Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $66.7 million in 2017
Counties in Colorado Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2017
Rank |
County |
Total Conservation Programs 2017 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Baca County, Colorado | $9,287,354 | 13.9% | 13.9% |
2 | Weld County, Colorado | $6,752,691 | 10.1% | 24.1% |
3 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $6,536,473 | 9.8% | 33.9% |
4 | Prowers County, Colorado | $5,283,103 | 7.9% | 41.8% |
5 | Yuma County, Colorado | $4,926,508 | 7.4% | 49.2% |
6 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $4,164,918 | 6.2% | 55.4% |
7 | Washington County, Colorado | $3,977,522 | 6.0% | 61.4% |
8 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $3,544,487 | 5.3% | 66.7% |
9 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $3,523,107 | 5.3% | 72.0% |
10 | Logan County, Colorado | $2,549,885 | 3.8% | 75.8% |
11 | Morgan County, Colorado | $2,234,624 | 3.4% | 79.2% |
12 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $1,466,145 | 2.2% | 81.3% |
13 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $1,282,951 | 1.9% | 83.3% |
14 | Elbert County, Colorado | $1,054,587 | 1.6% | 84.9% |
15 | Bent County, Colorado | $897,607 | 1.3% | 86.2% |
16 | Phillips County, Colorado | $896,178 | 1.3% | 87.5% |
17 | Dolores County, Colorado | $856,886 | 1.3% | 88.8% |
18 | Adams County, Colorado | $854,220 | 1.3% | 90.1% |
19 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $786,440 | 1.2% | 91.3% |
20 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $740,894 | 1.1% | 92.4% |
21 | Moffat County, Colorado | $739,789 | 1.1% | 93.5% |
22 | Crowley County, Colorado | $726,138 | 1.1% | 94.6% |
23 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $622,253 | 0.9% | 95.5% |
24 | Routt County, Colorado | $493,931 | 0.7% | 96.3% |
25 | La Plata County, Colorado | $485,921 | 0.7% | 97.0% |
26 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $483,332 | 0.7% | 97.7% |
27 | El Paso County, Colorado | $459,794 | 0.7% | 98.4% |
28 | Saguache County, Colorado | $347,508 | 0.5% | 98.9% |
29 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $260,257 | 0.4% | 99.3% |
30 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $177,030 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
31 | Otero County, Colorado | $126,743 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
32 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $64,948 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
33 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $56,590 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
34 | Larimer County, Colorado | $18,851 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
35 | Garfield County, Colorado | $2,202 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
36 | Conejos County, Colorado | $688 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
37 | Costilla County, Colorado | $390 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
38 | Jackson County, Colorado | $368 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
39 | Boulder County, Colorado | $319 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.