Livestock Subsidies in Colorado totaled $14.9 million in 2019
Counties in Colorado Receiving livestock subsidies, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Weld County, Colorado | $2,694,841 | 18.1% | 18.1% |
| 2 | Montrose County, Colorado | $919,174 | 6.2% | 24.3% |
| 3 | Morgan County, Colorado | $810,456 | 5.4% | 29.7% |
| 4 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $666,000 | 4.5% | 34.2% |
| 5 | Moffat County, Colorado | $655,253 | 4.4% | 38.6% |
| 6 | Routt County, Colorado | $587,396 | 3.9% | 42.5% |
| 7 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $557,251 | 3.7% | 46.3% |
| 8 | El Paso County, Colorado | $513,727 | 3.5% | 49.7% |
| 9 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $488,742 | 3.3% | 53.0% |
| 10 | Conejos County, Colorado | $482,710 | 3.2% | 56.3% |
| 11 | Yuma County, Colorado | $434,002 | 2.9% | 59.2% |
| 12 | Saguache County, Colorado | $427,182 | 2.9% | 62.0% |
| 13 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $373,454 | 2.5% | 64.6% |
| 14 | Delta County, Colorado | $351,754 | 2.4% | 66.9% |
| 15 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $299,601 | 2.0% | 68.9% |
| 16 | Elbert County, Colorado | $285,720 | 1.9% | 70.8% |
| 17 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $265,085 | 1.8% | 72.6% |
| 18 | Prowers County, Colorado | $252,690 | 1.7% | 74.3% |
| 19 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $239,853 | 1.6% | 75.9% |
| 20 | Grand County, Colorado | $234,904 | 1.6% | 77.5% |
| 21 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $230,359 | 1.5% | 79.1% |
| 22 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $209,967 | 1.4% | 80.5% |
| 23 | La Plata County, Colorado | $208,617 | 1.4% | 81.9% |
| 24 | Larimer County, Colorado | $199,907 | 1.3% | 83.2% |
| 25 | Park County, Colorado | $179,546 | 1.2% | 84.4% |
| 26 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $167,255 | 1.1% | 85.5% |
| 27 | Garfield County, Colorado | $162,311 | 1.1% | 86.6% |
| 28 | Bent County, Colorado | $161,869 | 1.1% | 87.7% |
| 29 | Washington County, Colorado | $155,681 | 1.0% | 88.8% |
| 30 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $154,649 | 1.0% | 89.8% |
| 31 | Jackson County, Colorado | $144,310 | 1.0% | 90.8% |
| 32 | Mesa County, Colorado | $129,303 | 0.9% | 91.6% |
| 33 | Fremont County, Colorado | $126,764 | 0.9% | 92.5% |
| 34 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $126,557 | 0.9% | 93.3% |
| 35 | Eagle County, Colorado | $125,389 | 0.8% | 94.2% |
| 36 | Custer County, Colorado | $107,926 | 0.7% | 94.9% |
| 37 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $99,577 | 0.7% | 95.6% |
| 38 | Baca County, Colorado | $99,508 | 0.7% | 96.3% |
| 39 | Otero County, Colorado | $88,297 | 0.6% | 96.8% |
| 40 | Phillips County, Colorado | $63,041 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 41 | Adams County, Colorado | $57,769 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 42 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $57,106 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 43 | Ouray County, Colorado | $54,480 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 44 | Crowley County, Colorado | $49,651 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 45 | Costilla County, Colorado | $49,026 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 46 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $39,218 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 47 | Dolores County, Colorado | $30,483 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 48 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $22,095 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 49 | Logan County, Colorado | $21,801 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 50 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $11,240 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Lake County, Colorado | $9,984 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $1,403 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Hinsdale County, Colorado | $1,298 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Mineral County, Colorado | $1,002 | 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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