Conservation payments in Pueblo County, Colorado totaled $29.3 million from 1995-2023.
Counties in Pueblo County, Colorado Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2023
| Rank |
County |
Total Conservation Programs
1995-2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Baca County, Colorado | $229,570,818 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 2 | Weld County, Colorado | $219,252,399 | 10.6% | 21.6% |
| 3 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $183,717,228 | 8.8% | 30.5% |
| 4 | Washington County, Colorado | $181,156,038 | 8.7% | 39.2% |
| 5 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $174,444,858 | 8.4% | 47.6% |
| 6 | Prowers County, Colorado | $146,068,514 | 7.0% | 54.6% |
| 7 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $119,629,201 | 5.8% | 60.4% |
| 8 | Yuma County, Colorado | $118,383,237 | 5.7% | 66.1% |
| 9 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $110,765,090 | 5.3% | 71.4% |
| 10 | Logan County, Colorado | $104,470,845 | 5.0% | 76.4% |
| 11 | Morgan County, Colorado | $75,343,484 | 3.6% | 80.1% |
| 12 | Phillips County, Colorado | $41,705,899 | 2.0% | 82.1% |
| 13 | Adams County, Colorado | $36,083,005 | 1.7% | 83.8% |
| 14 | Elbert County, Colorado | $34,847,686 | 1.7% | 85.5% |
| 15 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $29,347,736 | 1.4% | 86.9% |
| 16 | Dolores County, Colorado | $27,306,683 | 1.3% | 88.2% |
| 17 | Moffat County, Colorado | $27,001,324 | 1.3% | 89.5% |
| 18 | Bent County, Colorado | $24,378,691 | 1.2% | 90.7% |
| 19 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $20,502,117 | 1.0% | 91.7% |
| 20 | Crowley County, Colorado | $20,367,948 | 1.0% | 92.7% |
| 21 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $18,833,568 | 0.9% | 93.6% |
| 22 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $17,909,654 | 0.9% | 94.4% |
| 23 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $17,457,538 | 0.8% | 95.3% |
| 24 | Routt County, Colorado | $17,172,873 | 0.8% | 96.1% |
| 25 | La Plata County, Colorado | $14,081,192 | 0.7% | 96.8% |
| 26 | El Paso County, Colorado | $13,345,059 | 0.6% | 97.4% |
| 27 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $6,361,567 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 28 | Saguache County, Colorado | $6,202,244 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 29 | Otero County, Colorado | $5,653,892 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 30 | Mesa County, Colorado | $5,186,402 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 31 | Montrose County, Colorado | $4,164,948 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 32 | Delta County, Colorado | $3,865,276 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 33 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $3,669,751 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 34 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $3,296,848 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 35 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $2,953,503 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 36 | Garfield County, Colorado | $2,747,062 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 37 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $2,474,737 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 38 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $1,686,152 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 39 | Larimer County, Colorado | $1,081,561 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 40 | Conejos County, Colorado | $961,482 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 41 | Boulder County, Colorado | $728,780 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Costilla County, Colorado | $540,649 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 43 | Fremont County, Colorado | $379,243 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Douglas County, Colorado | $278,199 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 45 | Custer County, Colorado | $250,209 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 46 | Grand County, Colorado | $225,897 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 47 | Jackson County, Colorado | $164,685 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $162,859 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $162,157 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Eagle County, Colorado | $127,548 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $125,169 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Ouray County, Colorado | $111,847 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Denver County, Colorado | $82,235 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Mineral County, Colorado | $78,601 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Hinsdale County, Colorado | $54,894 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Park County, Colorado | $46,427 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Summit County, Colorado | $11,402 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $6,381 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Teller County, Colorado | $6,137 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Lake County, Colorado | $1,068 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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