Counties in Colorado by farms

Weld County had the highest farms of 63 counties in 2002, at 3,121. San Juan County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 344 and the figure for Colorado was 31,369. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,121Weld County
Median34463 counties
Colorado31,369History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 728 countAlamosa County: 318 countArapahoe County: 448 countArchuleta County: 258 countBaca County: 608 countBent County: 265 countBoulder County: 736 countChaffee County: 212 countCheyenne County: 283 countClear Creek County: 9 countConejos County: 494 countCostilla County: 205 countCrowley County: 217 countCuster County: 158 countDelta County: 1,063 countDenver County: 10 countDolores County: 216 countDouglas County: 903 countEagle County: 114 countElbert County: 1,153 countEl Paso County: 1,175 countFremont County: 700 countGarfield County: 499 countGilpin County: 26 countGrand County: 173 countGunnison County: 186 countHinsdale County: 19 countHuerfano County: 292 countJackson County: 89 countJefferson County: 457 countKiowa County: 357 countKit Carson County: 678 countLake County: 34 countLa Plata County: 923 countLarimer County: 1,564 countLas Animas County: 567 countLincoln County: 455 countLogan County: 930 countMesa County: 1,599 countMineral County: 14 countMoffat County: 443 countMontezuma County: 829 countMontrose County: 915 countMorgan County: 761 countOtero County: 488 countOuray County: 96 countPark County: 217 countPhillips County: 334 countPitkin County: 84 countProwers County: 531 countPueblo County: 801 countRio Blanco County: 245 countRio Grande County: 344 countRoutt County: 593 countSaguache County: 252 countSan Juan County: 1 countSan Miguel County: 112 countSedgwick County: 188 countSummit County: 36 countTeller County: 118 countWashington County: 861 countWeld County: 3,121 countYuma County: 864 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Weld County: 3,121 countWeld County3,121Mesa County: 1,599 countMesa County1,599Larimer County: 1,564 countLarimer County1,564El Paso County: 1,175 countEl Paso County1,175Elbert County: 1,153 countElbert County1,153Delta County: 1,063 countDelta County1,063Logan County: 930 countLogan County930La Plata County: 923 countLa Plata County923Montrose County: 915 countMontrose County915Douglas County: 903 countDouglas County903Yuma County: 864 countYuma County864Washington County: 861 countWashington County861Montezuma County: 829 countMontezuma County829Pueblo County: 801 countPueblo County801Morgan County: 761 countMorgan County761Boulder County: 736 countBoulder County736Adams County: 728 countAdams County728Fremont County: 700 countFremont County700Kit Carson County: 678 countKit Carson County678Baca County: 608 countBaca County608Routt County: 593 countRoutt County593Las Animas County: 567 countLas Animas County567Prowers County: 531 countProwers County531Garfield County: 499 countGarfield County499Conejos County: 494 countConejos County494Otero County: 488 countOtero County488Jefferson County: 457 countJefferson County457Lincoln County: 455 countLincoln County455Arapahoe County: 448 countArapahoe County448Moffat County: 443 countMoffat County443Kiowa County: 357 countKiowa County357Rio Grande County: 344 countRio Grande County344Phillips County: 334 countPhillips County334Alamosa County: 318 countAlamosa County318Huerfano County: 292 countHuerfano County292Cheyenne County: 283 countCheyenne County283Bent County: 265 countBent County265Archuleta County: 258 countArchuleta County258Saguache County: 252 countSaguache County252Rio Blanco County: 245 countRio Blanco County245Weld County: 3,121 countWeld County3,121Mesa County: 1,599 countMesa County1,599Larimer County: 1,564 countLarimer County1,564El Paso County: 1,175 countEl Paso County1,175Elbert County: 1,153 countElbert County1,153Delta County: 1,063 countDelta County1,063Logan County: 930 countLogan County930La Plata County: 923 countLa Plata County923Montrose County: 915 countMontrose County915Douglas County: 903 countDouglas County903Yuma County: 864 countYuma County864Washington County: 861 countWashington County861Montezuma County: 829 countMontezuma County829Pueblo County: 801 countPueblo County801Morgan County: 761 countMorgan County761Boulder County: 736 countBoulder County736Adams County: 728 countAdams County728Fremont County: 700 countFremont County700Kit Carson County: 678 countKit Carson County678Baca County: 608 countBaca County608Routt County: 593 countRoutt County593Las Animas County: 567 countLas Animas County567Prowers County: 531 countProwers County531Garfield County: 499 countGarfield County499Conejos County: 494 countConejos County494Otero County: 488 countOtero County488Jefferson County: 457 countJefferson County457Lincoln County: 455 countLincoln County455Arapahoe County: 448 countArapahoe County448Moffat County: 443 countMoffat County443Kiowa County: 357 countKiowa County357Rio Grande County: 344 countRio Grande County344Phillips County: 334 countPhillips County334Alamosa County: 318 countAlamosa County318Huerfano County: 292 countHuerfano County292Cheyenne County: 283 countCheyenne County283Bent County: 265 countBent County265Archuleta County: 258 countArchuleta County258Saguache County: 252 countSaguache County252Rio Blanco County: 245 countRio Blanco County245
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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/colorado-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Weld County, with 3,121 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

San Juan County, with 1 in 2002.

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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 2002 and are not ranked.

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