Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments in Colorado totaled $4.0 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Colorado Receiving Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP)
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Bent County, Colorado | $912,812 | 22.7% | 22.7% |
| 2 | Delta County, Colorado | $805,200 | 20.0% | 42.7% |
| 3 | Phillips County, Colorado | $411,638 | 10.2% | 52.9% |
| 4 | Weld County, Colorado | $355,080 | 8.8% | 61.7% |
| 5 | Yuma County, Colorado | $274,355 | 6.8% | 68.6% |
| 6 | Logan County, Colorado | $227,707 | 5.7% | 74.2% |
| 7 | Moffat County, Colorado | $163,267 | 4.1% | 78.3% |
| 8 | Mesa County, Colorado | $100,716 | 2.5% | 80.8% |
| 9 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $96,550 | 2.4% | 83.2% |
| 10 | Montrose County, Colorado | $84,528 | 2.1% | 85.3% |
| 11 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $82,609 | 2.1% | 87.3% |
| 12 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $75,116 | 1.9% | 89.2% |
| 13 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $61,260 | 1.5% | 90.7% |
| 14 | La Plata County, Colorado | $59,624 | 1.5% | 92.2% |
| 15 | Garfield County, Colorado | $58,537 | 1.5% | 93.7% |
| 16 | Prowers County, Colorado | $48,381 | 1.2% | 94.9% |
| 17 | Dolores County, Colorado | $47,077 | 1.2% | 96.0% |
| 18 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $28,409 | 0.7% | 96.7% |
| 19 | Conejos County, Colorado | $27,850 | 0.7% | 97.4% |
| 20 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $21,619 | 0.5% | 98.0% |
| 21 | Routt County, Colorado | $11,781 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 22 | Crowley County, Colorado | $8,442 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 23 | Washington County, Colorado | $7,174 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 24 | Fremont County, Colorado | $6,768 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 25 | Larimer County, Colorado | $6,181 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 26 | Baca County, Colorado | $6,147 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 27 | Costilla County, Colorado | $5,336 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 28 | Ouray County, Colorado | $4,888 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 29 | Eagle County, Colorado | $4,600 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 30 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $4,328 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 31 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $4,207 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 32 | Otero County, Colorado | $3,411 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 33 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $3,352 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 34 | Adams County, Colorado | $2,760 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 35 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $1,775 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 36 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $707 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 37 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $338 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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