PPP loans in Bent County, Colorado

Name: Bent County, Colorado
Address: CO, US

Each amount is what the Small Business Administration approved, as SBA published it, and says nothing more about the borrower. SBA guaranteed 250 Paycheck Protection Program loans for businesses it recorded in Bent County, $4.7 million in all.

Bent County, as of September 30, 2024

$4.7 million
Approved: $4,744,330; < 0.1% of the $15.1 billion approved in Colorado.; 250
Loans: 217 first draws and 33 second draws.; 99.6%
Forgiven: 249 of 250 loans carry a forgiveness amount, $4.7 million in all.; 0.4%
Charged off: 1 of 250 loans, approved for $20.8 thousand. That is the loans' size, not what SBA lost.

The largest borrowers in Bent County · 2020–21

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The largest borrowers in Bent County, 2020–21
Rank	Name	USD	Loans
1	Thaxton's Holdings LLC, Las Animas	$198.2 thousand$198,195	1
2	The Fort Lyon Canal Company, Las Animas	$180.1 thousand$180,146	1
3	Ag Systems Management LLLP, Hasty	$156.4 thousand$156,420	1
4	Beef City LLC, Mc Clave	$142.9 thousand$142,900	1
5	Lockhart Apiaries, Las Animas	$141.3 thousand$141,303	2
6	First Insurance Services Inc, Las Animas	$124.7 thousand$124,700	1
7	Region Six Alcohol & Drug Abuse Corp, Las Animas	$120.0 thousand$120,000	1
8	Rock Tran LLC, Lamar	$104.2 thousand$104,156	1
9	Stanley Cline, Wiley	$74,194	2
10	Direzza Limited Family Partnership, Las Animas	$61,338	2
11	Miller Farms Inc, Las Animas	$55,367	1
12	Ronald Peterson, Lamar	$52,414	1
13	Ben Mayhew, Wiley	$45,394	1
14	Spitzer Family Farms, Wiley	$42,315	1
15	David Senor, Las Animas	$41,667	2
16	Dustin Wallace, Las Animas	$41,667	2
17	Derek Heckman, Mc Clave	$41,665	2
17	Gale Tempel, Wiley	$41,665	2
17	Jack Rydberg, Wiley	$41,665	2
17	Jay Sneller, Wiley	$41,665	2
21	Wil Wollert, Wiley	$41,664	2
22	Rex C Reyher, Las Animas	$41,362	1
23	Michael Spady, Las Animas	$37,604	1
24	Karney Land & Cattle, Inc, Las Animas	$36,548	1
25	Southern Plains Land Trust Incorporated, Hasty	$36,000	1
25	Verhoeff Farms, Inc., McClave	$36,000	1
27	Nathan Miller, Mc Clave	$35,880	2
28	Southern Plains Land Trust, Incorporated, Hasty	$35,800	1
29	Karney Land & Cattle Inc., Las Animas	$35,076	1
30	Findley Land And Cattle Inc, Las Animas	$34,937	1
31	Quality Hay, Wiley	$33,522	1
32	Premium Pellets LLC, Lamar	$31,581	1
33	Better Green LLC, Las Animas	$31,300	1
34	Stace Davis, Las Animas	$31,137	1
35	Ridley Farms & Ranches Lp, Las Animas	$30,513	1
36	Lamar Flight Service LLC, Lamar	$30,500	1
37	Larry Gardner, Las Animas	$29,933	1
38	Ridley Farms And Ranches, Lp, Las Animas	$29,769	1
39	Lamar Veterinary Clinic, Lamar	$28,980	1
40	Malcolm Bryning, Las Animas	$27,451	1
41	J Open A Partnership, Mc Clave	$27,082	1
42	Tyrel Reed, Wiley	$26,780	1
43	Kerry Siefkas, Las Animas	$26,307	1
44	Kim Siefkas, Las Animas	$26,146	1
45	Southeast & East Central Recycling Association, Las Animas	$25,962	1
46	John Reed, Wiley	$25,417	1
47	Hat & Spur Hardware, LLC, Las Animas	$24,872	1
48	Philip Hemphill, Mc Clave	$24,022	1
49	Rush Creek Land & Cattle, Wiley	$23,340	1
50	Alan Salsburg, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Charles Vanegmond, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Dale McClave, Mc Clave	$20,833	1
50	Daniel Direzza, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Gary Oberlander, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Gerald Williamson, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	James Japhet, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Jeff Smith, Hasty	$20,833	1
50	John Ebright, Hasty	$20,833	1
50	Karissa Hasser, Hasty	$20,833	1
50	Kris Hasser, Hasty	$20,833	1
50	Linda Spady, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Mark Menz, Hasty	$20,833	1
50	Raymond Dechant, Lamar	$20,833	1
50	Robert Lucero, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Thomas Robb, McClave	$20,833	1
50	Thomas Wallace, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Tina Godfrey, Las Animas	$20,833	1
50	Troy Stephens, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	Anthony Greenbank, Hasty	$20,833	1
69	Bryan Hasui, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	David Morgan, Hasty	$20,833	1
69	Garold Root, McClave	$20,833	1
69	Jacob Tempel, Wiley	$20,833	1
69	Jake Tempel, Wiley	$20,833	1
69	Mark Wilson, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	Matthew Wilson, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	Max Wilson, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	Michael Flaherty, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	Paul Bullock, Las Animas	$20,833	1
69	Richard C Wollert, Wiley	$20,833	1
69	Richard Wollert, Wiley	$20,833	1
69	Scott Wertz, Mc Clave	$20,833	1
69	Stanley Wertz, Lamar	$20,833	1
69	Steven Wertz, Mc Clave	$20,833	1
85	Brady Coen, Wiley	$20,832	1
85	Brandon Elam, Las Animas	$20,832	1
85	Curtis Tempel, Wiley	$20,832	1
85	Jack Miller, Las Animas	$20,832	1
85	Kelley Wollert, Wiley	$20,832	1
85	Lance Jagers, Wiley	$20,832	1
85	Tell Wollert, Wiley	$20,832	1
85	Wesley Wertz, Mc Clave	$20,832	1
85	Wollert Brothers LLC, Wiley	$20,832	1
94	Windsor Diesel Performance LLC, Hasty	$20,648	1
95	Garrett Godfrey, Las Animas	$20,644	1
96	Carmen Rodarte, Las Animas	$20,533	1
97	Rcr Farms LLC, Las Animas	$20,530	1
98	Ryan Hemphill, Mc Clave	$19,970	1
99	Gary L. Hall, Las Animas	$19,208	1
100	Miller Auto Parts Inc., Las Animas	$18,852	1

How the list is drawn

100 of the 233 borrowers ranked in Bent County are listed: every one ranked in the top 100, with ties. Borrowers approved the same amount share a rank, so the list can be longer than 100.
A borrower is ranked here when SBA recorded its first loan in Bent County. Its amount is summed over every loan it was approved, a first draw, a second or both, and is not what was forgiven or repaid, which each borrower’s page shows loan by loan.

Sources

SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data — U.S. Small Business Administration · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026

Data retrieved September 23, 2026

Bent County, as of September 30, 2024

The largest borrowers in Bent County · 2020–21

How the list is drawn

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