Farm Subsidy information
Kit Carson County, Colorado
Kit Carson County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Kit Carson County, Colorado, 1995-2023
Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County, Colorado, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,763 | $173,245,305 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 2,039 | $101,765,377 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 1,801 | $74,967,145 |
| 4 | Loan Deficiency | 1,675 | $52,170,840 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 1,230 | $43,299,406 |
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