Commodity subsidies in Colorado totaled $70.8 million in 2011
Counties in Colorado Receiving Commodity Payments, 2011
| Rank |
County |
Total Commodity Programs
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Yuma County, Colorado | $8,788,219 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| 2 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $8,675,744 | 12.2% | 24.7% |
| 3 | Washington County, Colorado | $5,577,268 | 7.9% | 32.5% |
| 4 | Weld County, Colorado | $5,565,642 | 7.9% | 40.4% |
| 5 | Baca County, Colorado | $4,838,582 | 6.8% | 47.2% |
| 6 | Phillips County, Colorado | $4,802,749 | 6.8% | 54.0% |
| 7 | Logan County, Colorado | $3,931,473 | 5.6% | 59.5% |
| 8 | Morgan County, Colorado | $3,596,487 | 5.1% | 64.6% |
| 9 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $3,117,325 | 4.4% | 69.0% |
| 10 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $3,079,065 | 4.3% | 73.4% |
| 11 | Prowers County, Colorado | $2,888,765 | 4.1% | 77.4% |
| 12 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $2,638,877 | 3.7% | 81.2% |
| 13 | Adams County, Colorado | $2,542,331 | 3.6% | 84.8% |
| 14 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $2,541,113 | 3.6% | 88.3% |
| 15 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $1,118,368 | 1.6% | 89.9% |
| 16 | Otero County, Colorado | $904,243 | 1.3% | 91.2% |
| 17 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $692,216 | 1.0% | 92.2% |
| 18 | Saguache County, Colorado | $639,753 | 0.9% | 93.1% |
| 19 | Bent County, Colorado | $622,228 | 0.9% | 94.0% |
| 20 | Elbert County, Colorado | $608,864 | 0.9% | 94.8% |
| 21 | Larimer County, Colorado | $368,125 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 22 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $359,527 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 23 | Moffat County, Colorado | $327,347 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 24 | Montrose County, Colorado | $292,767 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 25 | Crowley County, Colorado | $279,164 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 26 | Conejos County, Colorado | $262,079 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 27 | Dolores County, Colorado | $237,424 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 28 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $229,479 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 29 | Costilla County, Colorado | $197,645 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 30 | Routt County, Colorado | $176,275 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 31 | Mesa County, Colorado | $153,142 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 32 | Boulder County, Colorado | $144,372 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 33 | Delta County, Colorado | $139,152 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 34 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $118,038 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 35 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $95,191 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 36 | Denver County, Colorado | $79,484 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 37 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $46,708 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 38 | La Plata County, Colorado | $40,703 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 39 | El Paso County, Colorado | $31,816 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Garfield County, Colorado | $19,619 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Douglas County, Colorado | $17,259 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $16,742 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 43 | 08014 | $12,525 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $12,229 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $7,583 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Fremont County, Colorado | $2,369 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Custer County, Colorado | $483 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Ouray County, Colorado | $308 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Eagle County, Colorado | $233 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $69 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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