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Yuma County, Colorado · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Yuma County, Colorado grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Yuma County, Colorado (74% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 255,184 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (180,245 acres), wheat (93,656 acres) and hay (18,659 acres). Its farms sold $1.1 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, 2nd of 60 counties in Colorado.

Farm sales, 2022
$1.1 billion47th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
8261,511,087 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
26% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2115 published, 6 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $4.8M$4.8M to $19M$19M to $72M$72M to $240M$240M to $720M$720M+
None reportedWithheld to protect individual farms
Yuma County
$1.1 billion
12% of Colorado farm sales. No. 2 of 60 counties with published figures.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Yuma County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Corn1st in Colorado180,245 acres
  2. 2Wheat5th in Colorado93,656 acres
  3. 3Hay18th in Colorado18,659 acres
  4. 4Dry beans1st in Colorado11,354 acres
  5. 5Sorghum7th in Colorado10,195 acres
  6. 6Sugar beets2nd in Colorado3,528 acres
  7. 7Soybeans1st in Colorado3,322 acres
  8. 8Sunflowers10th in Colorado*686 acres

How does Yuma 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.

Yuma County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of COMeasure
Dry beans27 million pounds127*45%production
Soybeans168,775 bushels11,364*43%production
Corn30.1 million bushels110224%production
Sugar beets84,704 tons256*14%production
Cattle255,184 cattle23010%head on farms
Wheat3 million bushels51478%production
Sorghum454,030 bushels7114*4%production
Goats1,688 goats6271*4%head on farms
Hay58,205 tons18479*2%production
Sunflowers766,000 pounds10*140*2%production
Turkeys44 turkeys24*1,087*under 1%head on farms
Sheep336 sheep31*1,767*under 1%head on farms
Eggs1,161 laying hens24*1,595*under 1%head on farms
Honey498 pounds26*2,091*under 1%production
Chickens89 broiler chickens20*1,488*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, lentils, potatoes, pumpkins, milk and hogs.

What livestock does Yuma County raise?

Yuma County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle255,1842head on farms
Goats1,6886head on farms
Laying hens1,16124*head on farms
Sheep33631*head on farms
Broiler chickens8920*head sold
Turkeys4424*head on farms

Other farm counties in Colorado

Top Colorado counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Weld County$2.4 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
Phillips County$237 million
Saguache County$158 million
Rio Grande County$151 million
Otero County$133 million
Baca County$131 million

What does Colorado grow? State overview and county map →

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.