Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,330 
1,206 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
2007 
1,402 
1,529 
924 
623 
27 
229 
217 
acres, 2012 
1,043,135 
648,916 
290,438 
310,854 
5,761 
226,886 
190,243 
2007 
1,134,199 
616,418 
295,893 
335,331 
13,290 
208,450 
173,679 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
224 
150 
407 
376 
4 
124 
142 
2007 
422 
237 
496 
401 
6 
119 
122 
acres, 2012 
59,520 
11,166 
7,873 
25,102 
(D) 
30,548 
33,921 
TENURE 
2007 
110,515 
28,092 
10,522 
30,994 
(D) 
27,868 
27,014 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,014 
909 
627 
458 
18 
160 
191 
2007 
1,056 
1,152 
690 
457 
17 
156 
151 
acres, 2012 
319,676 
169,860 
78,116 
199,288 
1,765 
118,654 
108,519 
2007 
421,167 
228,468 
85,469 
154,469 
4,331 
119,589 
74,144 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
138 
106 
315 
256 
4 
86 
95 
2007 
276 
157 
356 
272 
4 
74 
78 
acres, 2012 
18,409 
5,466 
4,250 
11,265 
(D) 
15,971 
14,941 
2007 
35,129 
1 1 ,643 
4,547 
13,015 
(D) 
13,990 
8,179 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
257 
240 
165 
126 
3 
33 
45 
2007 
290 
306 
197 
114 
5 
53 
47 
acres, 2012 
636,961 
358,883 
205,141 
88,226 
3,676 
88,935 
80,079 
2007 
663,313 
335,789 
198,711 
126,358 
7,513 
76,602 
92,895 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
381,740 
117,120 
60,986 
30,833 
(D) 
33,774 
35,098 
2007 
380,775 
131,168 
54,153 
50,655 
321 
41,692 
49,481 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
255,221 
241,763 
144,155 
57,393 
(D) 
55,161 
44,981 
2007 
282,538 
204,621 
144,558 
75,703 
7,192 
34,910 
43,414 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
60 
39 
83 
95 
- 
29 
42 
2007 
130 
71 
120 
97 
2 
37 
38 
acres, 2012 
30,248 
5,163 
3,272 
11,139 
- 
11,548 
18,440 
2007 
67,555 
15,603 
5,271 
12,944 
(D) 
11,095 
17,691 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
59 
57 
17 
41 
3 
12 
8 
2007 
56 
71 
37 
52 
5 
20 
19 
acres, 2012 
86,498 
120,173 
7,181 
23,340 
320 
19,297 
1,645 
2007 
49,719 
52,161 
11,713 
54,504 
1,446 
12,259 
6,640 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26 
5 
9 
25 
- 
9 
5 
2007 
16 
9 
20 
32 
- 
8 
6 
acres, 2012 
10,863 
537 
351 
2,698 
- 
3,029 
540 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
7,831 
846 
704 
5,035 
' 
2,783 
1,144 
Total operators 
number 
2,235 
1,968 
1,323 
1,064 
50 
377 
394 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
529 
528 
348 
261 
9 
78 
116 
2 operators 
718 
610 
419 
301 
6 
97 
109 
3 operators 
66 
55 
35 
54 
7 
24 
16 
4 operators 
14 
10 
6 
6 
2 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
3 
3 
1 
3 
" 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
957 
842 
563 
415 
27 
141 
152 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
853 
761 
513 
360 
7 
110 
118 
2 operators 
43 
34 
23 
23 
7 
11 
17 
3 operators 
6 
3 
- 
3 
2 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,342 
2,582 
1,554 
1,081 
45 
408 
364 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
574 
593 
407 
264 
10 
88 
100 
2 operators 
747 
844 
463 
279 
16 
116 
99 
3 operators 
58 
76 
35 
63 
1 
15 
11 
4 operators 
16 
10 
7 
15 
- 
7 
2 
5 or more operators 
7 
6 
12 
2 
" 
3 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
1,013 
1,161 
637 
405 
15 
153 
126 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
881 
991 
534 
342 
13 
116 
112 
2 operators 
60 
80 
33 
30 
1 
17 
7 
3 operators 
4 
2 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,048 
853 
640 
482 
13 
163 
196 
2007 
1,055 
1,075 
712 
514 
21 
195 
175 
acres, 2012 
901,924 
588,099 
252,990 
247,135 
4,483 
200,422 
174,191 
2007 
921,391 
515,728 
242,430 
304,302 
12,717 
186,739 
153,116 
Female 
farms, 2012 
282 
353 
169 
143 
11 
42 
48 
2007 
347 
454 
212 
109 
6 
34 
42 
acres, 2012 
141,211 
60,817 
37,448 
63,719 
1,278 
26,464 
16,052 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
212,808 
100,690 
53,463 
31,029 
573 
21,711 
20,563 
Farming 
2012 
562 
597 
330 
302 
11 
107 
116 
2007 
495 
527 
334 
250 
9 
87 
88 
Other 
2012 
768 
609 
479 
323 
13 
98 
128 
Place of residence: 
2007 
907 
1,002 
590 
373 
18 
142 
129 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,175 
1,020 
727 
570 
17 
165 
209 
2007 
1,167 
1,255 
764 
513 
20 
185 
165 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
155 
186 
82 
55 
7 
40 
35 
2007 
235 
274 
160 
110 
7 
44 
52 
-continued 
492 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
