Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $66.9 million in 2018

Counties in Colorado Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2018

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
2018		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$8,955,67913.4%13.4%
2Weld County, Colorado$6,845,97210.2%23.6%
3Kiowa County, Colorado$6,736,40510.1%33.7%
4Prowers County, Colorado$5,035,6827.5%41.2%
5Yuma County, Colorado$4,734,2417.1%48.3%
6Kit Carson County, Colorado$4,634,6066.9%55.2%
7Washington County, Colorado$3,975,9325.9%61.1%
8Lincoln County, Colorado$3,489,8535.2%66.4%
9Cheyenne County, Colorado$3,450,5985.2%71.5%
10Logan County, Colorado$2,625,0003.9%75.4%
11Morgan County, Colorado$2,100,7853.1%78.6%
12Gunnison County, Colorado$1,741,0282.6%81.2%
13Pueblo County, Colorado$1,281,9071.9%83.1%
14Phillips County, Colorado$1,230,7001.8%84.9%
15Sedgwick County, Colorado$1,013,9311.5%86.4%
16Elbert County, Colorado$967,6901.4%87.9%
17Bent County, Colorado$916,1791.4%89.3%
18Adams County, Colorado$784,7791.2%90.4%
19Dolores County, Colorado$773,8911.2%91.6%
20Crowley County, Colorado$762,0671.1%92.7%
21Las Animas County, Colorado$729,0581.1%93.8%
22Moffat County, Colorado$649,6291.0%94.8%
23Alamosa County, Colorado$613,5640.9%95.7%
24Saguache County, Colorado$536,0750.8%96.5%
25Routt County, Colorado$489,8620.7%97.2%
26Montezuma County, Colorado$431,3770.6%97.9%
27La Plata County, Colorado$426,6250.6%98.5%
28El Paso County, Colorado$379,3590.6%99.1%
29Arapahoe County, Colorado$184,0130.3%99.4%
30Rio Grande County, Colorado$178,9010.3%99.6%
31Otero County, Colorado$128,7950.2%99.8%
32San Miguel County, Colorado$57,1950.1%99.9%
33Huerfano County, Colorado$37,1900.1%100.0%
34Larimer County, Colorado$16,6950.0%100.0%
35Jackson County, Colorado$2,8160.0%100.0%
36Douglas County, Colorado$2,7630.0%100.0%
37Garfield County, Colorado$2,2020.0%100.0%
38Archuleta County, Colorado$7300.0%100.0%
39Conejos County, Colorado$6880.0%100.0%
40Boulder County, Colorado$3190.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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