Farm Census

Colorado farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 59 counties

36,056 farms30,213,899 acres in farms838 acres per farm on average

Colorado farms sold $9.22 billion of products in 2022, 22nd among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks third in sheep and lambs and grain sorghum.

Its average farm size is the ninth-largest among the states.

Cattle and calves: 50.5%Cattle and calves50.5%Grains and oilseeds: 16.8%Grains and oilseeds16.8%Milk: 13.5%Milk13.5%Vegetables and melons: 5.2%Vegetables and melons5.2%Hay and other crops: 5.0%Hay and other crops5.0%Nursery and greenhouse: 3.1%3.1%Hogs and pigs: 2.3%2.3%Poultry and eggs: 1.2%1.2%Sheep and goats: 1.1%1.1%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%0.5%Horses and mules: 0.3%0.3%Other animals: 0.3%Aquaculture: 0.2%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Cattle and calves: 50.5%Cattle and calves50.5%Grains and oilseeds: 16.8%16.8%Milk: 13.5%Milk13.5%Vegetables and melons: 5.2%5.2%Hay and other crops: 5.0%5.0%Nursery and greenhouse: 3.1%3.1%Hogs and pigs: 2.3%2.3%Poultry and eggs: 1.2%1.2%Sheep and goats: 1.1%1.1%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.3%Other animals: 0.3%Aquaculture: 0.2%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Colorado farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Colorado is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Grain sorghumKiowa County23.3%19
Sheep and lambsWeld County35.7%50
PotatoesAlamosa County27.0%20
WheatKit Carson County11.8%34
SunflowerKiowa County22.4%11
Horses and poniesWeld County9.5%59
Cattle and calvesWeld County20.5%59
Corn for silageWeld County47.5%19
Hay and haylageWeld County9.2%59
Dry edible beansYuma County36.6%13
Beef cowsWeld County7.9%37
Milk cowsWeld County66.8%26
BarleyRio Grande County25.5%11
VegetablesRio Grande County23.2%38

Every county in Colorado

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 5 counties.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Weld County3,881512$2.38BCattle and calves
Yuma County8261,829$1.09BCattle and calves
Morgan County653908$765.9MCattle and calves
Kit Carson County5592,462$765.1MGrains and oilseeds
Logan County9011,250$732.7MCattle and calves
Prowers County4081,966$429.6MCattle and calves
Larimer County1,620288$270.6MCattle and calves
Washington County7091,949$241.8MGrains and oilseeds
Phillips County3521,250$236.6MGrains and oilseeds
Saguache County2811,077$157.6MVegetables and melons
Rio Grande County318549$150.7MVegetables and melons
Otero County3971,333$132.6MCattle and calves
Baca County6961,776$130.9MGrains and oilseeds
Alamosa County262539$112.4MVegetables and melons
Cheyenne County3792,541$98.2MGrains and oilseeds
Sedgwick County1891,417$97.0MGrains and oilseeds
Adams County877728$94.4MGrains and oilseeds
Mesa County2,353114$90.8MFruit and nuts
Montrose County1,050272$87.9MCattle and calves
Lincoln County5053,166$85.0MGrains and oilseeds
Kiowa County4522,495$80.5MGrains and oilseeds
Delta County1,511124$79.1MCattle and calves
Bent County2083,650$54.2MHay and other crops
Pueblo County7581,100$52.0MCattle and calves
Jackson County1123,316$48.5MCattle and calves
Routt County918730$47.9MCattle and calves
Elbert County1,714542$47.1MCattle and calves
Conejos County423400$44.6MHay and other crops
Moffat County4612,158$39.9MCattle and calves
Montezuma County1,017675$37.9MHay and other crops
La Plata County1,131468$33.1MCattle and calves
Las Animas County4853,723$31.6MCattle and calves
Costilla County1592,294$28.7MVegetables and melons
Boulder County82690$25.7MNursery and greenhouse
Jefferson County53182$25.1MNursery and greenhouse
Garfield County601670$25.1MCattle and calves
El Paso County1,207407$24.5MCattle and calves
Rio Blanco County3211,452$23.2MCattle and calves
Gunnison County333685$21.3MCattle and calves
Douglas County1,127194$14.9MNursery and greenhouse
Huerfano County3931,189$13.3MSheep and goats
Archuleta County396440$11.9MCattle and calves
Fremont County681340$11.4MCattle and calves
Arapahoe County607444$11.3MCattle and calves
Grand County267935$10.3MCattle and calves
Chaffee County273232$10.1MCattle and calves
Eagle County211602$8.6MCattle and calves
Park County284795$8.1MCattle and calves
Dolores County264611$7.5MGrains and oilseeds
Custer County274362$5.6MCattle and calves
San Miguel County1201,374$5.4MCattle and calves
Pitkin County116316$4.3MNursery and greenhouse
Ouray County116745$3.3MCattle and calves
Summit County59293$2.7MCattle and calves
Teller County112485$1.7MCattle and calves
Lake County33456$1.6MCattle and calves
Mineral County37456$1.0MCattle and calves
Hinsdale County18272$175KHay and other crops
Gilpin County3890$81KCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms38,893−7.3%
Land in farms, acres31,820,957−5.1%
Average farm size, acres818+2.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$7.49 billion+23.1%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.