Commodity subsidies in Colorado totaled $3.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Colorado Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Yuma County, Colorado | $413,323,430 | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| 2 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $362,985,591 | 12.2% | 26.2% |
| 3 | Weld County, Colorado | $270,217,162 | 9.1% | 35.3% |
| 4 | Washington County, Colorado | $211,158,688 | 7.1% | 42.4% |
| 5 | Phillips County, Colorado | $195,597,537 | 6.6% | 49.0% |
| 6 | Baca County, Colorado | $193,855,809 | 6.5% | 55.6% |
| 7 | Logan County, Colorado | $169,379,812 | 5.7% | 61.3% |
| 8 | Morgan County, Colorado | $163,575,052 | 5.5% | 66.8% |
| 9 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $118,471,137 | 4.0% | 70.8% |
| 10 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $114,940,382 | 3.9% | 74.7% |
| 11 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $108,529,289 | 3.7% | 78.4% |
| 12 | Prowers County, Colorado | $108,238,284 | 3.7% | 82.0% |
| 13 | Adams County, Colorado | $91,176,971 | 3.1% | 85.1% |
| 14 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $89,954,617 | 3.0% | 88.1% |
| 15 | Otero County, Colorado | $37,070,833 | 1.3% | 89.4% |
| 16 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $36,159,886 | 1.2% | 90.6% |
| 17 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $26,736,538 | 0.9% | 91.5% |
| 18 | Bent County, Colorado | $24,580,574 | 0.8% | 92.3% |
| 19 | Saguache County, Colorado | $24,338,905 | 0.8% | 93.2% |
| 20 | Larimer County, Colorado | $24,337,998 | 0.8% | 94.0% |
| 21 | Elbert County, Colorado | $23,416,344 | 0.8% | 94.8% |
| 22 | Moffat County, Colorado | $16,288,448 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 23 | Montrose County, Colorado | $13,989,511 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 24 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $12,947,768 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 25 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $12,107,383 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 26 | Crowley County, Colorado | $10,781,817 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 27 | Delta County, Colorado | $10,601,041 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 28 | Mesa County, Colorado | $10,315,682 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 29 | Conejos County, Colorado | $10,089,799 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 30 | Dolores County, Colorado | $7,927,577 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 31 | Routt County, Colorado | $6,727,266 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 32 | Boulder County, Colorado | $6,688,353 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 33 | Costilla County, Colorado | $6,573,421 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 34 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $5,618,486 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 35 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $5,116,013 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 36 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $4,224,701 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 37 | El Paso County, Colorado | $2,665,306 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 38 | La Plata County, Colorado | $2,399,540 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 39 | Garfield County, Colorado | $2,214,506 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 40 | Denver County, Colorado | $1,621,064 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 41 | Fremont County, Colorado | $1,488,209 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 42 | Douglas County, Colorado | $990,663 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 43 | Eagle County, Colorado | $978,639 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $817,415 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 45 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $490,116 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 46 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $323,885 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Grand County, Colorado | $202,586 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $197,520 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Custer County, Colorado | $194,539 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $162,224 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Jackson County, Colorado | $154,921 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | | $125,783 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $55,850 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $26,320 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Ouray County, Colorado | $23,007 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Teller County, Colorado | $20,153 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Park County, Colorado | $19,002 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Summit County, Colorado | $2,551 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Mineral County, Colorado | $5 | 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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