Counties in Colorado by land in farms, 2022

Weld County had the highest land in farms of 61 counties in 2022, at 1,987,213 acres. Gilpin County had the lowest, at 3,428 acres. The median was 290,733 acres and the figure for Colorado was 30,213,899 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,987,213Weld County
Lowest3,428Gilpin County
Median290,73361 counties
Colorado30,213,899History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 638,190 acresAlamosa County: 141,342 acresArapahoe County: 269,428 acresArchuleta County: 174,130 acresBaca County: 1,236,174 acresBent County: 759,098 acresBoulder County: 74,242 acresChaffee County: 63,301 acresCheyenne County: 963,154 acresClear Creek County: 9,151 acresConejos County: 169,051 acresCostilla County: 364,724 acresCrowley County: 290,733 acresCuster County: 99,280 acresDelta County: 187,247 acresDolores County: 161,407 acresDouglas County: 218,374 acresEagle County: 127,056 acresElbert County: 929,434 acresEl Paso County: 490,740 acresFremont County: 231,567 acresGarfield County: 402,741 acresGilpin County: 3,428 acresGrand County: 249,554 acresGunnison County: 227,945 acresHinsdale County: 4,903 acresHuerfano County: 467,348 acresJackson County: 371,376 acresJefferson County: 43,436 acresKiowa County: 1,127,660 acresKit Carson County: 1,376,521 acresLake County: 15,034 acresLa Plata County: 529,782 acresLarimer County: 467,157 acresLas Animas County: 1,805,818 acresLincoln County: 1,598,737 acresLogan County: 1,126,091 acresMesa County: 268,323 acresMineral County: 16,878 acresMoffat County: 994,625 acresMontezuma County: 686,481 acresMontrose County: 285,524 acresMorgan County: 592,714 acresOtero County: 529,274 acresOuray County: 86,363 acresPark County: 225,695 acresPhillips County: 440,076 acresPitkin County: 36,630 acresProwers County: 802,212 acresPueblo County: 833,740 acresRio Blanco County: 466,136 acresRio Grande County: 174,641 acresRoutt County: 669,742 acresSaguache County: 302,749 acresSan Miguel County: 164,931 acresSedgwick County: 267,833 acresSummit County: 17,258 acresTeller County: 54,299 acresWashington County: 1,381,696 acresWeld County: 1,987,213 acresYuma County: 1,511,087 acres
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acres, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Weld County: 1,987,213 acresWeld County1,987,213Las Animas County: 1,805,818 acresLas Animas County1,805,818Lincoln County: 1,598,737 acresLincoln County1,598,737Yuma County: 1,511,087 acresYuma County1,511,087Washington County: 1,381,696 acresWashington County1,381,696Kit Carson County: 1,376,521 acresKit Carson County1,376,521Baca County: 1,236,174 acresBaca County1,236,174Kiowa County: 1,127,660 acresKiowa County1,127,660Logan County: 1,126,091 acresLogan County1,126,091Moffat County: 994,625 acresMoffat County994,625Cheyenne County: 963,154 acresCheyenne County963,154Elbert County: 929,434 acresElbert County929,434Pueblo County: 833,740 acresPueblo County833,740Prowers County: 802,212 acresProwers County802,212Bent County: 759,098 acresBent County759,098Montezuma County: 686,481 acresMontezuma County686,481Routt County: 669,742 acresRoutt County669,742Adams County: 638,190 acresAdams County638,190Morgan County: 592,714 acresMorgan County592,714La Plata County: 529,782 acresLa Plata County529,782Otero County: 529,274 acresOtero County529,274El Paso County: 490,740 acresEl Paso County490,740Huerfano County: 467,348 acresHuerfano County467,348Larimer County: 467,157 acresLarimer County467,157Rio Blanco County: 466,136 acresRio Blanco County466,136Phillips County: 440,076 acresPhillips County440,076Garfield County: 402,741 acresGarfield County402,741Jackson County: 371,376 acresJackson County371,376Costilla County: 364,724 acresCostilla County364,724Saguache County: 302,749 acresSaguache County302,749Crowley County: 290,733 acresCrowley County290,733Montrose County: 285,524 acresMontrose County285,524Arapahoe County: 269,428 acresArapahoe County269,428Mesa County: 268,323 acresMesa County268,323Sedgwick County: 267,833 acresSedgwick County267,833Grand County: 249,554 acresGrand County249,554Fremont County: 231,567 acresFremont County231,567Gunnison County: 227,945 acresGunnison County227,945Park County: 225,695 acresPark County225,695Douglas County: 218,374 acresDouglas County218,374Weld County: 1,987,213 acresWeld County1,987,213Las Animas County: 1,805,818 acresLas Animas County1,805,818Lincoln County: 1,598,737 acresLincoln County1,598,737Yuma County: 1,511,087 acresYuma County1,511,087Washington County: 1,381,696 acresWashington County1,381,696Kit Carson County: 1,376,521 acresKit Carson County1,376,521Baca County: 1,236,174 acresBaca County1,236,174Kiowa County: 1,127,660 acresKiowa County1,127,660Logan County: 1,126,091 acresLogan County1,126,091Moffat County: 994,625 acresMoffat County994,625Cheyenne County: 963,154 acresCheyenne County963,154Elbert County: 929,434 acresElbert County929,434Pueblo County: 833,740 acresPueblo County833,740Prowers County: 802,212 acresProwers County802,212Bent County: 759,098 acresBent County759,098Montezuma County: 686,481 acresMontezuma County686,481Routt County: 669,742 acresRoutt County669,742Adams County: 638,190 acresAdams County638,190Morgan County: 592,714 acresMorgan County592,714La Plata County: 529,782 acresLa Plata County529,782Otero County: 529,274 acresOtero County529,274El Paso County: 490,740 acresEl Paso County490,740Huerfano County: 467,348 acresHuerfano County467,348Larimer County: 467,157 acresLarimer County467,157Rio Blanco County: 466,136 acresRio Blanco County466,136Phillips County: 440,076 acresPhillips County440,076Garfield County: 402,741 acresGarfield County402,741Jackson County: 371,376 acresJackson County371,376Costilla County: 364,724 acresCostilla County364,724Saguache County: 302,749 acresSaguache County302,749Crowley County: 290,733 acresCrowley County290,733Montrose County: 285,524 acresMontrose County285,524Arapahoe County: 269,428 acresArapahoe County269,428Mesa County: 268,323 acresMesa County268,323Sedgwick County: 267,833 acresSedgwick County267,833Grand County: 249,554 acresGrand County249,554Fremont County: 231,567 acresFremont County231,567Gunnison County: 227,945 acresGunnison County227,945Park County: 225,695 acresPark County225,695Douglas County: 218,374 acresDouglas County218,374
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.

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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.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Weld County, with 1,987,213 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Gilpin County, with 3,428 acres in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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