Commodity subsidies in Colorado totaled $2.6 billion from 1995-2017.
Counties in Colorado Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2017
Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2017 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Yuma County, Colorado | $385,084,052 | 14.6% | 14.6% |
2 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $324,342,301 | 12.3% | 26.9% |
3 | Weld County, Colorado | $233,563,823 | 8.8% | 35.7% |
4 | Washington County, Colorado | $187,031,692 | 7.1% | 42.8% |
5 | Phillips County, Colorado | $179,261,941 | 6.8% | 49.6% |
6 | Baca County, Colorado | $169,543,420 | 6.4% | 56.0% |
7 | Logan County, Colorado | $154,615,116 | 5.9% | 61.9% |
8 | Morgan County, Colorado | $145,490,732 | 5.5% | 67.4% |
9 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $106,417,204 | 4.0% | 71.4% |
10 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $101,199,693 | 3.8% | 75.3% |
11 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $94,364,094 | 3.6% | 78.8% |
12 | Prowers County, Colorado | $93,588,005 | 3.5% | 82.4% |
13 | Adams County, Colorado | $81,155,101 | 3.1% | 85.5% |
14 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $79,076,547 | 3.0% | 88.5% |
15 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $33,031,533 | 1.3% | 89.7% |
16 | Otero County, Colorado | $32,268,788 | 1.2% | 90.9% |
17 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $23,775,726 | 0.9% | 91.8% |
18 | Bent County, Colorado | $22,120,150 | 0.8% | 92.7% |
19 | Saguache County, Colorado | $21,938,312 | 0.8% | 93.5% |
20 | Larimer County, Colorado | $21,246,708 | 0.8% | 94.3% |
21 | Elbert County, Colorado | $19,560,847 | 0.7% | 95.1% |
22 | Moffat County, Colorado | $14,748,622 | 0.6% | 95.6% |
23 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $11,634,002 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
24 | Montrose County, Colorado | $11,579,539 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
25 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $9,797,045 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
26 | Crowley County, Colorado | $9,617,600 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
27 | Delta County, Colorado | $8,215,696 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
28 | Conejos County, Colorado | $8,080,519 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
29 | Mesa County, Colorado | $7,732,471 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
30 | Dolores County, Colorado | $6,997,410 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
31 | Boulder County, Colorado | $6,253,575 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
32 | Routt County, Colorado | $6,152,405 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
33 | Costilla County, Colorado | $6,007,971 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
34 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $4,786,701 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
35 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $4,465,306 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
36 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $3,600,638 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
37 | La Plata County, Colorado | $1,874,222 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
38 | El Paso County, Colorado | $1,872,826 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
39 | Denver County, Colorado | $1,433,034 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
40 | Garfield County, Colorado | $1,349,492 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
41 | Douglas County, Colorado | $938,658 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
42 | Fremont County, Colorado | $927,773 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
43 | Eagle County, Colorado | $756,559 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
44 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $525,763 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
45 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $457,802 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
46 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $245,836 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
47 | Jackson County, Colorado | $112,813 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
48 | | $111,013 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
49 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $87,449 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
50 | Grand County, Colorado | $72,603 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
51 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $55,850 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
52 | Custer County, Colorado | $42,562 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
53 | Ouray County, Colorado | $20,679 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
54 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $5,884 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
55 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $3,462 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
56 | Park County, Colorado | $1,725 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
57 | Summit County, Colorado | $1,047 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
58 | Teller County, Colorado | $774 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
59 | Mineral County, Colorado | $5 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.