Farm Subsidy information
El Paso County, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, El Paso County, Colorado, 1995-2023
El Paso 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 El Paso County, Colorado, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 263 | $12,637,152 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 187 | $7,798,824 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 138 | $2,479,874 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 83 | $1,627,294 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 77 | $1,148,575 |
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