Conservation Reserve Program payments in Colorado totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2023.

Counties in Colorado Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2023

Rank County Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2023
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$226,720,65511.2%11.2%
2Weld County, Colorado$216,782,11810.7%22.0%
3Kiowa County, Colorado$183,321,6089.1%31.1%
4Washington County, Colorado$180,228,8958.9%40.0%
5Kit Carson County, Colorado$173,245,3058.6%48.6%
6Prowers County, Colorado$145,008,0787.2%55.7%
7Lincoln County, Colorado$119,258,7075.9%61.7%
8Yuma County, Colorado$117,347,6965.8%67.5%
9Cheyenne County, Colorado$110,241,3135.5%72.9%
10Logan County, Colorado$101,189,2705.0%77.9%
11Morgan County, Colorado$73,690,8333.7%81.6%
12Phillips County, Colorado$40,910,5592.0%83.6%
13Adams County, Colorado$35,584,2201.8%85.4%
14Elbert County, Colorado$34,364,6491.7%87.1%
15Pueblo County, Colorado$27,998,7461.4%88.5%
16Dolores County, Colorado$27,171,8141.3%89.8%
17Moffat County, Colorado$26,301,7141.3%91.1%
18Bent County, Colorado$23,403,0201.2%92.3%
19Crowley County, Colorado$19,034,2380.9%93.2%
20Las Animas County, Colorado$18,257,1690.9%94.1%
21Sedgwick County, Colorado$17,074,6600.8%95.0%
22Arapahoe County, Colorado$16,940,1680.8%95.8%
23Routt County, Colorado$16,702,3330.8%96.6%
24Montezuma County, Colorado$15,784,4950.8%97.4%
25El Paso County, Colorado$12,637,1520.6%98.0%
26La Plata County, Colorado$12,370,7960.6%98.7%
27Alamosa County, Colorado$6,095,8290.3%99.0%
28Saguache County, Colorado$5,002,3310.2%99.2%
29Otero County, Colorado$3,631,5580.2%99.4%
30San Miguel County, Colorado$3,228,8580.2%99.5%
31Rio Blanco County, Colorado$2,689,9880.1%99.7%
32Rio Grande County, Colorado$2,011,8140.1%99.8%
33Garfield County, Colorado$1,960,7020.1%99.9%
34Larimer County, Colorado$788,7340.0%99.9%
35Huerfano County, Colorado$480,9820.0%99.9%
36Boulder County, Colorado$454,2140.0%100.0%
37Douglas County, Colorado$141,8110.0%100.0%
38Conejos County, Colorado$132,1850.0%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$48,2210.0%100.0%
44Ouray County, Colorado$37,1300.0%100.0%
45Custer County, Colorado$36,8550.0%100.0%
46Fremont County, Colorado$18,5220.0%100.0%
47Montrose County, Colorado$12,0560.0%100.0%
48Costilla County, Colorado$10,6220.0%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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