Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hinsdale 
Huerfano 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Kiowa 
Kit Carson 
Lake 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
9 
174 
42 
202 
196 
294 
12 
2007 
10 
85 
43 
128 
159 
318 
5 
Any 
2012 
17 
233 
63 
319 
199 
410 
11 
2007 
11 
224 
77 
412 
266 
468 
24 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
- 
34 
10 
54 
40 
91 
- 
2007 
2 
47 
20 
93 
64 
98 
5 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
19 
3 
22 
5 
12 
1 
2007 
- 
21 
5 
41 
10 
35 
2 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
3 
43 
20 
42 
34 
63 
- 
2007 
2 
41 
17 
51 
32 
69 
1 
200 days or more 
2012 
12 
137 
30 
201 
120 
244 
10 
2007 
7 
115 
35 
227 
160 
266 
16 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
10 
3 
19 
11 
13 
2007 
2 
2 
1 
17 
15 
23 
- 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
13 
5 
34 
21 
29 
1 
2007 
2 
20 
12 
48 
28 
48 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5 
52 
12 
78 
55 
92 
4 
2007 
2 
44 
17 
111 
52 
99 
7 
10 years or more 
2012 
17 
332 
85 
390 
308 
570 
18 
2007 
15 
243 
90 
364 
330 
616 
22 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.1 
22,0 
22,7 
20.1 
23.0 
24.2 
22.4 
2007 
18.8 
21.6 
20.9 
18.6 
22.6 
23.5 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
3 
16 
7 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
11 
5 
32 
13 
21 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5 
41 
9 
67 
43 
82 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
20 
351 
88 
406 
332 
593 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.4 
25.2 
24.8 
21.9 
27.7 
26.5 
29.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
. 
3 
10 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
11 
- 
10 
41 
69 
- 
2007 
- 
7 
1 
10 
28 
53 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3 
22 
8 
35 
33 
60 
- 
2007 
2 
18 
9 
44 
36 
88 
- 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5 
73 
28 
120 
79 
169 
3 
2007 
7 
79 
52 
142 
113 
198 
16 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4 
38 
28 
69 
40 
110 
8 
2007 
5 
41 
11 
99 
48 
118 
2 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
5 
73 
8 
107 
51 
90 
- 
2007 
1 
48 
15 
56 
41 
92 
2 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5 
72 
8 
49 
38 
64 
2 
2007 
3 
39 
6 
56 
45 
56 
1 
70 years and over 
2012 
4 
118 
25 
131 
110 
132 
10 
2007 
3 
77 
26 
133 
112 
173 
8 
Average age 
2012 
61.2 
62.6 
60.1 
60.9 
58.5 
56.0 
66.8 
2007 
57.8 
60.1 
57.6 
59.1 
58.4 
56.5 
59.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
25 
261 
84 
433 
282 
532 
11 
2007 
15 
194 
85 
416 
272 
525 
18 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
15 
14 
33 
14 
29 
- 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
67 
29 
175 
114 
277 
- 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
10 
98 
58 
56 
- 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
7 
- 
8 
13 
22 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4 
56 
19 
87 
58 
77 
6 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
106 
37 
85 
37 
112 
5 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
12 
- 
19 
3 
6 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
9 
- 
9 
8 
6 
- 
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 
24 
393 
97 
494 
378 
662 
21 
acres, 2012 
7,914 
497,140 
301,168 
55,541 
1,086,475 
1,117,925 
11,037 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
26 
19 
61 
10 
32 
6 
acres, 2012 
3,545 
65,879 
47,177 
3,982 
61,786 
144,628 
6,727 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
16 
339 
58 
408 
308 
525 
17 
2007 
18 
240 
68 
431 
319 
621 
22 
acres, 2012 
4,155 
387,043 
(D) 
34,354 
775,138 
792,367 
(D) 
2007 
3,877 
301,584 
(D) 
(D) 
596,273 
912,813 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2 
31 
14 
46 
34 
83 
4 
2007 
1 
32 
26 
45 
52 
95 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
68,953 
120,883 
9,237 
227,355 
445,419 
4,547 
2007 
(D) 
85,926 
142,444 
7,156 
195,400 
313,641 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
21 
28 
39 
30 
58 
1 
2007 
1 
19 
22 
54 
32 
46 
3 
acres, 2012 
2,399 
37,978 
99,906 
12,638 
91,026 
87,639 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
58,875 
122,584 
14,111 
135,866 
75,272 
1,291 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
17 
3 
5 
- 
2007 
- 
7 
1 
5 
2 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,033 
2,167 
14,832 
- 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,307 
(D) 
30,095 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
12 
2 
11 
20 
33 
1 
2007 
1 
11 
3 
5 
20 
19 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,022 
17,474 
36,520 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20,498 
(D) 
-continued 
502 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
