FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

San Miguel County, Colorado

$46,595 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 58/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — San Miguel County

$46,595 in USDA farm subsidies to San Miguel County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 25 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $28,194
Disaster Payments $18,402

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$458,667 in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 Mex & Sons Lllp $8,241
2 D.R.W. $7,818
3 L.K. $7,806
4 T.L.W. $5,331
5 V.M.W. $5,331
6 Alexander Ranch Lllp $2,687
7 K.H.L. $1,378
8 Lucy's LLC $1,326
9 H.N.R.F.L. $1,227
10 L.W.O. $920

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in San Miguel County

San Miguel County has roughly 120 farms working about 164,931 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~1,374 acres per farm.

In San Miguel County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $17/acre and farmland is valued near $2,179/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

58 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#31 of 64 in Colorado (53rd pctile)
69th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 15.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 15.6/25
Economic Need? 3.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Elevated women-producer presence (70 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (6.1%)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.2 policies/farm)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, San Miguel County received about $0.28 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,873 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (164,931 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
7,868
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$94,927
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
7.9%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.2%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$17/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$2,179/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
29
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
271,052
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does San Miguel County receive?

San Miguel County recipients received about $46,595 in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in San Miguel County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 58 for San Miguel County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Farms in San Miguel County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.