Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
Total farms 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,951 
171 
10 
66 
- 
243 
9 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
455 
14 
30 
5 
2 
- 
1 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
577 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
576 
29 
2 
7 
1 
_ 
_ 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
10,323 
229 
107 
168 
97 
313 
107 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
10,323 
229 
107 
168 
97 
313 
107 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,528 
165 
78 
240 
161 
117 
106 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
268 
2 
3 
3 
1 
6 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
183 
3 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
343 
24 
3 
15 
- 
2 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
611 
22 
14 
33 
3 
4 
8 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
1,212 
36 
20 
22 
17 
12 
6 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
7,153 
141 
55 
193 
87 
38 
38 
Item 
Boulder 
Broomfield 
Chaffee 
Cheyenne 
Clear Creek 
Conejos 
Costilla 
Total farms 
855 
25 
223 
345 
25 
605 
251 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
11 
9 
- 
145 
- 
11 
6 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
55 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
21 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
38 
_ 
8 
_ 
4 
1 
1 
Other crop farming (1119) 
315 
11 
70 
102 
3 
334 
108 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
315 
11 
70 
102 
3 
334 
108 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
167 
3 
69 
80 
7 
176 
90 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
2 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
7 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
32 
2 
5 
2 
- 
7 
5 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
199 
- 
58 
12 
11 
60 
28 
Item 
Crowley 
Custer 
Delta 
Denver 
Dolores 
Douglas 
Eagle 
Total farms 
228 
198 
1,250 
10 
283 
1,116 
165 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
6 
- 
37 
1 
44 
9 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
- 
- 
33 
1 
4 
4 
1 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
- 
- 
103 
- 
5 
8 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1 
6 
33 
3 
1 
24 
5 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
52 
55 
361 
- 
142 
204 
46 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
52 
55 
361 
- 
142 
204 
46 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
117 
68 
340 
- 
46 
374 
56 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
8 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
4 
- 
16 
- 
- 
4 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3 
5 
32 
- 
1 
28 
4 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
5 
4 
47 
- 
9 
35 
4 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
32 
60 
231 
5 
31 
426 
46 
Item 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
Total farms 
1,330 
1,206 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
42 
9 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
4 
5 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
2 
5 
38 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
5 
33 
17 
15 
1 
7 
4 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
214 
107 
195 
192 
12 
52 
78 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
214 
107 
195 
192 
12 
52 
78 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
626 
440 
244 
162 
5 
69 
83 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
4 
1 
1 
4 
- 
3 
2 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
12 
13 
8 
6 
- 
- 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
32 
42 
13 
16 
- 
3 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
36 
65 
22 
23 
- 
3 
4 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
350 
483 
260 
190 
6 
68 
68 
-continued 
486 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
