USDA subsidies for farms in Costilla County, Colorado totaled $14,205,000 from 1995 through 2012.
| Year | Conservation Subsidies | Disaster Subsidies | Commodity Subsidies | Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies | Total USDA Subsidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Subsidies / Policies |
Payments / Recipients |
|
| 1995 | $22,608 15 |
$0 0 |
$126,802 56 |
$49,758 27 |
$199,168 68 |
| 1996 | $41,547 18 |
$0 0 |
$252,131 65 |
$51,329 27 |
$345,007 75 |
| 1997 | $29,047 6 |
$17,659 16 |
$191,107 57 |
$61,588 16 |
$299,401 75 |
| 1998 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$478,198 54 |
$92,480 18 |
$575,698 55 |
| 1999 | $14,743 3 |
$20,189 5 |
$614,240 48 |
$165,911 19 |
$815,083 53 |
| 2000 | $35,656 12 |
$0 0 |
$552,334 54 |
$136,870 20 |
$728,603 62 |
| 2001 | $22,020 6 |
$290,960 112 |
$377,297 60 |
$154,756 23 |
$845,033 158 |
| 2002 | $34,897 19 |
$254,186 106 |
$145,608 48 |
$171,001 22 |
$605,692 138 |
| 2003 | $303,367 36 |
$708,326 132 |
$278,689 58 |
$255,203 23 |
$1,545,585 171 |
| 2004 | $85,097 15 |
$193,375 87 |
$321,318 50 |
$231,638 35 |
$831,428 128 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$639,001 120 |
$318,070 52 |
$402,699 37 |
$1,359,770 148 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$104,032 26 |
$223,559 46 |
$355,556 40 |
$687,160 70 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$148,138 19 |
$197,230 42 |
$256,209 42 |
$601,577 57 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$388,850 50 |
$180,815 44 |
$542,667 54 |
$1,112,332 82 |
| 2009 | $113,879 37 |
$0 0 |
$194,874 40 |
$430,703 59 |
$739,456 69 |
| 2010 | $140,650 7 |
$20,580 10 |
$433,534 42 |
$340,101 55 |
$934,865 53 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$185,999 24 |
$197,645 40 |
$618,234 58 |
$1,007,070 58 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$63,442 17 |
$186,500 37 |
$721,462 51 |
$971,794 49 |
| Total | $858,127 120 |
$3,038,480 214 |
$5,269,950 143 |
$5,038,165 626 |
$14,204,721 323 |
USDA Subsidies to Costilla County, Colorado by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $199,168 | |
| 1996 | $345,007 | |
| 1997 | $299,401 | |
| 1998 | $575,698 | |
| 1999 | $815,083 | |
| 2000 | $728,603 | |
| 2001 | $845,033 | |
| 2002 | $605,692 | |
| 2003 | $1,545,585 | |
| 2004 | $831,428 | |
| 2005 | $1,359,770 | |
| 2006 | $687,160 | |
| 2007 | $601,577 | |
| 2008 | $1,112,332 | |
| 2009 | $739,456 | |
| 2010 | $934,865 | |
| 2011 | $1,007,070 | |
| 2012 | $971,794 | |
| 1995-2012 | $14,204,721 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
