Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Juan 
San Miguel 
Sedgwick 
Summit 
Teller 
Washington 
Weld 
Yuma 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
_ 
135 
226 
38 
123 
824 
3,525 
834 
2007 
- 
123 
193 
41 
126 
1,010 
3,921 
970 
acres, 2012 
- 
126,539 
335,997 
25,365 
70,911 
1,216,248 
1,956,491 
1,353,401 
2007 
- 
150,947 
296,695 
47,818 
73,219 
1,375,742 
2,088,715 
1,334,453 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
54 
158 
22 
25 
410 
1,636 
398 
2007 
- 
52 
140 
19 
26 
451 
1,782 
452 
acres, 2012 
- 
5,043 
131,355 
3,665 
(D) 
327,098 
426,823 
364,045 
TENURE 
2007 
' 
6,769 
121,156 
4,315 
1,735 
407,127 
487,855 
419,865 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
_ 
100 
116 
29 
93 
507 
2,566 
452 
2007 
- 
84 
98 
34 
90 
639 
2,849 
561 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
103,776 
(D) 
(D) 
382,423 
745,520 
339,271 
2007 
- 
54,679 
69,122 
42,360 
34,834 
493,876 
797,321 
446,262 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
37 
68 
18 
20 
159 
996 
107 
2007 
- 
32 
54 
14 
18 
168 
1,058 
161 
acres, 2012 
- 
1,225 
30,168 
2,845 
(D) 
73,528 
108,885 
51,673 
2007 
- 
4,152 
18,603 
3,615 
578 
109,857 
144,213 
111,210 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
_ 
31 
84 
7 
27 
257 
631 
285 
2007 
- 
30 
79 
4 
29 
302 
711 
311 
acres, 2012 
- 
81,556 
191,392 
(D) 
55,350 
754,599 
1,010,284 
833,458 
2007 
- 
95,223 
206,386 
(D) 
36,949 
803,459 
1,094,406 
756,836 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
- 
50,286 
100,059 
1,633 
14,375 
412,575 
581,707 
478,208 
2007 
- 
67,192 
108,136 
(D) 
5,562 
434,546 
595,473 
373,133 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
- 
31,270 
91,333 
(D) 
40,975 
342,024 
428,577 
355,250 
2007 
- 
28,031 
98,250 
(D) 
31,387 
368,913 
498,933 
383,703 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
17 
76 
4 
5 
220 
440 
227 
2007 
- 
17 
76 
2 
8 
253 
521 
234 
acres, 2012 
- 
3,818 
89,360 
820 
367 
228,293 
247,791 
240,088 
2007 
- 
(D) 
94,470 
(D) 
1,157 
269,049 
258,360 
249,671 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
_ 
4 
26 
2 
3 
60 
328 
97 
2007 
- 
9 
16 
3 
7 
69 
361 
98 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
40,829 
(D) 
(D) 
79,226 
200,687 
180,672 
2007 
- 
1,045 
21,187 
(D) 
1,436 
78,407 
196,988 
131,355 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
14 
- 
31 
200 
64 
2007 
- 
3 
10 
3 
- 
30 
203 
57 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
11,827 
- 
- 
25,277 
70,147 
72,284 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
' 
(D) 
8,083 
(D) 
" 
28,221 
85,282 
58,984 
Total operators 
number 
- 
220 
368 
84 
208 
1,296 
5,807 
1,399 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
61 
109 
8 
50 
458 
1,660 
373 
2 operators 
- 
65 
100 
14 
63 
299 
1,561 
387 
3 operators 
- 
7 
12 
16 
8 
46 
243 
54 
4 operators 
- 
2 
2 
- 
2 
13 
43 
17 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
3 
- 
- 
8 
18 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
- 
89 
102 
30 
96 
414 
2,056 
481 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
83 
84 
21 
84 
357 
1,754 
431 
2 operators 
- 
3 
9 
- 
6 
27 
132 
19 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
5 
4 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
- 
210 
313 
70 
207 
1,607 
6,499 
1,608 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
52 
96 
18 
57 
553 
1,826 
465 
2 operators 
- 
59 
76 
17 
58 
377 
1,761 
420 
3 operators 
- 
8 
20 
6 
10 
58 
251 
52 
4 operators 
- 
4 
- 
1 
11 
60 
25 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
1 
- 
" 
11 
23 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
- 
78 
89 
22 
99 
574 
2,151 
554 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
74 
73 
18 
85 
473 
1,880 
452 
2 operators 
- 
2 
8 
2 
7 
38 
106 
45 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
13 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
- 
102 
206 
32 
81 
696 
2,905 
726 
2007 
- 
101 
173 
35 
79 
815 
3,300 
819 
acres, 2012 
- 
119,083 
323,789 
23,895 
62,530 
1,088,539 
1,821,878 
1,247,295 
2007 
- 
147,685 
283,503 
39,600 
64,233 
1,244,546 
1,900,558 
1,260,731 
Female 
farms, 2012 
_ 
33 
20 
6 
42 
128 
620 
108 
2007 
- 
22 
20 
6 
47 
195 
621 
151 
acres, 2012 
- 
7,456 
12,208 
1,470 
8,381 
127,709 
134,613 
106,106 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,262 
13,192 
8,218 
8,986 
131,196 
188,157 
73,722 
Farming 
2012 
- 
66 
163 
10 
48 
399 
1,754 
512 
2007 
- 
49 
121 
18 
41 
443 
1,603 
499 
Other 
2012 
- 
69 
63 
28 
75 
425 
1,771 
322 
Place of residence: 
2007 
" 
74 
72 
23 
85 
567 
2,318 
471 
On farm operated 
2012 
- 
118 
126 
21 
114 
528 
2,824 
549 
2007 
- 
97 
127 
32 
110 
620 
3,007 
639 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
- 
17 
100 
17 
9 
296 
701 
285 
2007 
- 
26 
66 
9 
16 
390 
914 
331 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 497 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
