Wheat Subsidies in Colorado totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Colorado Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wheat Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $259,654,247 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2 | Washington County, Colorado | $225,297,406 | 11.3% | 24.2% |
| 3 | Baca County, Colorado | $150,113,911 | 7.5% | 31.7% |
| 4 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $147,969,565 | 7.4% | 39.1% |
| 5 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $129,533,283 | 6.5% | 45.6% |
| 6 | Yuma County, Colorado | $121,374,484 | 6.1% | 51.7% |
| 7 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $119,931,042 | 6.0% | 57.7% |
| 8 | Adams County, Colorado | $115,964,778 | 5.8% | 63.5% |
| 9 | Logan County, Colorado | $108,401,634 | 5.4% | 68.9% |
| 10 | Weld County, Colorado | $107,363,805 | 5.4% | 74.2% |
| 11 | Prowers County, Colorado | $101,956,863 | 5.1% | 79.3% |
| 12 | Phillips County, Colorado | $98,593,705 | 4.9% | 84.3% |
| 13 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $63,652,041 | 3.2% | 87.4% |
| 14 | Morgan County, Colorado | $55,098,027 | 2.8% | 90.2% |
| 15 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $49,378,628 | 2.5% | 92.7% |
| 16 | Elbert County, Colorado | $30,505,990 | 1.5% | 94.2% |
| 17 | Saguache County, Colorado | $18,627,312 | 0.9% | 95.1% |
| 18 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $14,554,702 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| 19 | Bent County, Colorado | $10,384,687 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 20 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $9,816,212 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 21 | Dolores County, Colorado | $8,171,189 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 22 | Moffat County, Colorado | $7,684,001 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 23 | Otero County, Colorado | $7,338,615 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 24 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $4,845,574 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 25 | Routt County, Colorado | $4,512,955 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 26 | Larimer County, Colorado | $3,890,194 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 27 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $3,737,655 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 28 | Costilla County, Colorado | $3,525,137 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 29 | Conejos County, Colorado | $2,545,660 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 30 | Crowley County, Colorado | $2,538,503 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 31 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $2,251,924 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 32 | Mesa County, Colorado | $1,735,760 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 33 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $1,721,644 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 34 | Boulder County, Colorado | $1,684,655 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 35 | Denver County, Colorado | $1,268,710 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 36 | La Plata County, Colorado | $1,238,616 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 37 | Montrose County, Colorado | $820,548 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 38 | Douglas County, Colorado | $814,636 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 39 | El Paso County, Colorado | $794,643 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Garfield County, Colorado | $655,289 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $400,781 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | Delta County, Colorado | $376,391 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $176,507 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $133,235 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | | $91,298 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Fremont County, Colorado | $59,740 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $48,739 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Grand County, Colorado | $11,998 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Ouray County, Colorado | $7,567 | 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 | $96 | 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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