Farm Subsidy information
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Boulder County, Colorado, 1995-2020‡
Boulder County, 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 Boulder County, Colorado, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 270 | $3,947,527 |
| 2 | Wheat Subsidies | 297 | $1,684,655 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 159 | $999,975 |
| 4 | Barley Subsidies | 269 | $756,118 |
| 5 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 74 | $456,543 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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