Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments in Colorado totaled $304 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Colorado Receiving Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Disaster / Emergency
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $18,752,769 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 2 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $18,018,999 | 5.9% | 12.1% |
| 3 | Otero County, Colorado | $17,915,451 | 5.9% | 18.0% |
| 4 | Baca County, Colorado | $17,494,904 | 5.8% | 23.8% |
| 5 | Yuma County, Colorado | $16,672,856 | 5.5% | 29.2% |
| 6 | Bent County, Colorado | $14,242,757 | 4.7% | 33.9% |
| 7 | Crowley County, Colorado | $12,893,220 | 4.2% | 38.2% |
| 8 | Prowers County, Colorado | $12,170,358 | 4.0% | 42.2% |
| 9 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $10,548,063 | 3.5% | 45.7% |
| 10 | Washington County, Colorado | $10,360,762 | 3.4% | 49.1% |
| 11 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $9,685,221 | 3.2% | 52.3% |
| 12 | Logan County, Colorado | $9,281,857 | 3.1% | 55.3% |
| 13 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $8,734,504 | 2.9% | 58.2% |
| 14 | Elbert County, Colorado | $8,525,471 | 2.8% | 61.0% |
| 15 | Conejos County, Colorado | $8,461,338 | 2.8% | 63.8% |
| 16 | Weld County, Colorado | $8,401,122 | 2.8% | 66.5% |
| 17 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $8,248,210 | 2.7% | 69.3% |
| 18 | Moffat County, Colorado | $8,108,636 | 2.7% | 71.9% |
| 19 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $6,510,136 | 2.1% | 74.1% |
| 20 | Montrose County, Colorado | $6,403,847 | 2.1% | 76.2% |
| 21 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $5,735,314 | 1.9% | 78.1% |
| 22 | El Paso County, Colorado | $5,677,544 | 1.9% | 79.9% |
| 23 | Saguache County, Colorado | $5,417,612 | 1.8% | 81.7% |
| 24 | Morgan County, Colorado | $5,282,797 | 1.7% | 83.5% |
| 25 | Mesa County, Colorado | $4,647,596 | 1.5% | 85.0% |
| 26 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $3,581,582 | 1.2% | 86.2% |
| 27 | Garfield County, Colorado | $3,542,508 | 1.2% | 87.3% |
| 28 | Routt County, Colorado | $3,492,400 | 1.1% | 88.5% |
| 29 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $3,146,218 | 1.0% | 89.5% |
| 30 | Delta County, Colorado | $3,053,098 | 1.0% | 90.5% |
| 31 | La Plata County, Colorado | $2,191,723 | 0.7% | 91.2% |
| 32 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $2,079,879 | 0.7% | 91.9% |
| 33 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $2,075,819 | 0.7% | 92.6% |
| 34 | Phillips County, Colorado | $1,909,624 | 0.6% | 93.2% |
| 35 | Custer County, Colorado | $1,788,540 | 0.6% | 93.8% |
| 36 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $1,752,117 | 0.6% | 94.4% |
| 37 | Eagle County, Colorado | $1,657,465 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 38 | Jackson County, Colorado | $1,588,635 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 39 | Fremont County, Colorado | $1,506,090 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 40 | Park County, Colorado | $1,428,824 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 41 | Larimer County, Colorado | $1,391,285 | 0.5% | 96.9% |
| 42 | Grand County, Colorado | $1,263,601 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 43 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $1,113,066 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 44 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $1,080,646 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 45 | Adams County, Colorado | $1,013,575 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 46 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $960,913 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 47 | Costilla County, Colorado | $835,046 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 48 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $805,235 | 0.3% | 99.2% |
| 49 | Ouray County, Colorado | $733,120 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 50 | Dolores County, Colorado | $582,511 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 51 | Douglas County, Colorado | $442,739 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 52 | Boulder County, Colorado | $214,960 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Teller County, Colorado | $99,176 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 54 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $88,665 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 55 | Mineral County, Colorado | $56,464 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Lake County, Colorado | $44,071 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $40,934 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Hinsdale County, Colorado | $24,710 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Summit County, Colorado | $14,084 | 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.
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