Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Phillips 
Pitkin 
Prowers 
Pueblo 
Rio Blanco 
Rio Grande 
Routt 
Saguache 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
319 
82 
553 
894 
313 
377 
799 
277 
2007 
334 
82 
636 
881 
285 
390 
610 
242 
acres, 2012 
436,499 
32,094 
1,021,915 
895,269 
507,343 
185,489 
612,532 
311,373 
2007 
431,154 
28,539 
1,037,336 
910,566 
386,577 
178,908 
533,014 
287,272 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
222 
54 
267 
266 
171 
262 
429 
154 
2007 
207 
53 
305 
336 
163 
275 
377 
150 
acres, 2012 
236,894 
3,791 
205,301 
16,020 
23,374 
84,934 
(D) 
80,371 
TENURE 
2007 
230,885 
3,566 
256,849 
27,515 
22,393 
88,395 
56,636 
91,841 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
153 
71 
343 
681 
205 
257 
597 
180 
2007 
172 
72 
405 
630 
213 
256 
437 
139 
acres, 2012 
86,453 
26,088 
360,756 
368,268 
189,429 
76,590 
210,465 
125,945 
2007 
106,300 
20,577 
315,801 
316,194 
256,064 
80,594 
214,273 
111,261 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
69 
46 
107 
177 
107 
159 
302 
80 
2007 
62 
43 
123 
193 
112 
168 
252 
71 
acres, 2012 
33,549 
2,543 
47,741 
4,771 
7,972 
36,491 
15,418 
29,713 
2007 
44,470 
2,517 
48,982 
8,460 
10,752 
38,040 
26,014 
36,284 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
123 
9 
154 
170 
89 
103 
150 
71 
2007 
120 
6 
175 
197 
57 
106 
142 
77 
acres, 2012 
301,370 
(D) 
554,063 
309,621 
281,682 
102,395 
368,265 
135,772 
2007 
271,759 
(D) 
656,464 
538,228 
108,953 
87,931 
291,810 
146,750 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
145,415 
(D) 
245,103 
119,312 
147,510 
58,072 
173,739 
85,791 
2007 
122,795 
2,536 
330,663 
279,748 
60,776 
52,003 
149,618 
77,981 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
155,955 
3,063 
308,960 
190,309 
134,172 
44,323 
194,526 
49,981 
2007 
148,964 
(D) 
325,801 
258,480 
48,177 
35,928 
142,192 
68,769 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
117 
6 
119 
73 
59 
91 
96 
53 
2007 
107 
6 
147 
112 
43 
87 
103 
59 
acres, 2012 
171,479 
(D) 
121,160 
9,919 
14,201 
44,394 
45,595 
33,916 
2007 
152,981 
688 
185,961 
15,426 
10,385 
44,643 
23,266 
39,496 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
43 
2 
56 
43 
19 
17 
52 
26 
2007 
42 
4 
56 
54 
15 
28 
31 
26 
acres, 2012 
48,676 
(D) 
107,096 
217,380 
36,232 
6,504 
33,802 
49,656 
2007 
53,095 
(D) 
65,071 
56,144 
21,560 
10,383 
26,931 
29,261 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
2 
41 
16 
5 
12 
31 
21 
2007 
38 
4 
35 
31 
8 
20 
22 
20 
acres, 2012 
31,866 
(D) 
36,400 
1,330 
1,201 
4,049 
(D) 
16,742 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
33,434 
361 
21,906 
3,629 
1,256 
5,712 
7,356 
16,061 
Total operators 
number 
526 
144 
845 
1,473 
539 
618 
1,411 
448 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
161 
38 
313 
411 
135 
192 
309 
132 
2 operators 
119 
32 
194 
411 
144 
148 
401 
128 
3 operators 
31 
9 
41 
56 
24 
26 
64 
11 
4 operators 
7 
1 
4 
11 
7 
8 
20 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
1 
5 
3 
3 
5 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
141 
44 
242 
531 
200 
184 
561 
152 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
124 
40 
217 
473 
164 
166 
498 
137 
2 operators 
7 
2 
7 
23 
18 
9 
30 
6 
3 operators 
1 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
548 
119 
980 
1,454 
512 
644 
1,042 
416 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
166 
52 
360 
396 
115 
193 
260 
115 
2 operators 
135 
26 
222 
413 
138 
162 
296 
98 
3 operators 
24 
3 
43 
58 
21 
24 
29 
18 
4 operators 
7 
- 
9 
12 
7 
6 
23 
9 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
2 
2 
4 
5 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
161 
37 
315 
536 
205 
197 
368 
121 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
145 
31 
267 
454 
163 
167 
329 
104 
2 operators 
5 
3 
22 
38 
18 
8 
18 
7 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
281 
63 
476 
768 
261 
336 
637 
228 
2007 
290 
63 
510 
729 
229 
354 
494 
217 
acres, 2012 
415,931 
28,611 
960,858 
816,233 
471,915 
178,167 
537,488 
282,471 
2007 
413,295 
25,291 
940,523 
869,175 
318,223 
171,244 
487,475 
270,101 
Female 
farms, 2012 
38 
19 
77 
126 
52 
41 
162 
49 
2007 
44 
19 
126 
152 
56 
36 
116 
25 
acres, 2012 
20,568 
3,483 
61,057 
79,036 
35,428 
7,322 
75,044 
28,902 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,859 
3,248 
96,813 
41,391 
68,354 
7,664 
45,539 
17,171 
Farming 
2012 
220 
38 
292 
468 
168 
204 
330 
165 
2007 
183 
40 
299 
341 
118 
237 
173 
151 
Other 
2012 
99 
44 
261 
426 
145 
173 
469 
112 
Place of residence: 
2007 
151 
42 
337 
540 
167 
153 
437 
91 
On farm operated 
2012 
197 
69 
318 
726 
278 
317 
646 
224 
2007 
207 
66 
353 
673 
235 
321 
481 
189 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
122 
13 
235 
168 
35 
60 
153 
53 
2007 
127 
16 
283 
208 
50 
69 
129 
53 
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496 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
