USDA subsidies in Colorado totaled $7.7 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Total USDA - Subsidies in Colorado by county, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $808,731,115 | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| 2 | Yuma County, Colorado | $744,283,796 | 9.6% | 20.0% |
| 3 | Baca County, Colorado | $632,692,080 | 8.2% | 28.2% |
| 4 | Weld County, Colorado | $619,666,680 | 8.0% | 36.2% |
| 5 | Washington County, Colorado | $543,155,981 | 7.0% | 43.2% |
| 6 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $439,962,839 | 5.7% | 48.9% |
| 7 | Prowers County, Colorado | $376,582,072 | 4.9% | 53.8% |
| 8 | Logan County, Colorado | $367,388,351 | 4.7% | 58.5% |
| 9 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $360,034,413 | 4.6% | 63.1% |
| 10 | Phillips County, Colorado | $334,953,493 | 4.3% | 67.5% |
| 11 | Morgan County, Colorado | $320,759,691 | 4.1% | 71.6% |
| 12 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $309,586,109 | 4.0% | 75.6% |
| 13 | Adams County, Colorado | $205,957,005 | 2.7% | 78.3% |
| 14 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $183,391,639 | 2.4% | 80.6% |
| 15 | Colorado NRCS | $125,454,593 | 1.6% | 82.2% |
| 16 | Otero County, Colorado | $120,170,564 | 1.6% | 83.8% |
| 17 | Bent County, Colorado | $108,849,678 | 1.4% | 85.2% |
| 18 | Elbert County, Colorado | $90,564,278 | 1.2% | 86.4% |
| 19 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $83,025,039 | 1.1% | 87.4% |
| 20 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $82,704,854 | 1.1% | 88.5% |
| 21 | Saguache County, Colorado | $79,927,381 | 1.0% | 89.5% |
| 22 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $67,893,298 | 0.9% | 90.4% |
| 23 | Moffat County, Colorado | $62,135,572 | 0.8% | 91.2% |
| 24 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $60,801,351 | 0.8% | 92.0% |
| 25 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $60,799,814 | 0.8% | 92.8% |
| 26 | Crowley County, Colorado | $57,954,683 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 27 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $49,077,199 | 0.6% | 94.2% |
| 28 | Conejos County, Colorado | $45,039,133 | 0.6% | 94.8% |
| 29 | Larimer County, Colorado | $42,583,280 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 30 | Dolores County, Colorado | $42,106,461 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 31 | Montrose County, Colorado | $36,301,690 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 32 | Delta County, Colorado | $35,842,388 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 33 | Mesa County, Colorado | $34,222,616 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 34 | Routt County, Colorado | $29,672,100 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 35 | El Paso County, Colorado | $25,244,369 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 36 | La Plata County, Colorado | $24,001,986 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 37 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $21,627,859 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 38 | Costilla County, Colorado | $19,362,194 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 39 | Garfield County, Colorado | $14,461,840 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 40 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $11,804,380 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 41 | Boulder County, Colorado | $10,587,329 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 42 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $8,264,447 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 43 | Custer County, Colorado | $7,314,662 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 44 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $7,276,911 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 45 | Fremont County, Colorado | $6,748,799 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 46 | Eagle County, Colorado | $5,103,467 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 47 | Jackson County, Colorado | $3,846,014 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 48 | Denver County, Colorado | $3,023,796 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 49 | Grand County, Colorado | $2,699,818 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 50 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $2,633,417 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 51 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $2,401,136 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Douglas County, Colorado | $2,287,429 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Park County, Colorado | $2,026,504 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 54 | Ouray County, Colorado | $1,277,267 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 55 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $529,888 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Teller County, Colorado | $421,809 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | | $364,205 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $349,573 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Mineral County, Colorado | $183,792 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Hinsdale County, Colorado | $122,268 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Summit County, Colorado | $84,934 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Lake County, Colorado | $52,055 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 63 | Gilpin County, Colorado | $14,536 | 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.
EWG HEADQUARTERS
1250 I Street NW, Suite 1000 | Washington, DC 20005
Federal crop insurance reform vital for incentivizing climate adaptation on farms
Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump
Is Federal Crop Insurance Policy Leading to Another Dust Bowl?
Double Dipping:
The "Farm Crisis" Myth
Crying Wolf