USDA subsidies for farms in Las Animas County, Colorado totaled $30,750,000 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 | $951,377 104 |
$0 0 |
$67,920 41 |
$10,167 18 |
$1,032,191 131 |
| 1996 | $863,055 95 |
$0 0 |
$173,210 75 |
$12,079 17 |
$1,048,345 132 |
| 1997 | $851,550 77 |
$0 0 |
$127,697 68 |
$9,779 12 |
$989,026 107 |
| 1998 | $555,402 72 |
$0 0 |
$325,010 95 |
$4,552 10 |
$884,964 123 |
| 1999 | $600,198 73 |
$0 0 |
$360,785 75 |
$7,497 11 |
$968,480 103 |
| 2000 | $709,922 81 |
$3,816 5 |
$330,844 70 |
$6,813 9 |
$1,051,394 108 |
| 2001 | $673,534 79 |
$536,301 134 |
$252,506 66 |
$8,992 11 |
$1,471,332 197 |
| 2002 | $1,025,837 113 |
$1,558,161 295 |
$107,055 64 |
$11,897 15 |
$2,702,950 346 |
| 2003 | $791,038 96 |
$2,360,965 182 |
$140,775 85 |
$11,810 12 |
$3,304,589 253 |
| 2004 | $954,400 118 |
$1,508,298 144 |
$125,582 79 |
$4,101 11 |
$2,592,381 226 |
| 2005 | $679,246 80 |
$959,208 113 |
$141,657 67 |
$7,662 9 |
$1,787,773 180 |
| 2006 | $573,586 68 |
$45,237 9 |
$138,574 64 |
$5,652 7 |
$763,050 105 |
| 2007 | $605,568 72 |
$120,536 106 |
$121,293 64 |
$138,107 51 |
$985,504 165 |
| 2008 | $561,165 60 |
$287,639 97 |
$219,683 75 |
$186,332 38 |
$1,254,819 153 |
| 2009 | $1,023,012 93 |
$707,196 98 |
$110,509 49 |
$269,170 41 |
$2,109,887 168 |
| 2010 | $804,318 56 |
$1,188,939 90 |
$128,946 69 |
$195,772 36 |
$2,317,976 140 |
| 2011 | $479,085 49 |
$1,464,811 95 |
$118,038 54 |
$199,470 39 |
$2,261,404 136 |
| 2012 | $524,561 53 |
$2,223,963 94 |
$100,593 32 |
$375,187 46 |
$3,224,304 134 |
| Total | $13,226,855 310 |
$12,967,797 418 |
$3,090,676 192 |
$1,465,039 393 |
$30,750,367 583 |
USDA Subsidies to Las Animas County, Colorado by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,032,191 | |
| 1996 | $1,048,345 | |
| 1997 | $989,026 | |
| 1998 | $884,964 | |
| 1999 | $968,480 | |
| 2000 | $1,051,394 | |
| 2001 | $1,471,332 | |
| 2002 | $2,702,950 | |
| 2003 | $3,304,589 | |
| 2004 | $2,592,381 | |
| 2005 | $1,787,773 | |
| 2006 | $763,050 | |
| 2007 | $985,504 | |
| 2008 | $1,254,819 | |
| 2009 | $2,109,887 | |
| 2010 | $2,317,976 | |
| 2011 | $2,261,404 | |
| 2012 | $3,224,304 | |
| 1995-2012 | $30,750,367 | |
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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.
