Commodity subsidies in Colorado totaled $146 million in 2019
Counties in Colorado Receiving Commodity Payments, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $18,362,703 | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| 2 | Yuma County, Colorado | $14,237,926 | 9.8% | 22.3% |
| 3 | Weld County, Colorado | $13,453,478 | 9.2% | 31.6% |
| 4 | Washington County, Colorado | $12,363,652 | 8.5% | 40.0% |
| 5 | Baca County, Colorado | $11,442,265 | 7.8% | 47.9% |
| 6 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $10,060,759 | 6.9% | 54.8% |
| 7 | Morgan County, Colorado | $9,118,544 | 6.2% | 61.0% |
| 8 | Prowers County, Colorado | $8,224,720 | 5.6% | 66.6% |
| 9 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $7,260,393 | 5.0% | 71.6% |
| 10 | Phillips County, Colorado | $7,223,058 | 4.9% | 76.6% |
| 11 | Logan County, Colorado | $5,912,710 | 4.1% | 80.6% |
| 12 | Adams County, Colorado | $5,434,056 | 3.7% | 84.3% |
| 13 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $4,883,253 | 3.3% | 87.7% |
| 14 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $3,450,084 | 2.4% | 90.0% |
| 15 | Otero County, Colorado | $1,920,484 | 1.3% | 91.4% |
| 16 | Elbert County, Colorado | $1,462,082 | 1.0% | 92.4% |
| 17 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $1,225,855 | 0.8% | 93.2% |
| 18 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $1,124,082 | 0.8% | 94.0% |
| 19 | Conejos County, Colorado | $967,426 | 0.7% | 94.6% |
| 20 | Saguache County, Colorado | $928,937 | 0.6% | 95.3% |
| 21 | Bent County, Colorado | $909,009 | 0.6% | 95.9% |
| 22 | Larimer County, Colorado | $795,827 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 23 | Dolores County, Colorado | $582,281 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 24 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $457,513 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 25 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $448,569 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 26 | Delta County, Colorado | $427,939 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 27 | Moffat County, Colorado | $427,588 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 28 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $417,702 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 29 | Montrose County, Colorado | $403,135 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 30 | Mesa County, Colorado | $383,193 | 0.3% | 98.9% |
| 31 | Costilla County, Colorado | $255,283 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 32 | Boulder County, Colorado | $251,266 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 33 | Routt County, Colorado | $215,456 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 34 | Crowley County, Colorado | $191,752 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 35 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $186,228 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 36 | La Plata County, Colorado | $121,650 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 37 | Fremont County, Colorado | $115,099 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 38 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $94,853 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 39 | Denver County, Colorado | $62,879 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Garfield County, Colorado | $36,583 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | El Paso County, Colorado | $36,548 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $31,418 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Douglas County, Colorado | $14,288 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $11,920 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $9,932 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | | $5,141 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $4,200 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Grand County, Colorado | $3,199 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Eagle County, Colorado | $3,055 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $1,629 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Custer County, Colorado | $1,022 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Summit County, Colorado | $750 | 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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