Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $71.1 million in 2012

Counties in Colorado Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2012

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
2012		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$8,977,09012.6%12.6%
2Weld County, Colorado$7,462,64410.5%23.1%
3Washington County, Colorado$6,215,4948.7%31.9%
4Kit Carson County, Colorado$5,832,1818.2%40.1%
5Kiowa County, Colorado$5,566,5827.8%47.9%
6Prowers County, Colorado$5,016,5317.1%54.9%
7Yuma County, Colorado$4,801,1826.8%61.7%
8Logan County, Colorado$4,459,1776.3%68.0%
9Lincoln County, Colorado$3,784,5075.3%73.3%
10Cheyenne County, Colorado$3,438,5714.8%78.1%
11Morgan County, Colorado$2,787,9733.9%82.0%
12Phillips County, Colorado$1,750,4352.5%84.5%
13Adams County, Colorado$1,384,4211.9%86.5%
14Elbert County, Colorado$1,206,5731.7%88.1%
15Pueblo County, Colorado$1,048,4141.5%89.6%
16Dolores County, Colorado$945,1251.3%91.0%
17Bent County, Colorado$810,2701.1%92.1%
18Moffat County, Colorado$793,5351.1%93.2%
19Sedgwick County, Colorado$751,7271.1%94.3%
20Crowley County, Colorado$739,4151.0%95.3%
21Routt County, Colorado$666,1400.9%96.2%
22Montezuma County, Colorado$599,1110.8%97.1%
23Las Animas County, Colorado$524,5610.7%97.8%
24La Plata County, Colorado$509,5240.7%98.5%
25Arapahoe County, Colorado$404,0510.6%99.1%
26El Paso County, Colorado$395,6620.6%99.7%
27Otero County, Colorado$96,3950.1%99.8%
28San Miguel County, Colorado$60,3300.1%99.9%
29Garfield County, Colorado$53,4800.1%100.0%
30Larimer County, Colorado$16,7130.0%100.0%
31Boulder County, Colorado$6,1620.0%100.0%
32Rio Blanco County, Colorado$3,1720.0%100.0%
33Conejos County, Colorado$1,4190.0%100.0%
34Gunnison County, Colorado$1,3550.0%100.0%
35Montrose County, Colorado$1,1480.0%100.0%
36Douglas County, Colorado$5420.0%100.0%
37Costilla County, Colorado$3900.0%100.0%
38Jackson County, Colorado$3680.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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