Disaster payments in Rio Grande County, Colorado totaled $61,129 in 2018
Counties in Rio Grande County, Colorado Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2018
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2018 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Otero County, Colorado | $6,117,635 | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| 2 | Baca County, Colorado | $2,364,035 | 7.5% | 27.0% |
| 3 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $1,793,525 | 5.7% | 32.7% |
| 4 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $1,763,154 | 5.6% | 38.3% |
| 5 | Bent County, Colorado | $1,695,133 | 5.4% | 43.7% |
| 6 | Crowley County, Colorado | $1,415,467 | 4.5% | 48.2% |
| 7 | Mesa County, Colorado | $1,346,329 | 4.3% | 52.5% |
| 8 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $1,206,806 | 3.8% | 56.4% |
| 9 | Saguache County, Colorado | $1,117,592 | 3.6% | 59.9% |
| 10 | Prowers County, Colorado | $1,023,018 | 3.3% | 63.2% |
| 11 | Conejos County, Colorado | $1,011,011 | 3.2% | 66.4% |
| 12 | Garfield County, Colorado | $919,957 | 2.9% | 69.3% |
| 13 | Moffat County, Colorado | $903,714 | 2.9% | 72.2% |
| 14 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $884,762 | 2.8% | 75.0% |
| 15 | Delta County, Colorado | $704,813 | 2.2% | 77.3% |
| 16 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $515,032 | 1.6% | 78.9% |
| 17 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $452,997 | 1.4% | 80.3% |
| 18 | Montrose County, Colorado | $441,271 | 1.4% | 81.7% |
| 19 | La Plata County, Colorado | $421,030 | 1.3% | 83.1% |
| 20 | Routt County, Colorado | $418,100 | 1.3% | 84.4% |
| 21 | Dolores County, Colorado | $403,575 | 1.3% | 85.7% |
| 22 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $398,665 | 1.3% | 87.0% |
| 23 | Eagle County, Colorado | $386,160 | 1.2% | 88.2% |
| 24 | Custer County, Colorado | $375,609 | 1.2% | 89.4% |
| 25 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $362,664 | 1.2% | 90.5% |
| 26 | El Paso County, Colorado | $355,516 | 1.1% | 91.7% |
| 27 | Elbert County, Colorado | $337,872 | 1.1% | 92.8% |
| 28 | Logan County, Colorado | $316,178 | 1.0% | 93.8% |
| 29 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $209,748 | 0.7% | 94.4% |
| 30 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $180,650 | 0.6% | 95.0% |
| 31 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $148,850 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 32 | Fremont County, Colorado | $139,812 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 33 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $139,740 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 34 | Larimer County, Colorado | $133,980 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 35 | Phillips County, Colorado | $126,144 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 36 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $115,088 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 37 | Costilla County, Colorado | $111,844 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 38 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $87,899 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 39 | Washington County, Colorado | $86,347 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 40 | Weld County, Colorado | $74,338 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 41 | Yuma County, Colorado | $73,229 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 42 | Ouray County, Colorado | $69,128 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 43 | Morgan County, Colorado | $62,854 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 44 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $61,129 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 45 | Grand County, Colorado | $37,089 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 46 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $29,658 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 47 | Adams County, Colorado | $25,922 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Douglas County, Colorado | $22,293 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 49 | Jackson County, Colorado | $9,020 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $7,110 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Park County, Colorado | $4,784 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Lake County, Colorado | $3,513 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $-551 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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