Counties in Colorado by farms

Weld County had the highest farms of 63 counties in 1997, at 3,142. San Juan County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 364 and the figure for Colorado was 30,197. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,142Weld County
Median36463 counties
Colorado30,197History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 775 countAlamosa County: 312 countArapahoe County: 288 countArchuleta County: 227 countBaca County: 637 countBent County: 280 countBoulder County: 706 countChaffee County: 203 countCheyenne County: 366 countClear Creek County: 14 countConejos County: 423 countCostilla County: 166 countCrowley County: 214 countCuster County: 166 countDelta County: 1,100 countDenver County: 18 countDolores County: 171 countDouglas County: 674 countEagle County: 131 countElbert County: 923 countEl Paso County: 962 countFremont County: 622 countGarfield County: 495 countGilpin County: 12 countGrand County: 169 countGunnison County: 201 countHinsdale County: 16 countHuerfano County: 290 countJackson County: 132 countJefferson County: 442 countKiowa County: 366 countKit Carson County: 753 countLake County: 22 countLa Plata County: 832 countLarimer County: 1,429 countLas Animas County: 492 countLincoln County: 489 countLogan County: 916 countMesa County: 1,599 countMineral County: 12 countMoffat County: 413 countMontezuma County: 763 countMontrose County: 905 countMorgan County: 803 countOtero County: 540 countOuray County: 84 countPark County: 200 countPhillips County: 364 countPitkin County: 74 countProwers County: 538 countPueblo County: 702 countRio Blanco County: 266 countRio Grande County: 355 countRoutt County: 518 countSaguache County: 253 countSan Juan County: 5 countSan Miguel County: 87 countSedgwick County: 228 countSummit County: 37 countTeller County: 93 countWashington County: 845 countWeld County: 3,142 countYuma County: 937 count
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count, 1997. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Weld County: 3,142 countWeld County3,142Mesa County: 1,599 countMesa County1,599Larimer County: 1,429 countLarimer County1,429Delta County: 1,100 countDelta County1,100El Paso County: 962 countEl Paso County962Yuma County: 937 countYuma County937Elbert County: 923 countElbert County923Logan County: 916 countLogan County916Montrose County: 905 countMontrose County905Washington County: 845 countWashington County845La Plata County: 832 countLa Plata County832Morgan County: 803 countMorgan County803Adams County: 775 countAdams County775Montezuma County: 763 countMontezuma County763Kit Carson County: 753 countKit Carson County753Boulder County: 706 countBoulder County706Pueblo County: 702 countPueblo County702Douglas County: 674 countDouglas County674Baca County: 637 countBaca County637Fremont County: 622 countFremont County622Otero County: 540 countOtero County540Prowers County: 538 countProwers County538Routt County: 518 countRoutt County518Garfield County: 495 countGarfield County495Las Animas County: 492 countLas Animas County492Lincoln County: 489 countLincoln County489Jefferson County: 442 countJefferson County442Conejos County: 423 countConejos County423Moffat County: 413 countMoffat County413Cheyenne County: 366 countCheyenne County366Kiowa County: 366 countKiowa County366Phillips County: 364 countPhillips County364Rio Grande County: 355 countRio Grande County355Alamosa County: 312 countAlamosa County312Huerfano County: 290 countHuerfano County290Arapahoe County: 288 countArapahoe County288Bent County: 280 countBent County280Rio Blanco County: 266 countRio Blanco County266Saguache County: 253 countSaguache County253Sedgwick County: 228 countSedgwick County228Weld County: 3,142 countWeld County3,142Mesa County: 1,599 countMesa County1,599Larimer County: 1,429 countLarimer County1,429Delta County: 1,100 countDelta County1,100El Paso County: 962 countEl Paso County962Yuma County: 937 countYuma County937Elbert County: 923 countElbert County923Logan County: 916 countLogan County916Montrose County: 905 countMontrose County905Washington County: 845 countWashington County845La Plata County: 832 countLa Plata County832Morgan County: 803 countMorgan County803Adams County: 775 countAdams County775Montezuma County: 763 countMontezuma County763Kit Carson County: 753 countKit Carson County753Boulder County: 706 countBoulder County706Pueblo County: 702 countPueblo County702Douglas County: 674 countDouglas County674Baca County: 637 countBaca County637Fremont County: 622 countFremont County622Otero County: 540 countOtero County540Prowers County: 538 countProwers County538Routt County: 518 countRoutt County518Garfield County: 495 countGarfield County495Las Animas County: 492 countLas Animas County492Lincoln County: 489 countLincoln County489Jefferson County: 442 countJefferson County442Conejos County: 423 countConejos County423Moffat County: 413 countMoffat County413Cheyenne County: 366 countCheyenne County366Kiowa County: 366 countKiowa County366Phillips County: 364 countPhillips County364Rio Grande County: 355 countRio Grande County355Alamosa County: 312 countAlamosa County312Huerfano County: 290 countHuerfano County290Arapahoe County: 288 countArapahoe County288Bent County: 280 countBent County280Rio Blanco County: 266 countRio Blanco County266Saguache County: 253 countSaguache County253Sedgwick County: 228 countSedgwick County228
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Colorado by farms, 1997. 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/rankings/farms/colorado-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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). Counties in Colorado by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/colorado-counties?period=1997.

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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), Counties in Colorado by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/colorado-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Weld County, with 3,142 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

San Juan County, with 5 in 1997.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 1 counties have no value for 1997 and are not ranked.

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