,547 
42,213 
2007 
12,368 
15,915 
11,845 
43,720 
(D) 
43,130 
40,729 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
46 
94 
372 
355 
1 
108 
121 
2007 
71 
92 
445 
370 
1 
105 
111 
acres, 2012 
7,550 
7,116 
6,861 
20,892 
(D) 
22,015 
26,982 
2007 
11,264 
9,237 
9,220 
28,000 
(D) 
22,808 
25,313 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
18 
27 
106 
223 
50 
92 
2007 
31 
49 
117 
251 
1 
78 
92 
acres, 2012 
885 
743 
1,588 
11,399 
- 
5,532 
15,231 
2007 
1,104 
6,678 
2,625 
15,720 
(D) 
20,322 
15,416 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4 
25 
182 
49 
- 
3 
11 
acres irrigated 
4 
42 
723 
204 
- 
15 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12 
19 
174 
185 
- 
33 
40 
acres irrigated 
180 
187 
2,169 
2,926 
- 
434 
837 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5 
6 
5 
20 
- 
7 
5 
acres irrigated 
5 
(D) 
82 
464 
- 
220 
160 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
8 
16 
19 
- 
5 
12 
acres irrigated 
224 
289 
177 
557 
- 
172 
668 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
_ 
3 
11 
35 
_ 
8 
8 
acres irrigated 
- 
150 
567 
2,146 
- 
461 
659 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
4 
6 
2 
18 
- 
5 
19 
acres irrigated 
281 
157 
(D) 
859 
- 
(D) 
2,029 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
15 
- 
7 
8 
acres irrigated 
- 
- 
110 
1,565 
- 
471 
819 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
4 
1 
1 
2 
acres irrigated 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
317 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6 
8 
11 
41 
- 
18 
12 
acres irrigated 
142 
421 
488 
4,716 
- 
2,870 
1,217 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
10 
12 
26 
- 
8 
12 
acres irrigated 
885 
2,238 
581 
5,972 
- 
2,820 
4,333 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
7 
9 
10 
14 
- 
19 
7 
acres irrigated 
717 
1,685 
476 
4,467 
- 
5,832 
2,351 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10 
9 
16 
25 
- 
22 
22 
acres irrigated 
5,997 
2,597 
2,732 
8,098 
- 
13,987 
28,851 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12 
21 
188 
44 
- 
2 
10 
acres irrigated 
23 
37 
701 
162 
- 
(D) 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
22 
26 
194 
179 
- 
25 
34 
acres irrigated 
227 
185 
2,200 
2,548 
- 
499 
607 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4 
2 
10 
34 
- 
4 
7 
acres irrigated 
230 
(D) 
129 
1,383 
- 
(D) 
334 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
12 
14 
26 
- 
13 
5 
acres irrigated 
79 
110 
370 
1,278 
- 
333 
242 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
1 
9 
11 
20 
_ 
12 
3 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
285 
372 
1,204 
- 
733 
140 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5 
5 
10 
23 
- 
6 
10 
acres irrigated 
294 
163 
256 
1,290 
- 
659 
693 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
1 
5 
18 
1 
9 
8 
acres irrigated 
- 
(D) 
569 
1,930 
(D) 
775 
1,040 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
2 
3 
12 
1 
4 
4 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
1,128 
(□) 
470 
570 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6 
17 
17 
36 
- 
17 
16 
acres irrigated 
811 
932 
781 
5,941 
- 
2,123 
3,092 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
11 
16 
34 
- 
11 
17 
acres irrigated 
1,077 
1,348 
799 
7,989 
- 
3,420 
4,970 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
10 
16 
12 
16 
- 
15 
14 
acres irrigated 
1,764 
5,348 
1,657 
6,036 
- 
5,293 
4,087 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
22 
13 
23 
28 
- 
25 
21 
acres irrigated 
7,726 
7,167 
3,961 
12,831 
- 
28,752 
24,897 
-continued 
328 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
