Corn Subsidies** in Custer County, Nebraska totaled $255 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Custer County, Nebraska Receiving corn subsidies**, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Corn Subsidies** 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $269,510,513 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 2 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $259,795,565 | 2.8% | 5.6% |
| 3 | Custer County, Nebraska | $255,175,884 | 2.7% | 8.3% |
| 4 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $255,018,582 | 2.7% | 11.0% |
| 5 | York County, Nebraska | $249,740,669 | 2.6% | 13.6% |
| 6 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $243,797,288 | 2.6% | 16.2% |
| 7 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $239,190,149 | 2.5% | 18.8% |
| 8 | Hall County, Nebraska | $236,973,136 | 2.5% | 21.3% |
| 9 | Holt County, Nebraska | $234,354,112 | 2.5% | 23.8% |
| 10 | Platte County, Nebraska | $216,267,499 | 2.3% | 26.0% |
| 11 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $214,255,677 | 2.3% | 28.3% |
| 12 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $212,712,051 | 2.3% | 30.6% |
| 13 | Adams County, Nebraska | $202,993,688 | 2.1% | 32.7% |
| 14 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $196,835,064 | 2.1% | 34.8% |
| 15 | Boone County, Nebraska | $191,193,861 | 2.0% | 36.8% |
| 16 | Chase County, Nebraska | $191,098,692 | 2.0% | 38.8% |
| 17 | Clay County, Nebraska | $182,382,177 | 1.9% | 40.8% |
| 18 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $181,183,671 | 1.9% | 42.7% |
| 19 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $164,901,238 | 1.7% | 44.4% |
| 20 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $160,321,334 | 1.7% | 46.1% |
| 21 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $153,668,687 | 1.6% | 47.8% |
| 22 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $152,311,018 | 1.6% | 49.4% |
| 23 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $151,737,629 | 1.6% | 51.0% |
| 24 | Butler County, Nebraska | $151,319,823 | 1.6% | 52.6% |
| 25 | Polk County, Nebraska | $149,792,558 | 1.6% | 54.2% |
| 26 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $147,463,935 | 1.6% | 55.7% |
| 27 | Madison County, Nebraska | $144,364,001 | 1.5% | 57.3% |
| 28 | Howard County, Nebraska | $128,241,903 | 1.4% | 58.6% |
| 29 | Seward County, Nebraska | $127,703,239 | 1.4% | 60.0% |
| 30 | Burt County, Nebraska | $122,190,393 | 1.3% | 61.3% |
| 31 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $120,150,442 | 1.3% | 62.5% |
| 32 | Knox County, Nebraska | $118,968,838 | 1.3% | 63.8% |
| 33 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $111,069,282 | 1.2% | 65.0% |
| 34 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $110,346,218 | 1.2% | 66.1% |
| 35 | Cass County, Nebraska | $109,448,778 | 1.2% | 67.3% |
| 36 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $106,769,046 | 1.1% | 68.4% |
| 37 | Gage County, Nebraska | $97,047,070 | 1.0% | 69.5% |
| 38 | Saline County, Nebraska | $96,721,773 | 1.0% | 70.5% |
| 39 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $96,208,969 | 1.0% | 71.5% |
| 40 | Valley County, Nebraska | $95,517,951 | 1.0% | 72.5% |
| 41 | Nance County, Nebraska | $95,458,631 | 1.0% | 73.5% |
| 42 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $93,398,324 | 1.0% | 74.5% |
| 43 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $93,161,099 | 1.0% | 75.5% |
| 44 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $92,731,874 | 1.0% | 76.5% |
| 45 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $91,496,338 | 1.0% | 77.4% |
| 46 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $91,000,294 | 1.0% | 78.4% |
| 47 | Keith County, Nebraska | $90,054,421 | 1.0% | 79.4% |
| 48 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $89,531,715 | 0.9% | 80.3% |
| 49 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $89,338,148 | 0.9% | 81.3% |
| 50 | Washington County, Nebraska | $87,500,045 | 0.9% | 82.2% |
| 51 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $86,869,895 | 0.9% | 83.1% |
| 52 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $85,100,089 | 0.9% | 84.0% |
| 53 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $84,157,743 | 0.9% | 84.9% |
| 54 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $83,717,206 | 0.9% | 85.8% |
| 55 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $83,169,776 | 0.9% | 86.7% |
| 56 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $82,713,809 | 0.9% | 87.5% |
| 57 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $75,544,699 | 0.8% | 88.3% |
| 58 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $71,941,984 | 0.8% | 89.1% |
| 59 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $69,345,873 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 60 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $68,907,502 | 0.7% | 90.6% |
| 61 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $67,635,440 | 0.7% | 91.3% |
| 62 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $64,566,270 | 0.7% | 92.0% |
| 63 | Webster County, Nebraska | $59,842,216 | 0.6% | 92.6% |
| 64 | Brown County, Nebraska | $57,958,939 | 0.6% | 93.2% |
| 65 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $56,067,370 | 0.6% | 93.8% |
| 66 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $53,926,951 | 0.6% | 94.4% |
| 67 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $48,721,653 | 0.5% | 94.9% |
| 68 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $48,172,967 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 69 | Rock County, Nebraska | $41,841,177 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 70 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $37,125,217 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 71 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $34,893,541 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 72 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $32,855,866 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 73 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $27,507,080 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 74 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $25,430,339 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 75 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $25,161,887 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 76 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $22,695,570 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 77 | Logan County, Nebraska | $22,457,428 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 78 | Garden County, Nebraska | $22,323,881 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 79 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $21,256,319 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 80 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $18,523,367 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 81 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $16,526,489 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $14,485,679 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $14,289,793 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $13,067,600 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Loup County, Nebraska | $9,662,715 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Banner County, Nebraska | $9,066,937 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 87 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $6,349,988 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $4,674,446 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $4,304,325 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $4,273,115 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $872,521 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
