Livestock Subsidies in Colorado totaled $322 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Colorado Receiving livestock subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Baca County, Colorado | $19,117,985 | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| 2 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $18,951,332 | 5.9% | 11.8% |
| 3 | Otero County, Colorado | $18,583,843 | 5.8% | 17.6% |
| 4 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $18,170,526 | 5.6% | 23.3% |
| 5 | Yuma County, Colorado | $17,516,943 | 5.4% | 28.7% |
| 6 | Bent County, Colorado | $15,115,633 | 4.7% | 33.4% |
| 7 | Prowers County, Colorado | $13,255,218 | 4.1% | 37.5% |
| 8 | Crowley County, Colorado | $13,154,023 | 4.1% | 41.6% |
| 9 | Weld County, Colorado | $12,277,104 | 3.8% | 45.4% |
| 10 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $11,562,426 | 3.6% | 49.0% |
| 11 | Washington County, Colorado | $10,610,251 | 3.3% | 52.3% |
| 12 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $10,214,828 | 3.2% | 55.5% |
| 13 | Moffat County, Colorado | $9,721,036 | 3.0% | 58.5% |
| 14 | Logan County, Colorado | $9,604,532 | 3.0% | 61.5% |
| 15 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $8,889,560 | 2.8% | 64.3% |
| 16 | Elbert County, Colorado | $8,783,775 | 2.7% | 67.0% |
| 17 | Conejos County, Colorado | $8,558,685 | 2.7% | 69.6% |
| 18 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $8,391,621 | 2.6% | 72.3% |
| 19 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $7,157,867 | 2.2% | 74.5% |
| 20 | Morgan County, Colorado | $6,564,057 | 2.0% | 76.5% |
| 21 | Montrose County, Colorado | $6,495,757 | 2.0% | 78.5% |
| 22 | El Paso County, Colorado | $5,781,524 | 1.8% | 80.3% |
| 23 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $5,753,789 | 1.8% | 82.1% |
| 24 | Saguache County, Colorado | $5,430,830 | 1.7% | 83.8% |
| 25 | Mesa County, Colorado | $4,915,033 | 1.5% | 85.3% |
| 26 | Routt County, Colorado | $3,755,161 | 1.2% | 86.5% |
| 27 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $3,697,395 | 1.1% | 87.7% |
| 28 | Garfield County, Colorado | $3,651,596 | 1.1% | 88.8% |
| 29 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $3,177,694 | 1.0% | 89.8% |
| 30 | Delta County, Colorado | $3,127,401 | 1.0% | 90.8% |
| 31 | La Plata County, Colorado | $2,197,014 | 0.7% | 91.4% |
| 32 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $2,148,800 | 0.7% | 92.1% |
| 33 | Phillips County, Colorado | $2,147,259 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
| 34 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $2,076,105 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| 35 | Custer County, Colorado | $1,813,339 | 0.6% | 94.0% |
| 36 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $1,763,714 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 37 | Eagle County, Colorado | $1,688,522 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 38 | Jackson County, Colorado | $1,682,799 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 39 | Larimer County, Colorado | $1,658,555 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 40 | Fremont County, Colorado | $1,557,847 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 41 | Park County, Colorado | $1,428,824 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 42 | Grand County, Colorado | $1,312,594 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 43 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $1,113,178 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 44 | Adams County, Colorado | $1,102,193 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 45 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $1,080,646 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 46 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $966,435 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 47 | Costilla County, Colorado | $835,473 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 48 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $805,235 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 49 | Ouray County, Colorado | $733,120 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 50 | Dolores County, Colorado | $583,316 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 51 | Douglas County, Colorado | $478,675 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 52 | Boulder County, Colorado | $216,040 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Teller County, Colorado | $99,296 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 54 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $88,665 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 55 | Mineral County, Colorado | $56,464 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Lake County, Colorado | $44,071 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $40,934 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Hinsdale County, Colorado | $24,710 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Summit County, Colorado | $14,084 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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