Counties in Colorado by farms

Weld County had the highest farms of 63 counties in 2012, at 3,525. Denver County had the lowest, at 10. The median was 395 and the figure for Colorado was 36,180. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,525Weld County
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Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 841 countAlamosa County: 322 countArapahoe County: 755 countArchuleta County: 372 countBaca County: 737 countBent County: 277 countBoulder County: 855 countBroomfield County: 25 countChaffee County: 223 countCheyenne County: 345 countClear Creek County: 25 countConejos County: 605 countCostilla County: 251 countCrowley County: 228 countCuster County: 198 countDelta County: 1,250 countDenver County: 10 countDolores County: 283 countDouglas County: 1,116 countEagle County: 165 countElbert County: 1,330 countEl Paso County: 1,206 countFremont County: 809 countGarfield County: 625 countGilpin County: 24 countGrand County: 205 countGunnison County: 244 countHinsdale County: 26 countHuerfano County: 407 countJackson County: 105 countJefferson County: 521 countKiowa County: 395 countKit Carson County: 704 countLake County: 23 countLa Plata County: 1,124 countLarimer County: 1,625 countLas Animas County: 602 countLincoln County: 464 countLogan County: 891 countMesa County: 2,264 countMineral County: 14 countMoffat County: 492 countMontezuma County: 1,138 countMontrose County: 1,128 countMorgan County: 754 countOtero County: 541 countOuray County: 108 countPark County: 209 countPhillips County: 319 countPitkin County: 82 countProwers County: 553 countPueblo County: 894 countRio Blanco County: 313 countRio Grande County: 377 countRoutt County: 799 countSaguache County: 277 countSan Miguel County: 135 countSedgwick County: 226 countSummit County: 38 countTeller County: 123 countWashington County: 824 countWeld County: 3,525 countYuma County: 834 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Weld County: 3,525 countWeld County3,525Mesa County: 2,264 countMesa County2,264Larimer County: 1,625 countLarimer County1,625Elbert County: 1,330 countElbert County1,330Delta County: 1,250 countDelta County1,250El Paso County: 1,206 countEl Paso County1,206Montezuma County: 1,138 countMontezuma County1,138Montrose County: 1,128 countMontrose County1,128La Plata County: 1,124 countLa Plata County1,124Douglas County: 1,116 countDouglas County1,116Pueblo County: 894 countPueblo County894Logan County: 891 countLogan County891Boulder County: 855 countBoulder County855Adams County: 841 countAdams County841Yuma County: 834 countYuma County834Washington County: 824 countWashington County824Fremont County: 809 countFremont County809Routt County: 799 countRoutt County799Arapahoe County: 755 countArapahoe County755Morgan County: 754 countMorgan County754Baca County: 737 countBaca County737Kit Carson County: 704 countKit Carson County704Garfield County: 625 countGarfield County625Conejos County: 605 countConejos County605Las Animas County: 602 countLas Animas County602Prowers County: 553 countProwers County553Otero County: 541 countOtero County541Jefferson County: 521 countJefferson County521Moffat County: 492 countMoffat County492Lincoln County: 464 countLincoln County464Huerfano County: 407 countHuerfano County407Kiowa County: 395 countKiowa County395Rio Grande County: 377 countRio Grande County377Archuleta County: 372 countArchuleta County372Cheyenne County: 345 countCheyenne County345Alamosa County: 322 countAlamosa County322Phillips County: 319 countPhillips County319Rio Blanco County: 313 countRio Blanco County313Dolores County: 283 countDolores County283Bent County: 277 countBent County277Weld County: 3,525 countWeld County3,525Mesa County: 2,264 countMesa County2,264Larimer County: 1,625 countLarimer County1,625Elbert County: 1,330 countElbert County1,330Delta County: 1,250 countDelta County1,250El Paso County: 1,206 countEl Paso County1,206Montezuma County: 1,138 countMontezuma County1,138Montrose County: 1,128 countMontrose County1,128La Plata County: 1,124 countLa Plata County1,124Douglas County: 1,116 countDouglas County1,116Pueblo County: 894 countPueblo County894Logan County: 891 countLogan County891Boulder County: 855 countBoulder County855Adams County: 841 countAdams County841Yuma County: 834 countYuma County834Washington County: 824 countWashington County824Fremont County: 809 countFremont County809Routt County: 799 countRoutt County799Arapahoe County: 755 countArapahoe County755Morgan County: 754 countMorgan County754Baca County: 737 countBaca County737Kit Carson County: 704 countKit Carson County704Garfield County: 625 countGarfield County625Conejos County: 605 countConejos County605Las Animas County: 602 countLas Animas County602Prowers County: 553 countProwers County553Otero County: 541 countOtero County541Jefferson County: 521 countJefferson County521Moffat County: 492 countMoffat County492Lincoln County: 464 countLincoln County464Huerfano County: 407 countHuerfano County407Kiowa County: 395 countKiowa County395Rio Grande County: 377 countRio Grande County377Archuleta County: 372 countArchuleta County372Cheyenne County: 345 countCheyenne County345Alamosa County: 322 countAlamosa County322Phillips County: 319 countPhillips County319Rio Blanco County: 313 countRio Blanco County313Dolores County: 283 countDolores County283Bent County: 277 countBent County277
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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/colorado-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Weld County, with 3,525 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Denver County, with 10 in 2012.

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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 2012 and are not ranked.

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