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Farms in Jefferson County

Farms in Jefferson County was 531 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 24th highest of 63 counties in 2022.

2022, count531
Rank24th of 63Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high5972017
Series low4421997

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Farms in Jefferson County, 1997 to 2022

4004505005506001997200220072012201720221997: 442 count2002: 457 count2007: 540 count2012: 521 count2017: 597 count2022: 531 count4004505005506001997200720221997: 442 count2002: 457 count2007: 540 count2012: 521 count2017: 597 count2022: 531 count
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 6 values
Periodcount
2022531
2017597
2012521
2007540
2002457
1997442

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2022
Jefferson County531
Colorado36,056
United States1,900,487

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 877 countAlamosa County: 262 countArapahoe County: 607 countArchuleta County: 396 countBaca County: 696 countBent County: 208 countBoulder County: 826 countBroomfield County: 15 countChaffee County: 273 countCheyenne County: 379 countClear Creek County: 22 countConejos County: 423 countCostilla County: 159 countCrowley County: 185 countCuster County: 274 countDelta County: 1,511 countDenver County: 24 countDolores County: 264 countDouglas County: 1,127 countEagle County: 211 countElbert County: 1,714 countEl Paso County: 1,207 countFremont County: 681 countGarfield County: 601 countGilpin County: 38 countGrand County: 267 countGunnison County: 333 countHinsdale County: 18 countHuerfano County: 393 countJackson County: 112 countJefferson County: 531 countKiowa County: 452 countKit Carson County: 559 countLake County: 33 countLa Plata County: 1,131 countLarimer County: 1,620 countLas Animas County: 485 countLincoln County: 505 countLogan County: 901 countMesa County: 2,353 countMineral County: 37 countMoffat County: 461 countMontezuma County: 1,017 countMontrose County: 1,050 countMorgan County: 653 countOtero County: 397 countOuray County: 116 countPark County: 284 countPhillips County: 352 countPitkin County: 116 countProwers County: 408 countPueblo County: 758 countRio Blanco County: 321 countRio Grande County: 318 countRoutt County: 918 countSaguache County: 281 countSan Miguel County: 120 countSedgwick County: 189 countSummit County: 59 countTeller County: 112 countWashington County: 709 countWeld County: 3,881 countYuma County: 826 count
  • Under 120
  • 120 to 270
  • 270 to 400
  • 400 to 600
  • 600 to 910
  • 910 and over
  • No data
Farms, 2022, count. Jefferson County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Farms, Jefferson County, 1997 to 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Jefferson County, 1997 to 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/jefferson-county-colorado. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Farms, Jefferson County, 1997 to 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/jefferson-county-colorado.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Jefferson County, 1997 to 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/farms/jefferson-county-colorado (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Farms, Jefferson County, 1997 to 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/jefferson-county-colorado. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the farms in Jefferson County?

Farms in Jefferson County was 531 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 24th highest of 63 counties in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest farms in Jefferson County?

597 in 2017, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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