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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
477 
513 
294 
241 
11 
64 
86 
2007 
318 
395 
232 
146 
3 
65 
59 
Any 
2012 
853 
693 
515 
384 
13 
141 
158 
2007 
1,084 
1,134 
692 
477 
24 
164 
158 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
110 
88 
63 
55 
3 
17 
23 
2007 
215 
184 
158 
117 
11 
43 
46 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
58 
45 
36 
27 
- 
26 
17 
2007 
93 
73 
55 
29 
- 
14 
14 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
126 
113 
128 
56 
3 
27 
17 
2007 
143 
162 
91 
77 
2 
28 
42 
200 days or more 
2012 
559 
447 
288 
246 
7 
71 
101 
2007 
633 
715 
388 
254 
11 
79 
56 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
34 
30 
30 
13 
7 
2007 
44 
84 
45 
27 
- 
4 
7 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
80 
62 
53 
33 
- 
1 
12 
2007 
121 
136 
87 
52 
3 
15 
16 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
240 
222 
111 
92 
8 
34 
34 
2007 
347 
358 
207 
93 
6 
51 
30 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
976 
892 
615 
487 
16 
170 
191 
2007 
890 
951 
585 
451 
18 
159 
164 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.8 
19.7 
19.2 
20.3 
16.9 
21.9 
21.7 
2007 
16.3 
16.4 
16.9 
18.5 
17.3 
18.7 
19.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
27 
20 
11 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
53 
49 
44 
22 
- 
1 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
215 
183 
87 
64 
5 
27 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,042 
947 
658 
528 
19 
177 
203 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.2 
21.4 
21.7 
24.2 
22.0 
23.7 
24.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
8 
. 
3 
_ 
. 
. 
2007 
2 
8 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
69 
54 
26 
22 
- 
9 
2 
2007 
32 
75 
26 
24 
- 
1 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
125 
121 
78 
30 
3 
10 
13 
2007 
189 
186 
100 
49 
1 
17 
31 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
337 
292 
139 
159 
3 
46 
39 
2007 
456 
503 
243 
187 
5 
87 
44 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
174 
193 
113 
107 
1 
43 
38 
2007 
212 
206 
157 
93 
9 
29 
28 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
179 
149 
144 
99 
4 
29 
50 
2007 
172 
159 
117 
79 
4 
32 
40 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
181 
124 
114 
87 
1 
24 
44 
2007 
125 
140 
92 
59 
- 
20 
21 
70 years and over 
2012 
265 
265 
195 
118 
12 
44 
58 
2007 
214 
252 
184 
128 
8 
43 
48 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
58.5 
60.3 
59.2 
66.1 
59.4 
62.6 
2007 
56.0 
55.6 
57.5 
57.3 
60.4 
58.1 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,115 
875 
647 
498 
21 
174 
177 
2007 
1,083 
1,121 
639 
440 
21 
167 
157 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
161 
60 
45 
66 
- 
11 
22 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
382 
405 
157 
135 
11 
30 
47 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
79 
196 
19 
5 
8 
18 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
10 
14 
8 
- 
8 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
144 
135 
110 
49 
50 
29 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
352 
211 
129 
231 
4 
70 
67 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
36 
34 
20 
9 
- 
20 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
65 
23 
18 
13 
1 
4 
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 
1,308 
1,177 
792 
583 
18 
189 
222 
acres, 2012 
994,807 
632,104 
260,249 
262,919 
2,031 
196,640 
147,229 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
117 
100 
42 
81 
3 
44 
46 
acres, 2012 
167,148 
120,202 
30,169 
90,508 
42 
53,333 
51,475 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,152 
1,019 
718 
497 
17 
134 
166 
2007 
1,213 
1,319 
825 
496 
21 
148 
166 
acres, 2012 
658,566 
489,795 
213,084 
117,977 
(D) 
69,480 
76,812 
2007 
765,092 
462,935 
234,237 
169,905 
(D) 
74,347 
84,566 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
72 
95 
44 
65 
28 
35 
2007 
105 
110 
61 
68 
2 
42 
19 
acres, 2012 
225,075 
68,487 
30,470 
125,345 
- 
51,178 
51,649 
2007 
274,496 
77,445 
35,216 
126,723 
(D) 
48,296 
28,405 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
67 
50 
26 
22 
5 
33 
29 
2007 
66 
71 
16 
33 
4 
30 
22 
acres, 2012 
123,414 
56,107 
26,146 
40,041 
730 
86,705 
36,041 
2007 
84,198 
51,866 
14,467 
22,306 
104 
65,262 
42,035 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
8 
4 
11 
- 
5 
2 
2007 
2 
11 
5 
9 
- 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
9,382 
2,476 
48 
10,117 
- 
3,956 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,617 
743 
1,376 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
29 
34 
17 
30 
2 
5 
12 
2007 
16 
18 
17 
17 
- 
7 
8 
acres, 2012 
26,698 
32,051 
20,690 
17,374 
(D) 
15,567 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
22,555 
1 1 ,230 
15,021 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 501 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
