Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Colorado Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Baca County, Colorado | $200,525,196 | 9.9% | 9.9% |
| 2 | Weld County, Colorado | $198,154,981 | 9.8% | 19.7% |
| 3 | Washington County, Colorado | $166,925,489 | 8.3% | 28.0% |
| 4 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $160,446,912 | 7.9% | 35.9% |
| 5 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $159,288,256 | 7.9% | 43.8% |
| 6 | Prowers County, Colorado | $133,023,849 | 6.6% | 50.4% |
| 7 | Colorado NRCS | $125,433,503 | 6.2% | 56.6% |
| 8 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $107,057,186 | 5.3% | 61.9% |
| 9 | Yuma County, Colorado | $99,752,993 | 4.9% | 66.9% |
| 10 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $99,611,899 | 4.9% | 71.8% |
| 11 | Logan County, Colorado | $97,527,957 | 4.8% | 76.6% |
| 12 | Morgan County, Colorado | $70,412,604 | 3.5% | 80.1% |
| 13 | Phillips County, Colorado | $38,082,247 | 1.9% | 82.0% |
| 14 | Adams County, Colorado | $34,517,386 | 1.7% | 83.7% |
| 15 | Elbert County, Colorado | $31,617,538 | 1.6% | 85.3% |
| 16 | Moffat County, Colorado | $26,398,806 | 1.3% | 86.6% |
| 17 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $25,967,236 | 1.3% | 87.9% |
| 18 | Dolores County, Colorado | $25,555,329 | 1.3% | 89.1% |
| 19 | Bent County, Colorado | $22,236,932 | 1.1% | 90.2% |
| 20 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $20,103,012 | 1.0% | 91.2% |
| 21 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $18,417,231 | 0.9% | 92.1% |
| 22 | Crowley County, Colorado | $17,855,754 | 0.9% | 93.0% |
| 23 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $17,293,353 | 0.9% | 93.9% |
| 24 | Routt County, Colorado | $16,266,321 | 0.8% | 94.7% |
| 25 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $15,974,035 | 0.8% | 95.5% |
| 26 | La Plata County, Colorado | $14,546,296 | 0.7% | 96.2% |
| 27 | El Paso County, Colorado | $12,162,921 | 0.6% | 96.8% |
| 28 | Montrose County, Colorado | $6,586,022 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 29 | Mesa County, Colorado | $6,254,438 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 30 | Delta County, Colorado | $5,656,668 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 31 | Saguache County, Colorado | $5,402,853 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 32 | Otero County, Colorado | $5,034,051 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 33 | Garfield County, Colorado | $4,563,255 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 34 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $4,278,031 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 35 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $3,970,480 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 36 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $3,238,442 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 37 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $3,210,418 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 38 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $2,524,959 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 39 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $2,253,007 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 40 | Conejos County, Colorado | $2,235,846 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 41 | Eagle County, Colorado | $1,523,268 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 42 | Larimer County, Colorado | $1,337,632 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 43 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $1,040,334 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 44 | Boulder County, Colorado | $999,953 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 45 | Costilla County, Colorado | $860,859 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 46 | Fremont County, Colorado | $701,587 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 47 | Jackson County, Colorado | $406,885 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Grand County, Colorado | $394,256 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 49 | Custer County, Colorado | $376,188 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 50 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $372,649 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Douglas County, Colorado | $345,392 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Teller County, Colorado | $279,011 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Ouray County, Colorado | $271,014 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Park County, Colorado | $271,000 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $189,924 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Mineral County, Colorado | $103,158 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Denver County, Colorado | $82,235 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $65,464 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Hinsdale County, Colorado | $59,807 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Gilpin County, Colorado | $14,536 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Summit County, Colorado | $14,208 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Lake County, Colorado | $1,068 | 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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