Counties in Colorado by farms

Weld County had the highest farms of 63 counties in 2017, at 4,062. Denver County had the lowest, at 12. The median was 399 and the figure for Colorado was 38,893. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest4,062Weld County
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Colorado38,893History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 905 countAlamosa County: 280 countArapahoe County: 851 countArchuleta County: 399 countBaca County: 667 countBent County: 274 countBoulder County: 1,012 countBroomfield County: 38 countChaffee County: 289 countCheyenne County: 377 countClear Creek County: 33 countConejos County: 524 countCostilla County: 229 countCrowley County: 246 countCuster County: 315 countDelta County: 1,615 countDenver County: 12 countDolores County: 313 countDouglas County: 1,223 countEagle County: 257 countElbert County: 1,632 countEl Paso County: 1,345 countFremont County: 1,034 countGarfield County: 661 countGilpin County: 37 countGrand County: 290 countGunnison County: 309 countHinsdale County: 26 countHuerfano County: 437 countJackson County: 131 countJefferson County: 597 countKiowa County: 388 countKit Carson County: 574 countLake County: 33 countLa Plata County: 1,093 countLarimer County: 2,043 countLas Animas County: 549 countLincoln County: 489 countLogan County: 861 countMesa County: 2,465 countMineral County: 19 countMoffat County: 462 countMontezuma County: 1,123 countMontrose County: 1,135 countMorgan County: 740 countOtero County: 444 countOuray County: 122 countPark County: 278 countPhillips County: 326 countPitkin County: 112 countProwers County: 472 countPueblo County: 839 countRio Blanco County: 320 countRio Grande County: 321 countRoutt County: 887 countSaguache County: 288 countSan Miguel County: 133 countSedgwick County: 212 countSummit County: 55 countTeller County: 159 countWashington County: 757 countWeld County: 4,062 countYuma County: 774 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Weld County: 4,062 countWeld County4,062Mesa County: 2,465 countMesa County2,465Larimer County: 2,043 countLarimer County2,043Elbert County: 1,632 countElbert County1,632Delta County: 1,615 countDelta County1,615El Paso County: 1,345 countEl Paso County1,345Douglas County: 1,223 countDouglas County1,223Montrose County: 1,135 countMontrose County1,135Montezuma County: 1,123 countMontezuma County1,123La Plata County: 1,093 countLa Plata County1,093Fremont County: 1,034 countFremont County1,034Boulder County: 1,012 countBoulder County1,012Adams County: 905 countAdams County905Routt County: 887 countRoutt County887Logan County: 861 countLogan County861Arapahoe County: 851 countArapahoe County851Pueblo County: 839 countPueblo County839Yuma County: 774 countYuma County774Washington County: 757 countWashington County757Morgan County: 740 countMorgan County740Baca County: 667 countBaca County667Garfield County: 661 countGarfield County661Jefferson County: 597 countJefferson County597Kit Carson County: 574 countKit Carson County574Las Animas County: 549 countLas Animas County549Conejos County: 524 countConejos County524Lincoln County: 489 countLincoln County489Prowers County: 472 countProwers County472Moffat County: 462 countMoffat County462Otero County: 444 countOtero County444Huerfano County: 437 countHuerfano County437Archuleta County: 399 countArchuleta County399Kiowa County: 388 countKiowa County388Cheyenne County: 377 countCheyenne County377Phillips County: 326 countPhillips County326Rio Grande County: 321 countRio Grande County321Rio Blanco County: 320 countRio Blanco County320Custer County: 315 countCuster County315Dolores County: 313 countDolores County313Gunnison County: 309 countGunnison County309Weld County: 4,062 countWeld County4,062Mesa County: 2,465 countMesa County2,465Larimer County: 2,043 countLarimer County2,043Elbert County: 1,632 countElbert County1,632Delta County: 1,615 countDelta County1,615El Paso County: 1,345 countEl Paso County1,345Douglas County: 1,223 countDouglas County1,223Montrose County: 1,135 countMontrose County1,135Montezuma County: 1,123 countMontezuma County1,123La Plata County: 1,093 countLa Plata County1,093Fremont County: 1,034 countFremont County1,034Boulder County: 1,012 countBoulder County1,012Adams County: 905 countAdams County905Routt County: 887 countRoutt County887Logan County: 861 countLogan County861Arapahoe County: 851 countArapahoe County851Pueblo County: 839 countPueblo County839Yuma County: 774 countYuma County774Washington County: 757 countWashington County757Morgan County: 740 countMorgan County740Baca County: 667 countBaca County667Garfield County: 661 countGarfield County661Jefferson County: 597 countJefferson County597Kit Carson County: 574 countKit Carson County574Las Animas County: 549 countLas Animas County549Conejos County: 524 countConejos County524Lincoln County: 489 countLincoln County489Prowers County: 472 countProwers County472Moffat County: 462 countMoffat County462Otero County: 444 countOtero County444Huerfano County: 437 countHuerfano County437Archuleta County: 399 countArchuleta County399Kiowa County: 388 countKiowa County388Cheyenne County: 377 countCheyenne County377Phillips County: 326 countPhillips County326Rio Grande County: 321 countRio Grande County321Rio Blanco County: 320 countRio Blanco County320Custer County: 315 countCuster County315Dolores County: 313 countDolores County313Gunnison County: 309 countGunnison County309
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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest farms?

Weld County, with 4,062 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Denver County, with 12 in 2017.

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