Crop-loss band · Colorado
Kit Carson County, Colorado — crop-loss band
- 1.79Low end of the filed band
- 2.18Middle of the filed band
- 2.63High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (2.85)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Kit Carson County is in the series below, from 2015 to 2024. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.79 at the low end to 2.63 at the high end, with 2.18 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2018, at 2.85. The band points are years the county actually ran, never a figure interpolated between two of them.
The county’s year-by-year record
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $4,408,860 | $9,627,884 | $18,864,869 | 848 | 848 | 2.18 |
| 2016 | $2,299,535 | $4,700,619 | $11,849,429 | 474 | 474 | 2.04 |
| 2017 | $4,806,074 | $11,646,791 | $17,107,038 | 644 | 644 | 2.42 |
| 2018 | $4,601,913 | $13,099,125 | $25,177,836 | 998 | 996 | 2.85 |
| 2019 | $5,120,831 | $13,456,052 | $28,209,192 | 650 | 649 | 2.63 |
| 2020 | $16,129,422 | $35,095,920 | $67,092,074 | 1,956 | 1,956 | 2.18 |
| 2021 | $8,145,291 | $15,635,274 | $31,226,821 | 897 | 897 | 1.92 |
| 2022 | $23,674,194 | $50,824,314 | $87,562,548 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 2.15 |
| 2023 | $18,033,620 | $39,449,888 | $75,119,184 | 1,444 | 1,444 | 2.19 |
| 2024 | $19,492,408 | $34,957,984 | $80,962,019 | 1,552 | 1,552 | 1.79 |
Commodities insured in Kit Carson County
9 commodities here clear the desk’s floors — at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium. Each carries its own band, so a reader can read the commodity they actually farm rather than the county average.
Corn 10 years filed
- 1.46Low end of the filed band
- 2.01Middle of the filed band
- 2.81High end of the filed band
- 2019Worst year filed (2.84)
- 10Years filed
- $63,434,215Premium filed
- $126,528,228Indemnity paid
- $249,409,006Liability insured
- 873,966Quantity planted
- 878,489Quantity lost
- 3,627Policies
- 3,627Policies with a loss
- 1.99Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Drought $50,327,403 indemnity · 10 years
- Hail $44,572,625 indemnity · 10 years
- Heat $14,373,185 indemnity · 8 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $10,756,047 indemnity · 10 years
- Hot Wind $2,631,348 indemnity · 7 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $1,256,298 indemnity · 8 years
Wheat 10 years filed
- 1.95Low end of the filed band
- 2.44Middle of the filed band
- 3.18High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.37)
- 10Years filed
- $29,962,931Premium filed
- $73,867,152Indemnity paid
- $142,579,887Liability insured
- 757,024Quantity planted
- 758,128Quantity lost
- 4,711Policies
- 4,708Policies with a loss
- 2.47Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Drought $28,507,421 indemnity · 10 years
- Hail $26,567,614 indemnity · 10 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $7,092,841 indemnity · 10 years
- Cold Winter $3,495,359 indemnity · 9 years
- Decline in Price $2,021,425 indemnity · 8 years
- Freeze $1,948,955 indemnity · 7 years
Annual Forage 8 years filed
- 1.28Low end of the filed band
- 2.04Middle of the filed band
- 2.84High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (2.84)
- 8Years filed
- $4,280,051Premium filed
- $10,066,304Indemnity paid
- $17,744,151Liability insured
- 143,247Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 611Policies
- 611Policies with a loss
- 2.35Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $10,066,304 indemnity · 8 years
Grain Sorghum 10 years filed
- 0.50Low end of the filed band
- 1.55Middle of the filed band
- 2.04High end of the filed band
- 2020Worst year filed (2.49)
- 10Years filed
- $3,247,708Premium filed
- $5,824,185Indemnity paid
- $9,482,459Liability insured
- 85,167Quantity planted
- 85,907Quantity lost
- 560Policies
- 560Policies with a loss
- 1.79Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Drought $3,268,132 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $1,111,221 indemnity · 9 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $603,906 indemnity · 8 years
- Heat $321,691 indemnity · 6 years
- Hot Wind $160,325 indemnity · 5 years
- Freeze $129,622 indemnity · 4 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage 10 years filed
- 1.04Low end of the filed band
- 1.74Middle of the filed band
- 2.87High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.02)
- 10Years filed
- $2,006,986Premium filed
- $3,931,693Indemnity paid
- $9,111,795Liability insured
- 525,885Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 909Policies
- 909Policies with a loss
- 1.96Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $3,931,693 indemnity · 10 years
Millet 10 years filed
- 1.16Low end of the filed band
- 1.97Middle of the filed band
- 2.43High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (2.44)
- 10Years filed
- $1,395,043Premium filed
- $2,778,454Indemnity paid
- $4,601,007Liability insured
- 55,586Quantity planted
- 55,586Quantity lost
- 318Policies
- 318Policies with a loss
- 1.99Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Drought $1,773,177 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $754,770 indemnity · 9 years
- Heat $125,420 indemnity · 6 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $74,328 indemnity · 5 years
- Freeze $29,015 indemnity · 1 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $14,507 indemnity · 1 years
Sunflowers 10 years filed
- 0.84Low end of the filed band
- 1.89Middle of the filed band
- 2.19High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (2.39)
- 10Years filed
- $1,514,090Premium filed
- $2,493,192Indemnity paid
- $4,055,942Liability insured
- 31,552Quantity planted
- 31,564Quantity lost
- 131Policies
- 131Policies with a loss
- 1.65Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Drought $1,423,392 indemnity · 10 years
- Hail $602,872 indemnity · 6 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $191,024 indemnity · 6 years
- Heat $160,062 indemnity · 5 years
- Hot Wind $72,424 indemnity · 4 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $34,321 indemnity · 4 years
Soybeans 10 years filed
- 1.59Low end of the filed band
- 3.62Middle of the filed band
- 5.67High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (7.19)
- 10Years filed
- $432,697Premium filed
- $1,634,356Indemnity paid
- $3,298,761Liability insured
- 8,305Quantity planted
- 8,364Quantity lost
- 100Policies
- 100Policies with a loss
- 3.78Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Hail $1,271,647 indemnity · 10 years
- Heat $181,898 indemnity · 3 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $80,509 indemnity · 4 years
- Cold Wet Weather $41,522 indemnity · 2 years
- Decline in Price $29,088 indemnity · 4 years
- Hot Wind $27,738 indemnity · 2 years
Dry Beans 10 years filed
- 0.34Low end of the filed band
- 2.97Middle of the filed band
- 4.80High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (6.44)
- 10Years filed
- $438,424Premium filed
- $1,370,287Indemnity paid
- $2,888,001Liability insured
- 5,927Quantity planted
- 5,981Quantity lost
- 43Policies
- 43Policies with a loss
- 3.13Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Kit Carson County
- Hail $703,331 indemnity · 9 years
- Heat $393,069 indemnity · 4 years
- Freeze $114,955 indemnity · 2 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $66,518 indemnity · 2 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $64,818 indemnity · 1 years
- Hot Wind $27,597 indemnity · 2 years
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Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, filed by the agency as a United States Government work. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column: indemnity divided by premium, re-derived at the summed county-crop grain.