Table 7. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Colorado: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
14,776 
3,535 
3,971 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
129,166 
19,640 
19,291 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
484 
585 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
971 
1,047 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
578 
670 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
718 
734 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
412 
533 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
372 
402 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,404 
6,521 
9,450 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
26,168 
14,701 
14,402 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
666 
718 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
1,982 
2,754 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
1,322 
2,110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
1,561 
2,519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
646 
943 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
344 
406 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
36,180 
10,056 
13,421 
$1,000 
1,080,953 
-28,845 
-65,254 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
29,877 
-2,868 
-4,862 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
14,630 
3,522 
3,948 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
112,842 
19,249 
18,210 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,320 
487 
594 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,706 
964 
1,054 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,749 
582 
657 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,473 
716 
745 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,980 
408 
515 
$50,000 or more 
4,402 
365 
383 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
21,550 
6,534 
9,473 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
26,447 
14,791 
14,478 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,698 
668 
721 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,795 
1,984 
2,749 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,304 
1,318 
2,109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,452 
1,568 
2,532 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,461 
651 
949 
$50,000 or more 
1,840 
345 
413 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
85 
6 
6 
$1,000 
8,015 
(D) 
52 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) ... 
... farms 
13,710 
3,439 
3,892 
$1,000 
312,533 
26,603 
30,145 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
2,081 
303 
363 
$1,000 
44,097 
1,423 
2,567 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
5,533 
1,772 
1,774 
$1,000 
66,117 
16,073 
12,972 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
351 
120 
134 
$1,000 
1,788 
327 
333 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
864 
177 
243 
$1,000 
28,240 
1,390 
3,169 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
4,887 
977 
1,018 
$1,000 
14,344 
547 
640 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
2,214 
179 
327 
$1,000 
118,611 
2,353 
4,534 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
270 
84 
74 
$1,000 
2,031 
315 
332 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
2,396 
540 
681 
$1,000 
37,306 
4,175 
5,597 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
24,009 
6,588 
7,938 
acres 
10,649,747 
1,051,443 
1,131,868 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
17,379 
4,244 
5,174 
acres 
5,182,628 
256,114 
331,422 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
2,987 
1,360 
1,428 
612 
90 
793 
25,687 
101,676 
245,786 
690,829 
2,805,267 
657,354 
193 
3 
4 
43 
523 
23 
5 
1 
- 
103 
398 
13 
9 
1 
- 
77 
747 
92 
28 
7 
1 
110 
660 
177 
75 
5 
- 
117 
466 
1,052 
1,307 
598 
89 
343 
4,175 
238 
222 
84 
16 
698 
25,881 
108,577 
178,635 
336,426 
2,332,066 
127,506 
269 
1 
34 
909 
6 
5 
3 
- 
131 
711 
16 
8 
- 
1 
119 
1,122 
21 
29 
4 
- 
152 
652 
53 
39 
1 
1 
94 
512 
141 
141 
76 
14 
168 
7,162 
1,598 
1,650 
696 
106 
1,491 
-41,603 
93,137 
251,144 
348,946 
211,591 
311,837 
-5,809 
58,283 
152,208 
501,360 
1,996,140 
209,147 
2,926 
1,341 
1,409 
608 
90 
786 
23,468 
89,491 
208,540 
625,757 
2,765,181 
508,098 
193 
2 
4 
40 
532 
39 
7 
- 
- 
110 
404 
21 
10 
1 
- 
74 
752 
106 
37 
6 
1 
110 
656 
196 
81 
6 
- 
118 
389 
977 
1,270 
595 
89 
334 
4,236 
257 
241 
88 
16 
705 
26,031 
104,552 
177,132 
358,109 
2,329,718 
124,153 
273 
2 
34 
917 
8 
5 
2 
- 
130 
722 
22 
11 
- 
1 
121 
1,137 
25 
33 
2 
- 
155 
670 
53 
39 
2 
1 
96 
517 
147 
153 
82 
14 
169 
8 
14 
26 
19 
2 
4 
64 
(D) 
1,983 
3,760 
(D) 
730 
2,896 
1,087 
1,167 
482 
58 
689 
33,161 
41,818 
75,281 
69,075 
6,613 
29,837 
492 
279 
379 
167 
9 
89 
4,829 
5,420 
13,576 
12,910 
1,056 
2,316 
958 
258 
316 
92 
19 
344 
9,519 
7,320 
10,033 
4,032 
1,192 
4,976 
72 
2 
1 
2 
20 
189 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
196 
95 
63 
18 
- 
72 
3,504 
4,028 
4,666 
4,259 
- 
7,223 
991 
579 
715 
345 
39 
223 
743 
1,163 
3,770 
4,806 
1,334 
1,341 
339 
423 
548 
248 
20 
130 
4,297 
18,443 
37,619 
38,709 
2,475 
10,180 
37 
24 
21 
13 
_ 
17 
394 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
630 
196 
173 
71 
10 
95 
9,686 
5,190 
5,324 
3,478 
555 
3,301 
4,765 
1,424 
1,533 
640 
83 
1,038 
1,183,995 
1,418,007 
2,661,658 
2,103,072 
238,730 
860,974 
3,737 
1,319 
1,462 
612 
79 
752 
463,253 
710,753 
1,477,727 
1,313,277 
179,108 
450,974 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 89 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
