Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
2007 
37,054 
895 
316 
627 
306 
777 
311 
acres, 2012 
31,886,676 
690,528 
182,420 
283,226 
210,194 
1,503,419 
725,764 
2007 
31,604,911 
701,575 
176,629 
251,812 
149,584 
1,300,876 
877,142 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,379 
353 
165 
158 
176 
306 
116 
2007 
17,899 
369 
199 
200 
115 
268 
149 
acres, 2012 
5,182,628 
249,061 
46,716 
54,939 
8,934 
350,613 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
5,888,926 
270,210 
72,503 
68,649 
6,643 
(D) 
66,145 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
26,105 
625 
242 
623 
277 
457 
151 
2007 
26,486 
682 
229 
508 
230 
519 
174 
acres, 2012 
11,793,247 
215,146 
70,539 
83,145 
75,497 
513,399 
114,447 
2007 
12,681,773 
283,639 
77,220 
107,473 
83,504 
544,332 
216,950 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,861 
204 
112 
104 
120 
104 
34 
2007 
10,975 
229 
132 
122 
78 
99 
56 
acres, 2012 
1,347,284 
60,827 
25,443 
9,226 
4,536 
77,797 
4,003 
2007 
1,807,121 
86,802 
33,784 
17,681 
3,632 
109,203 
10,081 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
7,839 
131 
63 
115 
82 
227 
102 
2007 
8,174 
140 
76 
103 
59 
199 
106 
acres, 2012 
17,490,776 
399,114 
81,024 
167,009 
118,768 
915,914 
565,458 
2007 
16,743,142 
309,750 
93,889 
139,174 
53,984 
667,270 
623,086 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,356,983 
193,853 
35,373 
70,938 
33,543 
459,950 
354,653 
2007 
9,234,859 
126,842 
48,378 
49,413 
22,528 
338,437 
447,191 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,133,793 
205,261 
45,651 
96,071 
85,225 
455,964 
210,805 
2007 
7,508,283 
182,908 
45,511 
89,761 
31,456 
328,833 
175,895 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,229 
97 
39 
46 
49 
164 
72 
2007 
5,679 
98 
61 
69 
25 
141 
75 
acres, 2012 
3,197,209 
160,978 
16,911 
34,971 
3,758 
242,273 
34,186 
2007 
3,472,240 
132,256 
37,369 
48,682 
2,115 
175,394 
49,375 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,236 
85 
17 
17 
13 
53 
24 
2007 
2,394 
73 
11 
16 
17 
59 
31 
acres, 2012 
2,602,653 
76,268 
30,857 
33,072 
15,929 
74,106 
45,859 
2007 
2,179,996 
108,186 
5,520 
5,165 
12,096 
89,274 
37,106 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,289 
52 
14 
8 
7 
38 
10 
2007 
1,245 
42 
6 
9 
12 
28 
18 
acres, 2012 
638,135 
27,256 
4,362 
10,742 
640 
30,543 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
609,565 
51,152 
1,350 
2,286 
896 
(D) 
6,689 
Total operators 
number 
59,269 
1,378 
494 
1,260 
612 
1,177 
420 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,076 
405 
181 
322 
163 
383 
151 
2 operators 
16,199 
373 
117 
385 
182 
279 
113 
3 operators 
2,259 
50 
20 
34 
23 
64 
9 
4 operators 
468 
3 
3 
9 
4 
11 
4 
5 or more operators 
178 
10 
1 
5 
" 
- 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
21,879 
484 
148 
546 
210 
426 
139 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,912 
395 
129 
472 
192 
349 
127 
2 operators 
1,252 
35 
8 
30 
9 
34 
6 
3 operators 
122 
3 
1 
3 
- 
3 
“ 
4 operators 
14 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
1 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,684 
1,499 
505 
1,056 
503 
1,192 
466 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,452 
420 
164 
243 
136 
432 
184 
2 operators 
16,779 
390 
120 
360 
145 
282 
104 
3 operators 
2,097 
62 
27 
16 
23 
58 
20 
4 operators 
511 
10 
5 
4 
2 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
215 
13 
- 
4 
- 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
22,082 
543 
139 
461 
182 
438 
128 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,993 
444 
121 
410 
162 
354 
115 
2 operators 
1,311 
38 
6 
16 
10 
42 
5 
3 operators 
106 
5 
2 
5 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
25 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
6 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
29,320 
692 
287 
582 
297 
590 
226 
2007 
30,112 
755 
286 
494 
259 
584 
267 
acres, 2012 
29,113,161 
667,081 
174,558 
265,343 
198,992 
1,345,885 
694,084 
2007 
28,446,637 
676,211 
165,289 
229,488 
115,001 
1,157,174 
814,569 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,860 
149 
35 
173 
75 
147 
51 
2007 
6,942 
140 
30 
133 
47 
193 
44 
acres, 2012 
2,773,515 
23,447 
7,862 
17,883 
11,202 
157,534 
31,680 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,158,274 
25,364 
1 1 ,340 
22,324 
34,583 
143,702 
62,573 
Farming 
2012 
17,962 
362 
165 
297 
201 
357 
148 
2007 
14,958 
319 
164 
170 
110 
308 
175 
Other 
2012 
18,218 
479 
157 
458 
171 
380 
129 
Place of residence: 
2007 
22,096 
576 
152 
457 
196 
469 
136 
On farm operated 
2012 
29,176 
654 
239 
656 
315 
438 
198 
2007 
28,158 
679 
260 
498 
245 
342 
216 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
7,004 
187 
83 
99 
57 
299 
79 
2007 
8,896 
216 
56 
129 
61 
435 
95 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 489 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
