Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $49.9 million in 2021

Counties in Colorado Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2021

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
2021		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Baca County, Colorado$6,075,98312.2%12.2%
2Kiowa County, Colorado$5,459,21310.9%23.1%
3Weld County, Colorado$5,297,15210.6%33.8%
4Yuma County, Colorado$4,652,7299.3%43.1%
5Kit Carson County, Colorado$3,973,9348.0%51.1%
6Washington County, Colorado$3,074,4876.2%57.2%
7Prowers County, Colorado$2,990,3396.0%63.2%
8Lincoln County, Colorado$2,525,3305.1%68.3%
9Logan County, Colorado$2,290,8014.6%72.9%
10Cheyenne County, Colorado$2,236,3294.5%77.4%
11Morgan County, Colorado$1,386,3162.8%80.1%
12Phillips County, Colorado$1,123,5042.3%82.4%
13Pueblo County, Colorado$1,088,5312.2%84.6%
14Bent County, Colorado$718,5681.4%86.0%
15Alamosa County, Colorado$710,4121.4%87.4%
16Saguache County, Colorado$702,3881.4%88.9%
17Sedgwick County, Colorado$657,5541.3%90.2%
18Elbert County, Colorado$653,1731.3%91.5%
19Adams County, Colorado$649,9081.3%92.8%
20Crowley County, Colorado$556,1151.1%93.9%
21Las Animas County, Colorado$473,6480.9%94.8%
22Dolores County, Colorado$457,7640.9%95.8%
23Moffat County, Colorado$429,2770.9%96.6%
24Rio Grande County, Colorado$328,5120.7%97.3%
25Routt County, Colorado$317,2930.6%97.9%
26Montezuma County, Colorado$283,0540.6%98.5%
27El Paso County, Colorado$182,0980.4%98.9%
28La Plata County, Colorado$168,4990.3%99.2%
29Otero County, Colorado$152,0170.3%99.5%
30Arapahoe County, Colorado$98,0020.2%99.7%
31Huerfano County, Colorado$56,5900.1%99.8%
32San Miguel County, Colorado$40,8850.1%99.9%
33Rio Blanco County, Colorado$31,0610.1%100.0%
34Larimer County, Colorado$13,3940.0%100.0%
35Jackson County, Colorado$5,1680.0%100.0%
36Douglas County, Colorado$2,7630.0%100.0%
37Conejos County, Colorado$6880.0%100.0%
38Boulder County, Colorado$6280.0%100.0%
39Costilla County, Colorado$3900.0%100.0%
40Gunnison County, Colorado$2700.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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