Farm Subsidy information
La Plata County, Colorado
La Plata County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, La Plata County, Colorado, 1995-2023
La Plata 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 La Plata County, Colorado, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 225 | $12,370,796 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 99 | $2,580,325 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 198 | $2,427,683 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 186 | $2,313,949 |
| 5 | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 206 | $1,600,394 |
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