| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $17,870,084 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 2 | Gage County, Nebraska | $17,142,291 | 2.2% | 4.6% |
| 3 | Nebraska NRCS | $16,379,209 | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| 4 | Holt County, Nebraska | $16,313,439 | 2.1% | 8.8% |
| 5 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $15,922,519 | 2.1% | 10.9% |
| 6 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $15,854,198 | 2.1% | 13.0% |
| 7 | Custer County, Nebraska | $15,818,551 | 2.1% | 15.0% |
| 8 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $15,237,409 | 2.0% | 17.0% |
| 9 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $14,798,677 | 1.9% | 19.0% |
| 10 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $14,697,536 | 1.9% | 20.9% |
| 11 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $13,724,495 | 1.8% | 22.7% |
| 12 | Hall County, Nebraska | $13,457,487 | 1.8% | 24.4% |
| 13 | Chase County, Nebraska | $13,425,509 | 1.8% | 26.2% |
| 14 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $13,337,763 | 1.7% | 27.9% |
| 15 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $13,208,252 | 1.7% | 29.7% |
| 16 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $12,808,365 | 1.7% | 31.3% |
| 17 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $12,785,053 | 1.7% | 33.0% |
| 18 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $12,276,093 | 1.6% | 34.6% |
| 19 | York County, Nebraska | $12,156,942 | 1.6% | 36.2% |
| 20 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $12,086,734 | 1.6% | 37.8% |
| 21 | Platte County, Nebraska | $12,060,048 | 1.6% | 39.3% |
| 22 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $11,866,886 | 1.5% | 40.9% |
| 23 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $11,735,788 | 1.5% | 42.4% |
| 24 | Butler County, Nebraska | $11,466,466 | 1.5% | 43.9% |
| 25 | Boone County, Nebraska | $11,328,962 | 1.5% | 45.4% |
| 26 | Adams County, Nebraska | $10,948,978 | 1.4% | 46.8% |
| 27 | Seward County, Nebraska | $10,776,889 | 1.4% | 48.2% |
| 28 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $10,577,622 | 1.4% | 49.6% |
| 29 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $10,463,208 | 1.4% | 51.0% |
| 30 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $10,380,582 | 1.4% | 52.3% |
| 31 | Cass County, Nebraska | $10,352,578 | 1.4% | 53.7% |
| 32 | Clay County, Nebraska | $10,235,560 | 1.3% | 55.0% |
| 33 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $10,169,302 | 1.3% | 56.3% |
| 34 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $10,135,203 | 1.3% | 57.7% |
| 35 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $9,924,483 | 1.3% | 59.0% |
| 36 | Madison County, Nebraska | $9,600,205 | 1.3% | 60.2% |
| 37 | Saline County, Nebraska | $9,514,249 | 1.2% | 61.5% |
| 38 | Polk County, Nebraska | $9,211,334 | 1.2% | 62.7% |
| 39 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $9,116,607 | 1.2% | 63.8% |
| 40 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $9,024,109 | 1.2% | 65.0% |
| 41 | Knox County, Nebraska | $9,004,416 | 1.2% | 66.2% |
| 42 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $8,989,056 | 1.2% | 67.4% |
| 43 | Burt County, Nebraska | $8,979,636 | 1.2% | 68.5% |
| 44 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $8,976,617 | 1.2% | 69.7% |
| 45 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $8,855,965 | 1.2% | 70.9% |
| 46 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $8,740,021 | 1.1% | 72.0% |
| 47 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $8,730,174 | 1.1% | 73.2% |
| 48 | Washington County, Nebraska | $8,406,229 | 1.1% | 74.2% |
| 49 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $8,066,870 | 1.1% | 75.3% |
| 50 | Howard County, Nebraska | $7,879,120 | 1.0% | 76.3% |
| 51 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $7,695,832 | 1.0% | 77.3% |
| 52 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $7,521,017 | 1.0% | 78.3% |
| 53 | Keith County, Nebraska | $7,503,620 | 1.0% | 79.3% |
| 54 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $7,472,715 | 1.0% | 80.3% |
| 55 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $7,442,561 | 1.0% | 81.2% |
| 56 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $7,329,756 | 1.0% | 82.2% |
| 57 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $7,225,257 | 0.9% | 83.1% |
| 58 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $7,124,495 | 0.9% | 84.1% |
| 59 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $7,061,801 | 0.9% | 85.0% |
| 60 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $6,995,584 | 0.9% | 85.9% |
| 61 | Valley County, Nebraska | $6,890,772 | 0.9% | 86.8% |
| 62 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $6,881,338 | 0.9% | 87.7% |
| 63 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $6,785,123 | 0.9% | 88.6% |
| 64 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $6,687,514 | 0.9% | 89.5% |
| 65 | Webster County, Nebraska | $6,564,855 | 0.9% | 90.3% |
| 66 | Nance County, Nebraska | $6,495,075 | 0.8% | 91.2% |
| 67 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $5,993,242 | 0.8% | 91.9% |
| 68 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $5,330,746 | 0.7% | 92.6% |
| 69 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $5,067,553 | 0.7% | 93.3% |
| 70 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $4,369,254 | 0.6% | 93.9% |
| 71 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $4,344,379 | 0.6% | 94.4% |
| 72 | Banner County, Nebraska | $4,260,416 | 0.6% | 95.0% |
| 73 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $3,700,948 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 74 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $3,465,162 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Garden County, Nebraska | $3,458,062 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 76 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $3,205,665 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 77 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $3,181,751 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 78 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $3,047,456 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 79 | Brown County, Nebraska | $2,888,955 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 80 | Rock County, Nebraska | $2,847,060 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 81 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $2,362,157 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 82 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $1,898,455 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 83 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $1,888,020 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 84 | Logan County, Nebraska | $1,454,239 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 85 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $1,240,801 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 86 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $958,938 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $879,045 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Loup County, Nebraska | $573,061 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $503,751 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $321,246 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $224,175 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $160,977 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $46,998 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
