Farm Subsidy information
Colorado
Colorado Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Colorado, 1995-2020‡
Colorado Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Colorado ranking: 19 of 50 States
- 77 percent of farms in Colorado did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Colorado, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat Subsidies | 34,046 | $2,001,261,173 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 18,807 | $1,791,573,952 |
| 3 | Corn Subsidies | 19,849 | $1,735,672,007 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 27,656 | $974,024,484 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 13,901 | $321,745,330 |
| 6 | Sorghum Subsidies | 11,753 | $193,257,522 |
| 7 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 9,198 | $166,312,364 |
| 8 | Barley Subsidies | 18,279 | $90,915,393 |
| 9 | Sunflower Subsidies | 4,961 | $74,013,208 |
| 10 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 476 | $39,408,567 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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