Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
13,721 
258 
104 
231 
144 
315 
107 
2007 
11,079 
253 
110 
128 
84 
291 
130 
Any 
2012 
22,459 
583 
218 
524 
228 
422 
170 
2007 
25,975 
642 
206 
499 
222 
486 
181 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,153 
101 
12 
65 
36 
41 
18 
2007 
5,516 
132 
58 
79 
49 
95 
34 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,765 
49 
23 
28 
26 
23 
18 
2007 
1,949 
42 
18 
35 
21 
13 
10 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
3,819 
73 
18 
68 
42 
60 
31 
2007 
3,798 
97 
23 
64 
34 
67 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
13,722 
360 
165 
363 
124 
298 
103 
2007 
14,712 
371 
107 
321 
118 
311 
112 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
982 
23 
9 
18 
14 
32 
17 
2007 
1,468 
32 
5 
22 
21 
24 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,828 
79 
23 
59 
15 
16 
16 
2007 
2,755 
93 
8 
71 
27 
37 
15 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,834 
165 
67 
182 
56 
84 
37 
2007 
6,615 
200 
37 
192 
55 
105 
52 
10 years or more 
2012 
27,536 
574 
223 
496 
287 
605 
207 
2007 
26,216 
570 
266 
342 
203 
611 
232 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
19.9 
19.3 
16.1 
21.9 
27.1 
24.2 
2007 
19.6 
18.2 
23.3 
15.6 
17.9 
25.6 
23.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
669 
14 
7 
11 
11 
23 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,427 
64 
16 
52 
10 
18 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,737 
138 
48 
163 
47 
65 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
29,347 
625 
251 
529 
304 
631 
230 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
21.8 
22.8 
17.5 
24.1 
28.9 
26.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
147 
4 
7 
6 
. 
7 
. 
2007 
170 
3 
- 
3 
- 
6 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,762 
45 
24 
36 
9 
27 
25 
2007 
1,636 
36 
14 
26 
11 
37 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,182 
95 
39 
104 
22 
54 
29 
2007 
4,156 
122 
39 
116 
16 
78 
35 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
7,890 
245 
80 
221 
82 
128 
49 
2007 
10,449 
266 
92 
217 
84 
183 
68 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,640 
99 
49 
134 
51 
167 
37 
2007 
5,284 
142 
46 
78 
59 
91 
53 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
5,233 
103 
44 
79 
87 
98 
51 
2007 
4,435 
78 
37 
69 
45 
85 
28 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4,524 
79 
34 
78 
44 
66 
31 
2007 
3,434 
84 
34 
38 
33 
49 
17 
70 years and over 
2012 
7,802 
171 
45 
97 
77 
190 
55 
2007 
7,490 
164 
54 
80 
58 
248 
80 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
57.4 
55.0 
55.1 
60.0 
60.6 
58.1 
2007 
57.0 
56.1 
56.8 
53.8 
58.5 
59.9 
56.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
28,363 
691 
240 
645 
277 
521 
171 
2007 
25,841 
644 
216 
475 
212 
434 
199 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,293 
76 
10 
39 
36 
26 
4 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
9,631 
325 
69 
310 
128 
165 
55 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2,845 
59 
11 
60 
11 
57 
18 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1,032 
16 
3 
19 
- 
59 
6 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
5,079 
106 
57 
100 
27 
129 
39 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8,858 
156 
99 
141 
80 
143 
54 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,026 
15 
1 
28 
12 
14 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,159 
32 
15 
13 
5 
7 
9 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
34,689 
802 
300 
741 
356 
701 
265 
acres, 2012 
28,438,867 
618,695 
145,478 
281,587 
191,759 
1,428,136 
680,795 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3,345 
118 
38 
74 
59 
57 
9 
acres, 2012 
5,178,565 
186,792 
37,259 
40,415 
69,791 
142,072 
86,464 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
29,367 
663 
250 
666 
285 
571 
237 
2007 
30,164 
712 
254 
531 
238 
630 
247 
acres, 2012 
17,747,109 
288,206 
91,479 
233,963 
107,033 
976,541 
464,497 
2007 
19,125,603 
430,871 
122,085 
197,826 
90,291 
1,014,910 
571,942 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,228 
87 
29 
36 
47 
96 
12 
2007 
3,762 
113 
33 
49 
44 
81 
29 
acres, 2012 
7,594,854 
212,812 
35,398 
26,514 
54,412 
355,944 
166,975 
2007 
6,527,619 
225,002 
34,084 
42,281 
41,658 
175,151 
197,034 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,240 
63 
31 
27 
28 
26 
18 
2007 
2,103 
42 
21 
27 
15 
33 
27 
acres, 2012 
4,124,539 
95,622 
45,936 
18,297 
34,104 
105,597 
81,643 
2007 
3,751,760 
28,496 
10,675 
3,745 
12,606 
76,176 
94,796 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
282 
5 
6 
4 
- 
4 
5 
2007 
239 
7 
3 
4 
- 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
361,583 
4,680 
(D) 
176 
- 
1,086 
(D) 
2007 
521,327 
7,048 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,063 
23 
6 
22 
12 
40 
5 
2007 
786 
21 
5 
16 
9 
30 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,058,591 
89,208 
(D) 
4,276 
14,645 
64,251 
(D) 
2007 
1,678,602 
10,158 
(D) 
(D) 
5,029 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
498 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
