Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2021.

Counties in Colorado Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$213,207,45810.9%10.9%
2Weld County, Colorado$208,210,48510.6%21.5%
3Washington County, Colorado$172,459,8068.8%30.3%
4Kiowa County, Colorado$171,827,5668.8%39.1%
5Kit Carson County, Colorado$165,467,5788.5%47.6%
6Prowers County, Colorado$139,636,8217.1%54.7%
7Lincoln County, Colorado$112,678,5245.8%60.5%
8Yuma County, Colorado$107,397,6125.5%65.9%
9Cheyenne County, Colorado$103,568,8485.3%71.2%
10Logan County, Colorado$99,899,0165.1%76.3%
11Morgan County, Colorado$72,379,0633.7%80.0%
12Phillips County, Colorado$39,429,4102.0%82.0%
13Adams County, Colorado$34,810,1011.8%83.8%
14Elbert County, Colorado$33,016,6631.7%85.5%
15Pueblo County, Colorado$27,559,6341.4%86.9%
16Moffat County, Colorado$26,627,5051.4%88.3%
17Dolores County, Colorado$26,400,2211.3%89.6%
18Bent County, Colorado$22,483,9531.1%90.8%
19Crowley County, Colorado$18,991,7441.0%91.7%
20Montezuma County, Colorado$18,387,4300.9%92.7%
21Las Animas County, Colorado$18,287,4900.9%93.6%
22Arapahoe County, Colorado$17,266,9540.9%94.5%
23Routt County, Colorado$16,593,1480.8%95.3%
24Sedgwick County, Colorado$16,313,9390.8%96.2%
25La Plata County, Colorado$13,948,2350.7%96.9%
26El Paso County, Colorado$12,545,8390.6%97.5%
27Mesa County, Colorado$5,186,4020.3%97.8%
28Alamosa County, Colorado$4,883,2500.2%98.0%
29Saguache County, Colorado$4,840,4890.2%98.3%
30Montrose County, Colorado$4,164,9480.2%98.5%
31Otero County, Colorado$4,065,5330.2%98.7%
32Delta County, Colorado$3,865,2760.2%98.9%
33Gunnison County, Colorado$3,669,7510.2%99.1%
34San Miguel County, Colorado$3,204,5970.2%99.3%
35Rio Blanco County, Colorado$2,891,3190.1%99.4%
36Garfield County, Colorado$2,742,6550.1%99.5%
37Rio Grande County, Colorado$1,932,3230.1%99.6%
38Huerfano County, Colorado$1,409,7880.1%99.7%
39Larimer County, Colorado$1,056,1570.1%99.8%
40Conejos County, Colorado$960,1060.0%99.8%
41Boulder County, Colorado$727,3970.0%99.9%
42Costilla County, Colorado$539,8690.0%99.9%
43Fremont County, Colorado$377,7250.0%99.9%
44Douglas County, Colorado$274,3110.0%99.9%
45Grand County, Colorado$225,8970.0%99.9%
46Custer County, Colorado$218,6420.0%99.9%
47Archuleta County, Colorado$162,8590.0%100.0%
48Pitkin County, Colorado$162,1570.0%100.0%
49Jackson County, Colorado$154,3490.0%100.0%
50Eagle County, Colorado$127,5480.0%100.0%
51Chaffee County, Colorado$125,1690.0%100.0%
52Ouray County, Colorado$111,8470.0%100.0%
53Denver County, Colorado$82,2350.0%100.0%
54Mineral County, Colorado$78,6010.0%100.0%
55Hinsdale County, Colorado$54,8940.0%100.0%
56Park County, Colorado$46,4270.0%100.0%
57Summit County, Colorado$11,4020.0%100.0%
58Jefferson County, Colorado$6,3810.0%100.0%
59Teller County, Colorado$6,1370.0%100.0%
60Lake County, Colorado$1,0680.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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