USDA subsidies for farms in Prowers County, Colorado totaled $254,112,000 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 | $5,724,633 477 |
$470,301 102 |
$1,966,142 654 |
$497,482 968 |
$8,658,557 957 |
| 1996 | $5,710,703 491 |
$2,380 4 |
$3,721,605 828 |
$720,933 1,050 |
$10,155,621 1,089 |
| 1997 | $5,655,303 476 |
$0 0 |
$3,389,382 848 |
$771,826 1,008 |
$9,816,510 1,080 |
| 1998 | $5,918,062 483 |
$0 0 |
$7,682,626 882 |
$563,085 940 |
$14,163,773 1,098 |
| 1999 | $5,366,543 499 |
$630,876 75 |
$10,892,609 839 |
$676,997 893 |
$17,567,025 1,085 |
| 2000 | $5,219,849 496 |
$262,483 79 |
$9,479,562 871 |
$839,926 1,148 |
$15,801,821 1,108 |
| 2001 | $5,062,781 484 |
$1,402,445 295 |
$6,165,335 836 |
$1,145,882 1,122 |
$13,776,444 1,120 |
| 2002 | $5,228,238 484 |
$1,043,634 257 |
$2,424,710 778 |
$1,323,193 1,392 |
$10,019,774 1,100 |
| 2003 | $5,308,387 486 |
$6,578,140 583 |
$3,787,253 856 |
$1,958,458 1,604 |
$17,632,238 1,088 |
| 2004 | $5,217,710 478 |
$1,530,455 160 |
$3,513,695 802 |
$2,517,565 1,842 |
$12,779,425 1,045 |
| 2005 | $5,086,668 465 |
$9,233,339 660 |
$5,082,915 831 |
$2,396,031 2,067 |
$21,798,953 1,100 |
| 2006 | $5,145,359 453 |
$48,378 17 |
$4,106,032 819 |
$2,631,232 2,369 |
$11,931,000 1,039 |
| 2007 | $4,879,590 417 |
$23,689 4 |
$2,809,915 689 |
$3,706,417 2,554 |
$11,419,611 893 |
| 2008 | $5,179,569 431 |
$2,938,831 494 |
$3,472,244 758 |
$5,015,527 2,466 |
$16,606,171 1,016 |
| 2009 | $5,684,149 486 |
$96,471 22 |
$2,748,539 636 |
$6,010,686 2,513 |
$14,539,845 902 |
| 2010 | $4,668,965 369 |
$3,993,355 217 |
$3,052,864 667 |
$4,107,140 2,434 |
$15,822,325 870 |
| 2011 | $5,358,655 423 |
$2,969,428 170 |
$2,888,765 642 |
$6,481,766 2,447 |
$17,698,614 879 |
| 2012 | $5,016,531 393 |
$415,618 60 |
$1,422,098 337 |
$7,069,870 2,463 |
$13,924,117 629 |
| Total | $95,431,695 1,004 |
$31,639,824 1,017 |
$78,606,290 1,671 |
$48,434,016 31,280 |
$254,111,825 2,127 |
USDA Subsidies to Prowers County, Colorado by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $8,658,557 | |
| 1996 | $10,155,621 | |
| 1997 | $9,816,510 | |
| 1998 | $14,163,773 | |
| 1999 | $17,567,025 | |
| 2000 | $15,801,821 | |
| 2001 | $13,776,444 | |
| 2002 | $10,019,774 | |
| 2003 | $17,632,238 | |
| 2004 | $12,779,425 | |
| 2005 | $21,798,953 | |
| 2006 | $11,931,000 | |
| 2007 | $11,419,611 | |
| 2008 | $16,606,171 | |
| 2009 | $14,539,845 | |
| 2010 | $15,822,325 | |
| 2011 | $17,698,614 | |
| 2012 | $13,924,117 | |
| 1995-2012 | $254,111,825 | |
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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.
