Sorghum Subsidies in Colorado totaled $193 million from 1995-2020‡.

Counties in Colorado Receiving sorghum subsidies, 1995-2020‡

Rank County Sorghum Subsidies
1995-2020‡		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$71,083,39336.8%36.8%
2Kiowa County, Colorado$39,424,34120.4%57.2%
3Prowers County, Colorado$27,633,76514.3%71.5%
4Cheyenne County, Colorado$17,311,0369.0%80.4%
5Bent County, Colorado$6,562,0953.4%83.8%
6Kit Carson County, Colorado$6,539,1153.4%87.2%
7Lincoln County, Colorado$6,071,5973.1%90.4%
8Washington County, Colorado$2,989,3321.5%91.9%
9Yuma County, Colorado$2,816,0011.5%93.4%
10Pueblo County, Colorado$2,024,6671.0%94.4%
11Phillips County, Colorado$1,516,6250.8%95.2%
12Crowley County, Colorado$1,508,1150.8%96.0%
13Logan County, Colorado$1,501,8490.8%96.8%
14Otero County, Colorado$1,387,1040.7%97.5%
15Adams County, Colorado$1,250,6190.6%98.1%
16Morgan County, Colorado$1,055,0850.5%98.7%
17Weld County, Colorado$714,9930.4%99.0%
18Sedgwick County, Colorado$559,2460.3%99.3%
19El Paso County, Colorado$494,3050.3%99.6%
20Las Animas County, Colorado$399,5030.2%99.8%
21Elbert County, Colorado$217,6020.1%99.9%
22Arapahoe County, Colorado$123,1800.1%100.0%
23Denver County, Colorado$24,0880.0%100.0%
24La Plata County, Colorado$19,6460.0%100.0%
25Mesa County, Colorado$8,2410.0%100.0%
26Huerfano County, Colorado$7,1820.0%100.0%
27Boulder County, Colorado$6,6590.0%100.0%
28Delta County, Colorado$3,5850.0%100.0%
29Larimer County, Colorado$2,6850.0%100.0%
30Montrose County, Colorado$1,0450.0%100.0%
31Dolores County, Colorado$7460.0%100.0%
32Garfield County, Colorado$770.0%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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