Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Boulder 
Broomfield 
Chaffee 
Cheyenne 
Clear Creek 
Conejos 
Costilla 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
855 
25 
223 
345 
25 
605 
251 
2007 
746 
24 
223 
380 
27 
535 
241 
acres, 2012 
132,948 
11,158 
77,665 
977,165 
8,296 
257,691 
376,154 
2007 
137,668 
6,250 
79,405 
899,567 
12,460 
228,700 
401,147 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
533 
20 
113 
181 
7 
456 
183 
2007 
488 
14 
133 
172 
8 
413 
191 
acres, 2012 
30,123 
(D) 
10,831 
244,961 
(D) 
82,952 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
37,363 
3,011 
12,485 
276,766 
(D) 
92,599 
42,500 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
672 
11 
148 
177 
18 
419 
177 
2007 
546 
16 
161 
232 
23 
382 
168 
acres, 2012 
46,778 
(D) 
17,287 
345,191 
(D) 
100,938 
284,550 
2007 
35,897 
(D) 
31,417 
355,305 
6,217 
115,687 
330,120 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
401 
9 
67 
55 
5 
298 
126 
2007 
331 
8 
87 
74 
7 
281 
128 
acres, 2012 
8,115 
(D) 
2,908 
97,100 
(D) 
33,911 
9,724 
2007 
8,203 
79 
5,326 
122,512 
(D) 
48,305 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
128 
13 
59 
132 
6 
158 
69 
2007 
131 
6 
49 
109 
3 
138 
62 
acres, 2012 
67,438 
10,804 
56,357 
581,310 
(D) 
150,470 
89,024 
2007 
78,073 
5,844 
39,179 
477,412 
(D) 
101,160 
68,983 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
42,415 
449 
32,580 
361,631 
(D) 
79,062 
66,226 
2007 
41,691 
499 
20,579 
290,266 
(D) 
55,869 
46,648 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,023 
10,355 
23,777 
219,679 
1,295 
71,408 
22,798 
2007 
36,382 
5,345 
18,600 
187,146 
5,310 
45,291 
22,335 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
91 
11 
36 
109 
2 
137 
54 
2007 
108 
6 
38 
83 
- 
123 
59 
acres, 2012 
16,054 
(D) 
5,782 
137,525 
(D) 
46,121 
19,883 
2007 
21,954 
2,932 
5,840 
135,407 
40,304 
23,775 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
55 
1 
16 
36 
1 
28 
5 
2007 
69 
2 
13 
39 
1 
15 
11 
acres, 2012 
18,732 
(D) 
4,021 
50,664 
(D) 
6,283 
2,580 
2007 
23,698 
(D) 
8,809 
66,850 
(D) 
11,853 
2,044 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41 
10 
17 
21 
3 
2007 
49 
- 
8 
15 
1 
9 
4 
acres, 2012 
5,954 
- 
2,141 
10,336 
- 
2,920 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
7,206 
1,319 
18,847 
(D) 
3,990 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
1,411 
37 
351 
518 
46 
872 
358 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
400 
13 
110 
190 
10 
400 
165 
2 operators 
389 
12 
101 
137 
10 
156 
67 
3 operators 
51 
- 
9 
18 
4 
40 
17 
4 operators 
10 
- 
3 
- 
1 
8 
2 
5 or more operators 
5 
" 
" 
" 
" 
1 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
575 
10 
144 
174 
16 
209 
96 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
459 
10 
118 
149 
14 
164 
84 
2 operators 
53 
- 
13 
11 
1 
18 
6 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,208 
37 
343 
558 
42 
797 
350 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
367 
11 
117 
226 
17 
320 
151 
2 operators 
322 
13 
93 
134 
7 
178 
79 
3 operators 
48 
- 
12 
18 
2 
27 
6 
4 operators 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
10 
2 
5 or more operators 
5 
" 
" 
1 
1 
" 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
466 
12 
121 
213 
14 
194 
77 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
400 
12 
101 
181 
12 
176 
75 
2 operators 
23 
- 
10 
13 
1 
9 
1 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
612 
17 
167 
287 
22 
563 
221 
2007 
553 
19 
190 
279 
22 
491 
210 
acres, 2012 
119,805 
11,014 
66,192 
874,074 
8,240 
251,780 
372,178 
2007 
125,118 
6,044 
65,236 
775,957 
12,388 
210,980 
397,301 
Female 
farms, 2012 
243 
8 
56 
58 
3 
42 
30 
2007 
193 
5 
33 
101 
5 
44 
31 
acres, 2012 
13,143 
144 
11,473 
103,091 
56 
5,911 
3,976 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
12,550 
206 
14,169 
123,610 
72 
17,720 
3,846 
Farming 
2012 
384 
11 
118 
233 
6 
287 
164 
2007 
288 
7 
108 
175 
7 
236 
84 
Other 
2012 
471 
14 
105 
112 
19 
318 
87 
Place of residence: 
2007 
458 
17 
115 
205 
20 
299 
157 
On farm operated 
2012 
707 
22 
195 
196 
23 
499 
205 
2007 
607 
20 
187 
179 
19 
411 
180 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
148 
3 
28 
149 
2 
106 
46 
2007 
139 
4 
36 
201 
8 
124 
61 
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490 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
