Counties in Colorado by land in farms

Las Animas County had the highest land in farms of 63 counties in 2007, at 2,179,242 acres. Denver County had the lowest, at 609 acres. The median was 323,655 acres and the figure for Colorado was 31,604,911 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,179,242Las Animas County
Lowest609Denver County
Median323,65563 counties
Colorado31,604,911History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 701,575 acresAlamosa County: 176,629 acresArapahoe County: 251,812 acresArchuleta County: 149,584 acresBaca County: 1,300,876 acresBent County: 877,142 acresBoulder County: 137,668 acresBroomfield County: 6,250 acresChaffee County: 79,405 acresCheyenne County: 899,567 acresClear Creek County: 12,460 acresConejos County: 228,700 acresCostilla County: 401,147 acresCrowley County: 451,225 acresCuster County: 137,799 acresDelta County: 252,530 acresDenver County: 609 acresDolores County: 173,872 acresDouglas County: 189,210 acresEagle County: 124,044 acresElbert County: 1,134,199 acresEl Paso County: 616,418 acresFremont County: 295,893 acresGarfield County: 335,331 acresGilpin County: 13,290 acresGrand County: 208,450 acresGunnison County: 173,679 acresHinsdale County: 5,897 acresHuerfano County: 518,619 acresJackson County: 387,113 acresJefferson County: 93,294 acresKiowa County: 957,937 acresKit Carson County: 1,352,319 acresLake County: 14,843 acresLa Plata County: 570,189 acresLarimer County: 489,819 acresLas Animas County: 2,179,242 acresLincoln County: 1,400,054 acresLogan County: 1,132,299 acresMesa County: 372,511 acresMineral County: 8,866 acresMoffat County: 836,564 acresMontezuma County: 704,261 acresMontrose County: 321,056 acresMorgan County: 728,092 acresOtero County: 624,123 acresOuray County: 93,839 acresPark County: 323,655 acresPhillips County: 431,154 acresPitkin County: 28,539 acresProwers County: 1,037,336 acresPueblo County: 910,566 acresRio Blanco County: 386,577 acresRio Grande County: 178,908 acresRoutt County: 533,014 acresSaguache County: 287,272 acresSan Miguel County: 150,947 acresSedgwick County: 296,695 acresSummit County: 47,818 acresTeller County: 73,219 acresWashington County: 1,375,742 acresWeld County: 2,088,715 acresYuma County: 1,334,453 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Las Animas County: 2,179,242 acresLas Animas County2,179,242Weld County: 2,088,715 acresWeld County2,088,715Lincoln County: 1,400,054 acresLincoln County1,400,054Washington County: 1,375,742 acresWashington County1,375,742Kit Carson County: 1,352,319 acresKit Carson County1,352,319Yuma County: 1,334,453 acresYuma County1,334,453Baca County: 1,300,876 acresBaca County1,300,876Elbert County: 1,134,199 acresElbert County1,134,199Logan County: 1,132,299 acresLogan County1,132,299Prowers County: 1,037,336 acresProwers County1,037,336Kiowa County: 957,937 acresKiowa County957,937Pueblo County: 910,566 acresPueblo County910,566Cheyenne County: 899,567 acresCheyenne County899,567Bent County: 877,142 acresBent County877,142Moffat County: 836,564 acresMoffat County836,564Morgan County: 728,092 acresMorgan County728,092Montezuma County: 704,261 acresMontezuma County704,261Adams County: 701,575 acresAdams County701,575Otero County: 624,123 acresOtero County624,123El Paso County: 616,418 acresEl Paso County616,418La Plata County: 570,189 acresLa Plata County570,189Routt County: 533,014 acresRoutt County533,014Huerfano County: 518,619 acresHuerfano County518,619Larimer County: 489,819 acresLarimer County489,819Crowley County: 451,225 acresCrowley County451,225Phillips County: 431,154 acresPhillips County431,154Costilla County: 401,147 acresCostilla County401,147Jackson County: 387,113 acresJackson County387,113Rio Blanco County: 386,577 acresRio Blanco County386,577Mesa County: 372,511 acresMesa County372,511Garfield County: 335,331 acresGarfield County335,331Park County: 323,655 acresPark County323,655Montrose County: 321,056 acresMontrose County321,056Sedgwick County: 296,695 acresSedgwick County296,695Fremont County: 295,893 acresFremont County295,893Saguache County: 287,272 acresSaguache County287,272Delta County: 252,530 acresDelta County252,530Arapahoe County: 251,812 acresArapahoe County251,812Conejos County: 228,700 acresConejos County228,700Grand County: 208,450 acresGrand County208,450Las Animas County: 2,179,242 acresLas Animas County2,179,242Weld County: 2,088,715 acresWeld County2,088,715Lincoln County: 1,400,054 acresLincoln County1,400,054Washington County: 1,375,742 acresWashington County1,375,742Kit Carson County: 1,352,319 acresKit Carson County1,352,319Yuma County: 1,334,453 acresYuma County1,334,453Baca County: 1,300,876 acresBaca County1,300,876Elbert County: 1,134,199 acresElbert County1,134,199Logan County: 1,132,299 acresLogan County1,132,299Prowers County: 1,037,336 acresProwers County1,037,336Kiowa County: 957,937 acresKiowa County957,937Pueblo County: 910,566 acresPueblo County910,566Cheyenne County: 899,567 acresCheyenne County899,567Bent County: 877,142 acresBent County877,142Moffat County: 836,564 acresMoffat County836,564Morgan County: 728,092 acresMorgan County728,092Montezuma County: 704,261 acresMontezuma County704,261Adams County: 701,575 acresAdams County701,575Otero County: 624,123 acresOtero County624,123El Paso County: 616,418 acresEl Paso County616,418La Plata County: 570,189 acresLa Plata County570,189Routt County: 533,014 acresRoutt County533,014Huerfano County: 518,619 acresHuerfano County518,619Larimer County: 489,819 acresLarimer County489,819Crowley County: 451,225 acresCrowley County451,225Phillips County: 431,154 acresPhillips County431,154Costilla County: 401,147 acresCostilla County401,147Jackson County: 387,113 acresJackson County387,113Rio Blanco County: 386,577 acresRio Blanco County386,577Mesa County: 372,511 acresMesa County372,511Garfield County: 335,331 acresGarfield County335,331Park County: 323,655 acresPark County323,655Montrose County: 321,056 acresMontrose County321,056Sedgwick County: 296,695 acresSedgwick County296,695Fremont County: 295,893 acresFremont County295,893Saguache County: 287,272 acresSaguache County287,272Delta County: 252,530 acresDelta County252,530Arapahoe County: 251,812 acresArapahoe County251,812Conejos County: 228,700 acresConejos County228,700Grand County: 208,450 acresGrand County208,450
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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Las Animas County, with 2,179,242 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Denver County, with 609 acres in 2007.

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