USDA subsidies for farms in Washington County, Colorado totaled $396,537,000 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 | $7,788,770 679 |
$745,176 242 |
$3,954,696 1,315 |
$1,163,573 1,942 |
$13,652,215 1,694 |
| 1996 | $7,613,590 680 |
$0 0 |
$7,467,202 1,518 |
$1,152,160 1,911 |
$16,232,952 1,840 |
| 1997 | $7,415,209 659 |
$0 0 |
$7,045,023 1,501 |
$1,210,109 1,658 |
$15,670,341 1,806 |
| 1998 | $6,194,989 652 |
$0 0 |
$14,962,315 1,495 |
$1,164,591 1,622 |
$22,321,895 1,763 |
| 1999 | $6,867,900 676 |
$1,469,427 332 |
$20,806,387 1,452 |
$1,606,501 1,740 |
$30,750,215 1,778 |
| 2000 | $7,806,113 729 |
$1,065,621 323 |
$17,478,714 1,399 |
$1,269,350 1,780 |
$27,619,798 1,765 |
| 2001 | $8,717,255 788 |
$3,914,503 794 |
$13,255,058 1,284 |
$1,983,605 1,720 |
$27,870,420 1,757 |
| 2002 | $8,275,336 807 |
$1,500,647 320 |
$4,838,406 1,213 |
$1,997,120 1,745 |
$16,611,508 1,741 |
| 2003 | $7,820,876 822 |
$6,486,425 758 |
$6,956,082 1,293 |
$2,815,921 2,314 |
$24,079,304 1,762 |
| 2004 | $7,962,466 834 |
$417,132 206 |
$6,830,242 1,216 |
$3,099,108 2,649 |
$18,308,948 1,675 |
| 2005 | $7,886,654 831 |
$4,634,332 729 |
$8,268,169 1,268 |
$3,213,429 2,779 |
$24,002,584 1,723 |
| 2006 | $7,858,214 822 |
$168,406 81 |
$7,434,691 1,224 |
$3,474,979 2,922 |
$18,936,290 1,657 |
| 2007 | $7,840,180 820 |
$465,384 111 |
$5,627,200 1,140 |
$5,896,218 3,067 |
$19,828,982 1,589 |
| 2008 | $7,864,454 806 |
$4,222,911 779 |
$5,810,266 1,139 |
$7,719,764 3,063 |
$25,617,395 1,674 |
| 2009 | $8,383,027 841 |
$12,293 7 |
$5,635,891 1,076 |
$9,943,386 3,151 |
$23,974,596 1,524 |
| 2010 | $7,316,498 771 |
$6,344,317 313 |
$5,770,312 1,109 |
$6,850,637 3,105 |
$26,281,764 1,523 |
| 2011 | $6,997,062 755 |
$402,036 16 |
$5,577,268 1,083 |
$9,526,720 3,066 |
$22,503,087 1,463 |
| 2012 | $6,215,494 688 |
$170,117 18 |
$5,737,042 1,076 |
$10,152,109 3,157 |
$22,274,763 1,410 |
| Total | $136,824,088 1,641 |
$32,018,726 1,617 |
$153,454,964 2,735 |
$74,239,280 43,391 |
$396,537,058 3,376 |
USDA Subsidies to Washington County, Colorado by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $13,652,215 | |
| 1996 | $16,232,952 | |
| 1997 | $15,670,341 | |
| 1998 | $22,321,895 | |
| 1999 | $30,750,215 | |
| 2000 | $27,619,798 | |
| 2001 | $27,870,420 | |
| 2002 | $16,611,508 | |
| 2003 | $24,079,304 | |
| 2004 | $18,308,948 | |
| 2005 | $24,002,584 | |
| 2006 | $18,936,290 | |
| 2007 | $19,828,982 | |
| 2008 | $25,617,395 | |
| 2009 | $23,974,596 | |
| 2010 | $26,281,764 | |
| 2011 | $22,503,087 | |
| 2012 | $22,274,763 | |
| 1995-2012 | $396,537,058 | |
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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.
