Wheat Subsidies in Colorado totaled $1.9 billion from 1995-2017.
Counties in Colorado Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2017
| Rank |
County |
Wheat Subsidies
1995-2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $246,956,346 | 13.1% | 13.1% |
| 2 | Washington County, Colorado | $211,540,870 | 11.2% | 24.3% |
| 3 | Baca County, Colorado | $141,627,177 | 7.5% | 31.8% |
| 4 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $140,154,277 | 7.4% | 39.2% |
| 5 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $121,402,654 | 6.4% | 45.6% |
| 6 | Yuma County, Colorado | $113,628,903 | 6.0% | 51.7% |
| 7 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $112,792,746 | 6.0% | 57.6% |
| 8 | Adams County, Colorado | $108,071,895 | 5.7% | 63.4% |
| 9 | Logan County, Colorado | $102,292,122 | 5.4% | 68.8% |
| 10 | Weld County, Colorado | $100,185,933 | 5.3% | 74.1% |
| 11 | Prowers County, Colorado | $95,722,949 | 5.1% | 79.2% |
| 12 | Phillips County, Colorado | $93,421,618 | 4.9% | 84.1% |
| 13 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $60,276,362 | 3.2% | 87.3% |
| 14 | Morgan County, Colorado | $51,571,875 | 2.7% | 90.0% |
| 15 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $46,903,275 | 2.5% | 92.5% |
| 16 | Elbert County, Colorado | $28,888,127 | 1.5% | 94.1% |
| 17 | Saguache County, Colorado | $18,209,282 | 1.0% | 95.0% |
| 18 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $13,915,688 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| 19 | Bent County, Colorado | $9,912,181 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 20 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $9,343,524 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 21 | Dolores County, Colorado | $7,779,823 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 22 | Moffat County, Colorado | $7,459,065 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 23 | Otero County, Colorado | $7,286,366 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 24 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $4,617,528 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 25 | Routt County, Colorado | $4,431,207 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 26 | Larimer County, Colorado | $3,723,394 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 27 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $3,559,027 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 28 | Costilla County, Colorado | $3,352,995 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 29 | Crowley County, Colorado | $2,481,701 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 30 | Conejos County, Colorado | $2,326,253 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 31 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $2,191,870 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 32 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $1,687,844 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 33 | Boulder County, Colorado | $1,633,860 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 34 | Mesa County, Colorado | $1,619,908 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 35 | La Plata County, Colorado | $1,214,240 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 36 | Denver County, Colorado | $1,178,333 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 37 | Douglas County, Colorado | $803,226 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 38 | Montrose County, Colorado | $798,990 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 39 | El Paso County, Colorado | $788,042 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Garfield County, Colorado | $622,777 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $380,623 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | Delta County, Colorado | $360,559 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $167,913 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $133,235 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | | $84,434 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Fremont County, Colorado | $54,047 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $48,739 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Grand County, Colorado | $11,567 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Ouray County, Colorado | $7,246 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Custer County, Colorado | $5,278 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $1,314 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Eagle County, Colorado | $93 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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