EQIP in Colorado
Colorado
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Colorado
The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Colorado
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Colorado
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline  | $42,694,542 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $20,655,456 |
| 3 | Forest Stand Improvement | $18,635,819 |
| 4 | Structure for Water Control | $7,527,040 |
| 5 | Pumping Plant | $6,801,043 |
| 6 | Fence | $6,580,023 |
| 7 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $5,151,197 |
| 8 | Cover Crop  | $5,004,725 |
| 9 | Livestock Pipeline | $4,550,904 |
| 10 | Watering Facility | $4,262,050 |
| 11 | Conservation Cover | $4,231,912 |
| 12 | Range Planting | $3,049,148 |
| 13 | Terrace | $2,853,316 |
| 14 | Brush Management | $2,695,688 |
| 15 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $2,576,031 |
| 16 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $2,427,626 |
| 17 | Irrigation Water Management | $2,282,755 |
| 18 | Woody Residue Treatment | $2,221,480 |
| 19 | Water Well | $2,163,397 |
| 20 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,085,043 |
| 21 | Irrigation Reservoir | $1,440,167 |
| 22 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $1,232,479 |
| 23 | TA Design | $1,224,047 |
| 24 | High Tunnel System | $885,570 |
| 25 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $760,658 |
| 26 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $735,956 |
| 27 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $727,740 |
| 28 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $645,012 |
| 29 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $503,185 |
| 30 | Nutrient Management | $489,835 |
| 31 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $467,975 |
| 32 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $463,565 |
| 33 | TA Application | $441,355 |
| 34 | Obstruction Removal | $372,681 |
| 35 | TA Check-Out | $344,315 |
| 36 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $211,227 |
| 37 | Critical Area Planting | $163,762 |
| 38 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $160,824 |
| 39 | Forest Management Plan | $153,741 |
| 40 | Channel Bed Stabilization | $140,095 |
| 41 | Pond | $129,584 |
| 42 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $85,046 |
| 43 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $83,729 |
| 44 | Mulching | $71,995 |
| 45 | Spring Development | $61,713 |
| 46 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $55,883 |
| 47 | Subsurface Drain | $41,914 |
| 48 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $35,785 |
| 49 | Stream Crossing | $25,095 |
| 50 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $21,577 |
| 51 | Open Channel | $18,685 |
| 52 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation | $15,294 |
| 53 | Diversion | $12,640 |
| 54 | Grassed Waterway | $10,518 |
| 55 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $7,992 |
| 56 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $3,587 |
| 57 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $1,831 |
| 58 | Pest Management Conservation System | $1,828 |
| 59 | Structures for Wildlife | $1,580 |
| 60 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $555 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 160,749,703 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Colorado
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline | $42,694,542 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $20,655,456 |
| 3 | Forest Stand Improvement | $18,635,819 |
| 4 | Pumping Plant | $6,801,043 |
| 5 | Cover Crop | $5,004,725 |
| 6 | Conservation Cover | $4,231,912 |
| 7 | Range Planting | $3,049,148 |
| 8 | Brush Management | $2,695,688 |
| 9 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $2,576,031 |
| 10 | Irrigation Water Management | $2,282,755 |
| 11 | Woody Residue Treatment | $2,221,480 |
| 12 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,085,043 |
| 13 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $1,232,479 |
| 14 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $760,658 |
| 15 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $727,740 |
| 16 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $645,012 |
| 17 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $503,185 |
| 18 | Nutrient Management | $489,835 |
| 19 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $467,975 |
| 20 | Critical Area Planting | $163,762 |
| 21 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $160,824 |
| 22 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $85,046 |
| 23 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $83,729 |
| 24 | Mulching | $71,995 |
| 25 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $55,883 |
| 26 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $21,577 |
| 27 | Grassed Waterway | $10,518 |
| 28 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $7,992 |
| 29 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $3,587 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $118,425,439 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $18,653,181 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $99,772,258 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otero County, Colorado | $10,731,532 |
| 2 | Delta County, Colorado | $8,418,488 |
| 3 | Montrose County, Colorado | $8,251,575 |
| 4 | Montezuma County, Colorado | $8,165,866 |
| 5 | Larimer County, Colorado | $6,278,950 |
| 6 | Conejos County, Colorado | $6,039,926 |
| 7 | Weld County, Colorado | $4,524,458 |
| 8 | Las Animas County, Colorado | $4,372,020 |
| 9 | Bent County, Colorado | $4,240,902 |
| 10 | Phillips County, Colorado | $3,886,290 |
| 11 | Custer County, Colorado | $3,803,239 |
| 12 | Yuma County, Colorado | $3,350,873 |
| 13 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | $3,059,071 |
| 14 | La Plata County, Colorado | $2,746,724 |
| 15 | Mesa County, Colorado | $2,674,439 |
| 16 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $2,577,839 |
| 17 | Moffat County, Colorado | $2,447,348 |
| 18 | Pueblo County, Colorado | $2,148,166 |
| 19 | Prowers County, Colorado | $2,136,945 |
| 20 | Huerfano County, Colorado | $2,105,528 |
| 21 | Baca County, Colorado | $2,038,335 |
| 22 | Elbert County, Colorado | $1,895,981 |
| 23 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $1,848,573 |
| 24 | Garfield County, Colorado | $1,829,311 |
| 25 | Boulder County, Colorado | $1,651,284 |
| 26 | Archuleta County, Colorado | $1,629,573 |
| 27 | Logan County, Colorado | $1,476,013 |
| 28 | El Paso County, Colorado | $1,111,259 |
| 29 | Teller County, Colorado | $1,057,112 |
| 30 | Sedgwick County, Colorado | $1,027,937 |
| 31 | Costilla County, Colorado | $977,809 |
| 32 | Rio Grande County, Colorado | $930,979 |
| 33 | Crowley County, Colorado | $878,739 |
| 34 | Morgan County, Colorado | $808,959 |
| 35 | Fremont County, Colorado | $768,524 |
| 36 | Kiowa County, Colorado | $757,329 |
| 37 | Washington County, Colorado | $737,214 |
| 38 | Clear Creek County, Colorado | $682,618 |
| 39 | Adams County, Colorado | $676,166 |
| 40 | Douglas County, Colorado | $657,764 |
| 41 | Ouray County, Colorado | $600,035 |
| 42 | Park County, Colorado | $515,661 |
| 43 | Lincoln County, Colorado | $488,910 |
| 44 | Routt County, Colorado | $411,458 |
| 45 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $402,744 |
| 46 | Jackson County, Colorado | $383,481 |
| 47 | Saguache County, Colorado | $373,756 |
| 48 | Chaffee County, Colorado | $341,861 |
| 49 | Alamosa County, Colorado | $335,528 |
| 50 | Eagle County, Colorado | $237,315 |
| 51 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $208,265 |
| 52 | Dolores County, Colorado | $206,887 |
| 53 | Rio Blanco County, Colorado | $185,651 |
| 54 | Gunnison County, Colorado | $167,620 |
| 55 | Grand County, Colorado | $79,158 |
| 56 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $10,132 |
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The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Colorado, 2022
Land in Colorado, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 36,056 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 30,213,899 |
| Cropland Acres: | 10,479,125 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,658,283 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,368,221 |
Livestock in Colorado, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 2,658,012 |
| Layers inventory | 1,726,744 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 757,594 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 515,878 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 362,574 |
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