Counties in Colorado by land in farms

Weld County had the highest land in farms of 63 counties in 2017, at 2,098,803 acres. Denver County had the lowest, at 129 acres. The median was 330,523 acres and the figure for Colorado was 31,820,957 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,098,803Weld County
Lowest129Denver County
Median330,52363 counties
Colorado31,820,957History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 705,289 acresAlamosa County: 192,030 acresArapahoe County: 282,912 acresArchuleta County: 210,147 acresBaca County: 1,471,783 acresBent County: 734,630 acresBoulder County: 107,043 acresBroomfield County: 8,506 acresChaffee County: 66,297 acresCheyenne County: 1,075,562 acresClear Creek County: 10,357 acresConejos County: 266,278 acresCostilla County: 357,617 acresCrowley County: 484,328 acresCuster County: 161,337 acresDelta County: 236,846 acresDenver County: 129 acresDolores County: 157,664 acresDouglas County: 201,574 acresEagle County: 155,200 acresElbert County: 1,018,461 acresEl Paso County: 630,033 acresFremont County: 278,093 acresGarfield County: 475,166 acresGilpin County: 3,908 acresGrand County: 240,980 acresGunnison County: 266,922 acresHinsdale County: 10,478 acresHuerfano County: 581,606 acresJackson County: 301,474 acresJefferson County: 68,536 acresKiowa County: 1,091,807 acresKit Carson County: 1,357,856 acresLake County: 11,946 acresLa Plata County: 549,241 acresLarimer County: 482,456 acresLas Animas County: 1,796,248 acresLincoln County: 1,499,785 acresLogan County: 1,138,144 acresMesa County: 342,534 acresMineral County: 8,428 acresMoffat County: 953,100 acresMontezuma County: 690,788 acresMontrose County: 330,523 acresMorgan County: 659,366 acresOtero County: 687,530 acresOuray County: 85,105 acresPark County: 189,110 acresPhillips County: 439,213 acresPitkin County: 32,718 acresProwers County: 1,011,291 acresPueblo County: 895,508 acresRio Blanco County: 410,923 acresRio Grande County: 177,452 acresRoutt County: 465,119 acresSaguache County: 313,811 acresSan Miguel County: 136,062 acresSedgwick County: 348,739 acresSummit County: 26,572 acresTeller County: 71,366 acresWashington County: 1,357,931 acresWeld County: 2,098,803 acresYuma County: 1,400,296 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Weld County: 2,098,803 acresWeld County2,098,803Las Animas County: 1,796,248 acresLas Animas County1,796,248Lincoln County: 1,499,785 acresLincoln County1,499,785Baca County: 1,471,783 acresBaca County1,471,783Yuma County: 1,400,296 acresYuma County1,400,296Washington County: 1,357,931 acresWashington County1,357,931Kit Carson County: 1,357,856 acresKit Carson County1,357,856Logan County: 1,138,144 acresLogan County1,138,144Kiowa County: 1,091,807 acresKiowa County1,091,807Cheyenne County: 1,075,562 acresCheyenne County1,075,562Elbert County: 1,018,461 acresElbert County1,018,461Prowers County: 1,011,291 acresProwers County1,011,291Moffat County: 953,100 acresMoffat County953,100Pueblo County: 895,508 acresPueblo County895,508Bent County: 734,630 acresBent County734,630Adams County: 705,289 acresAdams County705,289Montezuma County: 690,788 acresMontezuma County690,788Otero County: 687,530 acresOtero County687,530Morgan County: 659,366 acresMorgan County659,366El Paso County: 630,033 acresEl Paso County630,033Huerfano County: 581,606 acresHuerfano County581,606La Plata County: 549,241 acresLa Plata County549,241Crowley County: 484,328 acresCrowley County484,328Larimer County: 482,456 acresLarimer County482,456Garfield County: 475,166 acresGarfield County475,166Routt County: 465,119 acresRoutt County465,119Phillips County: 439,213 acresPhillips County439,213Rio Blanco County: 410,923 acresRio Blanco County410,923Costilla County: 357,617 acresCostilla County357,617Sedgwick County: 348,739 acresSedgwick County348,739Mesa County: 342,534 acresMesa County342,534Montrose County: 330,523 acresMontrose County330,523Saguache County: 313,811 acresSaguache County313,811Jackson County: 301,474 acresJackson County301,474Arapahoe County: 282,912 acresArapahoe County282,912Fremont County: 278,093 acresFremont County278,093Gunnison County: 266,922 acresGunnison County266,922Conejos County: 266,278 acresConejos County266,278Grand County: 240,980 acresGrand County240,980Delta County: 236,846 acresDelta County236,846Weld County: 2,098,803 acresWeld County2,098,803Las Animas County: 1,796,248 acresLas Animas County1,796,248Lincoln County: 1,499,785 acresLincoln County1,499,785Baca County: 1,471,783 acresBaca County1,471,783Yuma County: 1,400,296 acresYuma County1,400,296Washington County: 1,357,931 acresWashington County1,357,931Kit Carson County: 1,357,856 acresKit Carson County1,357,856Logan County: 1,138,144 acresLogan County1,138,144Kiowa County: 1,091,807 acresKiowa County1,091,807Cheyenne County: 1,075,562 acresCheyenne County1,075,562Elbert County: 1,018,461 acresElbert County1,018,461Prowers County: 1,011,291 acresProwers County1,011,291Moffat County: 953,100 acresMoffat County953,100Pueblo County: 895,508 acresPueblo County895,508Bent County: 734,630 acresBent County734,630Adams County: 705,289 acresAdams County705,289Montezuma County: 690,788 acresMontezuma County690,788Otero County: 687,530 acresOtero County687,530Morgan County: 659,366 acresMorgan County659,366El Paso County: 630,033 acresEl Paso County630,033Huerfano County: 581,606 acresHuerfano County581,606La Plata County: 549,241 acresLa Plata County549,241Crowley County: 484,328 acresCrowley County484,328Larimer County: 482,456 acresLarimer County482,456Garfield County: 475,166 acresGarfield County475,166Routt County: 465,119 acresRoutt County465,119Phillips County: 439,213 acresPhillips County439,213Rio Blanco County: 410,923 acresRio Blanco County410,923Costilla County: 357,617 acresCostilla County357,617Sedgwick County: 348,739 acresSedgwick County348,739Mesa County: 342,534 acresMesa County342,534Montrose County: 330,523 acresMontrose County330,523Saguache County: 313,811 acresSaguache County313,811Jackson County: 301,474 acresJackson County301,474Arapahoe County: 282,912 acresArapahoe County282,912Fremont County: 278,093 acresFremont County278,093Gunnison County: 266,922 acresGunnison County266,922Conejos County: 266,278 acresConejos County266,278Grand County: 240,980 acresGrand County240,980Delta County: 236,846 acresDelta County236,846
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
acres
1Weld County2,098,803
2Las Animas County1,796,248
3Lincoln County1,499,785
4Baca County1,471,783
5Yuma County1,400,296
6Washington County1,357,931
7Kit Carson County1,357,856
8Logan County1,138,144
9Kiowa County1,091,807
10Cheyenne County1,075,562
11Elbert County1,018,461
12Prowers County1,011,291
13Moffat County953,100
14Pueblo County895,508
15Bent County734,630
16Adams County705,289
17Montezuma County690,788
18Otero County687,530
19Morgan County659,366
20El Paso County630,033
21Huerfano County581,606
22La Plata County549,241
23Crowley County484,328
24Larimer County482,456
25Garfield County475,166
26Routt County465,119
27Phillips County439,213
28Rio Blanco County410,923
29Costilla County357,617
30Sedgwick County348,739
31Mesa County342,534
32Montrose County330,523
33Saguache County313,811
34Jackson County301,474
35Arapahoe County282,912
36Fremont County278,093
37Gunnison County266,922
38Conejos County266,278
39Grand County240,980
40Delta County236,846
41Archuleta County210,147
42Douglas County201,574
43Alamosa County192,030
44Park County189,110
45Rio Grande County177,452
46Custer County161,337
47Dolores County157,664
48Eagle County155,200
49San Miguel County136,062
50Boulder County107,043
51Ouray County85,105
52Teller County71,366
53Jefferson County68,536
54Chaffee County66,297
55Pitkin County32,718
56Summit County26,572
57Lake County11,946
58Hinsdale County10,478
59Clear Creek County10,357
60Broomfield County8,506
61Mineral County8,428
62Gilpin County3,908
63Denver County129

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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 2,098,803 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Denver County, with 129 acres in 2017.

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