USDA subsidies for farms in 6th District of Colorado (Rep. Mike Coffman) totaled $23,912,000 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 | $528,089 69 |
$179,430 47 |
$414,306 163 |
$0 0 |
$1,121,824 215 |
| 1996 | $504,430 63 |
$0 0 |
$798,893 248 |
$0 0 |
$1,303,323 275 |
| 1997 | $498,497 63 |
$0 0 |
$689,204 251 |
$0 0 |
$1,187,701 279 |
| 1998 | $286,129 51 |
$0 0 |
$1,492,605 261 |
$0 0 |
$1,778,734 279 |
| 1999 | $321,567 53 |
$230,955 19 |
$1,995,489 253 |
$0 0 |
$2,548,011 274 |
| 2000 | $380,143 53 |
$97,766 27 |
$1,803,777 256 |
$0 0 |
$2,281,686 282 |
| 2001 | $325,925 57 |
$233,766 42 |
$1,218,885 270 |
$0 0 |
$1,778,576 298 |
| 2002 | $329,334 59 |
$66,851 37 |
$467,506 248 |
$0 0 |
$863,691 296 |
| 2003 | $304,055 58 |
$390,190 51 |
$616,604 240 |
$0 0 |
$1,310,849 273 |
| 2004 | $332,580 60 |
$136,629 22 |
$569,075 235 |
$0 0 |
$1,038,284 270 |
| 2005 | $321,053 60 |
$413,143 58 |
$751,572 255 |
$0 0 |
$1,485,768 289 |
| 2006 | $338,845 63 |
$2,225 2 |
$665,238 244 |
$0 0 |
$1,006,308 276 |
| 2007 | $380,894 63 |
$3,481 3 |
$511,908 207 |
$0 0 |
$896,283 240 |
| 2008 | $421,852 60 |
$410,122 74 |
$539,598 200 |
$0 0 |
$1,371,572 244 |
| 2009 | $401,191 58 |
$41,466 1 |
$430,868 161 |
$0 0 |
$873,525 199 |
| 2010 | $238,437 45 |
$829,174 33 |
$533,209 178 |
$0 0 |
$1,600,820 208 |
| 2011 | $169,244 42 |
$151,792 5 |
$489,478 182 |
$0 0 |
$810,514 210 |
| 2012 | $146,822 42 |
$99,356 8 |
$408,233 175 |
$0 0 |
$654,411 203 |
| Total | $6,229,086 152 |
$3,286,346 174 |
$14,396,446 554 |
$0 0 |
$23,911,878 633 |
USDA Subsidies to 6th District of Colorado (Rep. Mike Coffman) by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,121,824 | |
| 1996 | $1,303,323 | |
| 1997 | $1,187,701 | |
| 1998 | $1,778,734 | |
| 1999 | $2,548,011 | |
| 2000 | $2,281,686 | |
| 2001 | $1,778,576 | |
| 2002 | $863,691 | |
| 2003 | $1,310,849 | |
| 2004 | $1,038,284 | |
| 2005 | $1,485,768 | |
| 2006 | $1,006,308 | |
| 2007 | $896,283 | |
| 2008 | $1,371,572 | |
| 2009 | $873,525 | |
| 2010 | $1,600,820 | |
| 2011 | $810,514 | |
| 2012 | $654,411 | |
| 1995-2012 | $23,911,878 | |
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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.
