Farm Subsidy information
Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Elbert County, Colorado, 1995-2023
Elbert County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Colorado ranking: 19 of 50 States
- 77 percent of farms in Colorado did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Elbert County, Colorado, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 535 | $34,364,649 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 325 | $11,088,668 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 534 | $6,786,024 |
| 4 | Production Flexibility Program | 466 | $5,134,275 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 281 | $4,645,161 |
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