Conservation Reserve Program payments in Colorado totaled $1.9 billion from 1995-2021.

Counties in Colorado Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$210,357,29511.1%11.1%
2Weld County, Colorado$205,818,20410.8%21.9%
3Washington County, Colorado$171,532,6639.0%30.9%
4Kiowa County, Colorado$171,431,9459.0%40.0%
5Kit Carson County, Colorado$164,268,0268.6%48.6%
6Prowers County, Colorado$138,576,3857.3%55.9%
7Lincoln County, Colorado$112,308,0305.9%61.8%
8Yuma County, Colorado$106,362,0715.6%67.4%
9Cheyenne County, Colorado$103,045,0715.4%72.8%
10Logan County, Colorado$96,665,2165.1%77.9%
11Morgan County, Colorado$70,778,1403.7%81.6%
12Phillips County, Colorado$38,634,0702.0%83.7%
13Adams County, Colorado$34,311,3161.8%85.5%
14Elbert County, Colorado$32,533,6261.7%87.2%
15Dolores County, Colorado$26,265,3521.4%88.6%
16Pueblo County, Colorado$26,223,6481.4%90.0%
17Moffat County, Colorado$25,944,5611.4%91.3%
18Bent County, Colorado$21,508,2821.1%92.5%
19Crowley County, Colorado$17,718,0290.9%93.4%
20Arapahoe County, Colorado$16,749,5840.9%94.3%
21Routt County, Colorado$16,122,6080.8%95.1%
22Las Animas County, Colorado$16,109,2080.8%96.0%
23Sedgwick County, Colorado$15,478,9450.8%96.8%
24Montezuma County, Colorado$15,338,3570.8%97.6%
25La Plata County, Colorado$12,237,8390.6%98.2%
26El Paso County, Colorado$11,837,9320.6%98.9%
27Alamosa County, Colorado$4,617,5120.2%99.1%
28Saguache County, Colorado$3,640,5760.2%99.3%
29San Miguel County, Colorado$3,136,6070.2%99.5%
30Rio Blanco County, Colorado$2,627,8040.1%99.6%
31Otero County, Colorado$2,157,7010.1%99.7%
32Garfield County, Colorado$1,956,2950.1%99.8%
33Rio Grande County, Colorado$1,469,4000.1%99.9%
34Larimer County, Colorado$763,3300.0%99.9%
35Boulder County, Colorado$452,8310.0%100.0%
36Huerfano County, Colorado$204,6180.0%100.0%
37Douglas County, Colorado$137,9230.0%100.0%
38Conejos County, Colorado$130,8090.0%100.0%
39Grand County, Colorado$105,4480.0%100.0%
40Gunnison County, Colorado$88,1270.0%100.0%
41Denver County, Colorado$82,2350.0%100.0%
42Mesa County, Colorado$57,0940.0%100.0%
43Jackson County, Colorado$37,8850.0%100.0%
44Ouray County, Colorado$37,1300.0%100.0%
45Fremont County, Colorado$17,0040.0%100.0%
46Montrose County, Colorado$12,0560.0%100.0%
47Costilla County, Colorado$9,8420.0%100.0%
48Custer County, Colorado$5,2880.0%100.0%
49Park County, Colorado$3,4220.0%100.0%
50Archuleta County, Colorado$1,4600.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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