Land in farms in Colorado

Land in farms in Colorado was 30,213,899 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 9th highest of 50 states in 2022.

2022, acres30,213,899

Rank9th of 50US states ranked

Series high32,349,8321997

Series low30,213,8992022

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Land in farms in Colorado, 1997 to 2022

acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.

All 6 values

Period	acres
2022	30,213,899
2017	31,820,957
2012	31,886,676
2007	31,604,911
2002	31,093,336
1997	32,349,832

Compared with United States

Place	2022
Colorado	30,213,899
United States	880,100,848

Rankings

US states by land in farms 50 places

Definition

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, 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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Land in farms, Colorado, 1997 to 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Land in farms, Colorado, 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/land-in-farms/colorado. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Land in farms, Colorado, 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/land-in-farms/colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{department_land_in_farms_colorado_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Land in farms, Colorado, 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/land-in-farms/colorado. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

RIS

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What is the land in farms in Colorado?

Land in farms in Colorado was 30,213,899 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 9th highest of 50 states in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest land in farms in Colorado?

32,349,832 acres in 1997, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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