Phillips County, Colorado · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Phillips County, Colorado grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Phillips County's biggest by acreage are corn (107,389 acres), wheat (79,137 acres) and hay (7,853 acres). Its farms sold $237 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 9th of 60 counties in Colorado.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $237 million689th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 352440,076 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 63% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 189 published, 9 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Phillips County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Phillips County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in Colorado and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of CO | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 16 million bushels | 3 | 278 | 13% | production |
| Dry beans | 6.6 million pounds | 3 | 71* | 11% | production |
| Wheat | 2.1 million bushels | 9 | 205 | 6% | production |
| Hay | 32,328 tons | 29 | 1,010* | 1% | production |
| Cattle | 26,885 cattle | 21 | 985* | 1% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 62,075 bushels | 14* | 283* | under 1% | production |
| Sunflowers | 115,282 pounds | 11* | 173* | under 1% | production |
| Goats | 24 goats | 53* | 2,763* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Eggs | 298 laying hens | 43* | 2,355* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: soybeans, barley, oats, sugar beets, popcorn, chickens, milk, hogs and honey.
What livestock does Phillips County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 26,885 | 21 | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 298 | 43* | head on farms |
| Goats | 24 | 53* | head on farms |
Other farm counties in Colorado
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Weld County | $2.4 billion |
| Yuma County | $1.1 billion |
| Morgan County | $766 million |
| Kit Carson County | $765 million |
| Logan County | $733 million |
| Prowers County | $430 million |
| Larimer County | $271 million |
| Washington County | $242 million |
| Saguache County | $158 million |
| Rio Grande County | $151 million |
| Otero County | $133 million |
| Baca County | $131 million |
About this data
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.