Total Direct Payments in Richardson County, Nebraska totaled $27.8 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Richardson County, Nebraska Receiving Total Direct Payments payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Total Direct Payments 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $67,313,812 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2 | York County, Nebraska | $65,342,012 | 2.3% | 4.7% |
| 3 | Holt County, Nebraska | $60,647,144 | 2.1% | 6.8% |
| 4 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $59,051,009 | 2.1% | 8.9% |
| 5 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $58,577,636 | 2.1% | 11.0% |
| 6 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $58,518,120 | 2.1% | 13.1% |
| 7 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $57,995,973 | 2.1% | 15.1% |
| 8 | Custer County, Nebraska | $57,629,976 | 2.0% | 17.2% |
| 9 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $57,516,922 | 2.0% | 19.2% |
| 10 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $55,936,139 | 2.0% | 21.2% |
| 11 | Adams County, Nebraska | $55,800,632 | 2.0% | 23.2% |
| 12 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $55,727,807 | 2.0% | 25.1% |
| 13 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $55,231,373 | 2.0% | 27.1% |
| 14 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $54,895,085 | 1.9% | 29.0% |
| 15 | Hall County, Nebraska | $52,746,801 | 1.9% | 30.9% |
| 16 | Platte County, Nebraska | $52,441,660 | 1.9% | 32.8% |
| 17 | Clay County, Nebraska | $52,242,350 | 1.8% | 34.6% |
| 18 | Seward County, Nebraska | $51,498,374 | 1.8% | 36.4% |
| 19 | Chase County, Nebraska | $48,523,784 | 1.7% | 38.1% |
| 20 | Boone County, Nebraska | $48,006,296 | 1.7% | 39.8% |
| 21 | Butler County, Nebraska | $47,384,140 | 1.7% | 41.5% |
| 22 | Gage County, Nebraska | $45,919,115 | 1.6% | 43.1% |
| 23 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $44,098,454 | 1.6% | 44.7% |
| 24 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $43,614,852 | 1.5% | 46.2% |
| 25 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $43,215,923 | 1.5% | 47.8% |
| 26 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $42,861,979 | 1.5% | 49.3% |
| 27 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $42,777,528 | 1.5% | 50.8% |
| 28 | Saline County, Nebraska | $42,442,631 | 1.5% | 52.3% |
| 29 | Polk County, Nebraska | $42,144,211 | 1.5% | 53.8% |
| 30 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $41,717,524 | 1.5% | 55.3% |
| 31 | Madison County, Nebraska | $41,705,429 | 1.5% | 56.8% |
| 32 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $39,719,717 | 1.4% | 58.2% |
| 33 | Cass County, Nebraska | $38,801,758 | 1.4% | 59.5% |
| 34 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $38,479,893 | 1.4% | 60.9% |
| 35 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $38,097,329 | 1.3% | 62.2% |
| 36 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $35,939,028 | 1.3% | 63.5% |
| 37 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $35,644,657 | 1.3% | 64.8% |
| 38 | Burt County, Nebraska | $35,063,539 | 1.2% | 66.0% |
| 39 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $35,025,610 | 1.2% | 67.3% |
| 40 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $33,084,489 | 1.2% | 68.4% |
| 41 | Howard County, Nebraska | $32,604,946 | 1.2% | 69.6% |
| 42 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $32,111,027 | 1.1% | 70.7% |
| 43 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $30,846,765 | 1.1% | 71.8% |
| 44 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $30,660,047 | 1.1% | 72.9% |
| 45 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $30,408,188 | 1.1% | 74.0% |
| 46 | Knox County, Nebraska | $30,132,152 | 1.1% | 75.0% |
| 47 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $29,687,928 | 1.1% | 76.1% |
| 48 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $29,469,261 | 1.0% | 77.1% |
| 49 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $27,816,062 | 1.0% | 78.1% |
| 50 | Keith County, Nebraska | $27,742,307 | 1.0% | 79.1% |
| 51 | Valley County, Nebraska | $26,391,008 | 0.9% | 80.0% |
| 52 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $26,325,881 | 0.9% | 81.0% |
| 53 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $25,983,788 | 0.9% | 81.9% |
| 54 | Webster County, Nebraska | $25,953,763 | 0.9% | 82.8% |
| 55 | Washington County, Nebraska | $25,521,144 | 0.9% | 83.7% |
| 56 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $24,687,958 | 0.9% | 84.6% |
| 57 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $24,674,026 | 0.9% | 85.4% |
| 58 | Nance County, Nebraska | $23,707,551 | 0.8% | 86.3% |
| 59 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $23,600,353 | 0.8% | 87.1% |
| 60 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $22,490,989 | 0.8% | 87.9% |
| 61 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $22,284,488 | 0.8% | 88.7% |
| 62 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $20,487,942 | 0.7% | 89.4% |
| 63 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $20,126,945 | 0.7% | 90.1% |
| 64 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $19,923,044 | 0.7% | 90.9% |
| 65 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $19,568,928 | 0.7% | 91.5% |
| 66 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $19,246,183 | 0.7% | 92.2% |
| 67 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $18,083,251 | 0.6% | 92.9% |
| 68 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $17,027,647 | 0.6% | 93.5% |
| 69 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $16,962,743 | 0.6% | 94.1% |
| 70 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $14,914,254 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 71 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $14,091,446 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 72 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $14,084,967 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 73 | Garden County, Nebraska | $13,646,707 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 74 | Brown County, Nebraska | $13,445,493 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 75 | Banner County, Nebraska | $11,143,296 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
| 76 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $11,028,240 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 77 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $10,669,710 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 78 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $10,588,708 | 0.4% | 98.1% |
| 79 | Rock County, Nebraska | $10,002,574 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 80 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $8,467,797 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 81 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $7,257,774 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 82 | Logan County, Nebraska | $5,717,405 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $4,984,998 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $3,614,271 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $3,578,988 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $2,996,528 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Loup County, Nebraska | $2,586,925 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 88 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $2,066,793 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $1,380,030 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $1,054,860 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $250,462 | 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.
