| Rank |
County |
Marketing Loan Gains
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $14,487,581 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 2 | Holt County, Nebraska | $11,977,868 | 3.7% | 8.2% |
| 3 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $10,284,446 | 3.2% | 11.4% |
| 4 | York County, Nebraska | $9,817,112 | 3.1% | 14.5% |
| 5 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $9,149,112 | 2.8% | 17.4% |
| 6 | Boone County, Nebraska | $8,596,099 | 2.7% | 20.0% |
| 7 | Platte County, Nebraska | $8,178,461 | 2.5% | 22.6% |
| 8 | Madison County, Nebraska | $7,487,597 | 2.3% | 24.9% |
| 9 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $7,117,370 | 2.2% | 27.1% |
| 10 | Custer County, Nebraska | $7,082,179 | 2.2% | 29.3% |
| 11 | Burt County, Nebraska | $7,027,897 | 2.2% | 31.5% |
| 12 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $6,994,948 | 2.2% | 33.7% |
| 13 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $6,883,020 | 2.1% | 35.8% |
| 14 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $6,550,018 | 2.0% | 37.9% |
| 15 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $6,400,189 | 2.0% | 39.9% |
| 16 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $6,191,737 | 1.9% | 41.8% |
| 17 | Butler County, Nebraska | $6,013,241 | 1.9% | 43.7% |
| 18 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $5,773,664 | 1.8% | 45.5% |
| 19 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $5,687,421 | 1.8% | 47.2% |
| 20 | Clay County, Nebraska | $5,437,097 | 1.7% | 48.9% |
| 21 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $5,249,071 | 1.6% | 50.6% |
| 22 | Hall County, Nebraska | $5,194,898 | 1.6% | 52.2% |
| 23 | Gage County, Nebraska | $5,188,291 | 1.6% | 53.8% |
| 24 | Seward County, Nebraska | $5,013,821 | 1.6% | 55.4% |
| 25 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $4,991,779 | 1.6% | 56.9% |
| 26 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $4,849,136 | 1.5% | 58.4% |
| 27 | Cass County, Nebraska | $4,613,554 | 1.4% | 59.9% |
| 28 | Polk County, Nebraska | $4,605,737 | 1.4% | 61.3% |
| 29 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $4,567,200 | 1.4% | 62.7% |
| 30 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $4,454,341 | 1.4% | 64.1% |
| 31 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $4,428,527 | 1.4% | 65.5% |
| 32 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $4,337,161 | 1.4% | 66.8% |
| 33 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $4,334,418 | 1.3% | 68.2% |
| 34 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $4,245,145 | 1.3% | 69.5% |
| 35 | Washington County, Nebraska | $4,063,065 | 1.3% | 70.8% |
| 36 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $4,024,045 | 1.3% | 72.0% |
| 37 | Chase County, Nebraska | $3,908,972 | 1.2% | 73.2% |
| 38 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $3,853,300 | 1.2% | 74.4% |
| 39 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $3,679,437 | 1.1% | 75.6% |
| 40 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $3,668,570 | 1.1% | 76.7% |
| 41 | Saline County, Nebraska | $3,528,661 | 1.1% | 77.8% |
| 42 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $3,451,049 | 1.1% | 78.9% |
| 43 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $3,198,241 | 1.0% | 79.9% |
| 44 | Howard County, Nebraska | $3,182,667 | 1.0% | 80.9% |
| 45 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $3,171,174 | 1.0% | 81.9% |
| 46 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $3,139,624 | 1.0% | 82.9% |
| 47 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $3,027,718 | 0.9% | 83.8% |
| 48 | Knox County, Nebraska | $3,006,288 | 0.9% | 84.7% |
| 49 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $2,949,538 | 0.9% | 85.7% |
| 50 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $2,755,087 | 0.9% | 86.5% |
| 51 | Nance County, Nebraska | $2,747,553 | 0.9% | 87.4% |
| 52 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $2,741,532 | 0.9% | 88.2% |
| 53 | Adams County, Nebraska | $2,640,282 | 0.8% | 89.0% |
| 54 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $2,588,880 | 0.8% | 89.9% |
| 55 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $2,459,340 | 0.8% | 90.6% |
| 56 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $2,398,871 | 0.7% | 91.4% |
| 57 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $2,346,533 | 0.7% | 92.1% |
| 58 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $2,345,324 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
| 59 | Keith County, Nebraska | $2,151,830 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 60 | Valley County, Nebraska | $1,808,927 | 0.6% | 94.1% |
| 61 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $1,666,485 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 62 | Brown County, Nebraska | $1,519,817 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 63 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $1,459,165 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 64 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $1,381,651 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 65 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $1,339,374 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 66 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $1,163,628 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 67 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $1,098,484 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 68 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $1,077,320 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 69 | Rock County, Nebraska | $1,068,636 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 70 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $898,114 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 71 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $815,497 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 72 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $779,393 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 73 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $770,665 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 74 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $597,370 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 75 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $580,623 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 76 | Webster County, Nebraska | $509,215 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 77 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $413,945 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 78 | Garden County, Nebraska | $407,309 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 79 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $314,277 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 80 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $291,417 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 81 | Banner County, Nebraska | $205,480 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 82 | Logan County, Nebraska | $169,686 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 83 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $169,397 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 84 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $111,500 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 85 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $87,646 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Loup County, Nebraska | $69,729 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $15,771 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $13,947 | 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.
