Farm Subsidy information
Denver County, Colorado
Denver County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Denver County, Colorado, 1995-2020‡
Denver 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 Denver County, Colorado, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat Subsidies | 17 | $1,268,710 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 13 | $180,644 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 9 | $103,629 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2 | $82,235 |
| 5 | Barley Subsidies | 13 | $61,306 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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