Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments in Colorado totaled $29.1 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Colorado Receiving Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Otero County, Colorado | $3,269,195 | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| 2 | Conejos County, Colorado | $2,924,395 | 10.1% | 21.3% |
| 3 | Saguache County, Colorado | $2,616,826 | 9.0% | 30.3% |
| 4 | Prowers County, Colorado | $2,564,424 | 8.8% | 39.1% |
| 5 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $2,281,463 | 7.8% | 47.0% |
| 6 | Baca County, Colorado | $2,263,324 | 7.8% | 54.7% |
| 7 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $1,493,154 | 5.1% | 59.9% |
| 8 | Moffat County, Colorado | $1,016,380 | 3.5% | 63.4% |
| 9 | Bent County, Colorado | $880,561 | 3.0% | 66.4% |
| 10 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $867,551 | 3.0% | 69.4% |
| 11 | Garfield County, Colorado | $711,033 | 2.4% | 71.8% |
| 12 | Dolores County, Colorado | $710,607 | 2.4% | 74.3% |
| 13 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $692,594 | 2.4% | 76.7% |
| 14 | Costilla County, Colorado | $676,773 | 2.3% | 79.0% |
| 15 | Custer County, Colorado | $635,667 | 2.2% | 81.2% |
| 16 | La Plata County, Colorado | $600,125 | 2.1% | 83.2% |
| 17 | Morgan County, Colorado | $596,878 | 2.1% | 85.3% |
| 18 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $579,624 | 2.0% | 87.3% |
| 19 | Yuma County, Colorado | $549,879 | 1.9% | 89.2% |
| 20 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $511,408 | 1.8% | 90.9% |
| 21 | Delta County, Colorado | $435,199 | 1.5% | 92.4% |
| 22 | Mesa County, Colorado | $364,316 | 1.3% | 93.7% |
| 23 | Crowley County, Colorado | $311,247 | 1.1% | 94.7% |
| 24 | Routt County, Colorado | $304,589 | 1.0% | 95.8% |
| 25 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $260,490 | 0.9% | 96.7% |
| 26 | Eagle County, Colorado | $229,657 | 0.8% | 97.5% |
| 27 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $168,218 | 0.6% | 98.1% |
| 28 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $131,941 | 0.5% | 98.5% |
| 29 | Fremont County, Colorado | $117,358 | 0.4% | 98.9% |
| 30 | Montrose County, Colorado | $114,025 | 0.4% | 99.3% |
| 31 | Grand County, Colorado | $84,635 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 32 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $57,954 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 33 | Elbert County, Colorado | $22,435 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 34 | Park County, Colorado | $21,881 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $11,251 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 36 | Phillips County, Colorado | $2,292 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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