Miscellaneous Conservation Programs payments in Nebraska totaled $8.8 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Miscellaneous Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Miscellaneous Conservation Programs
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Holt County, Nebraska | $545,311 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 2 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $320,607 | 3.7% | 9.9% |
| 3 | Hall County, Nebraska | $319,918 | 3.6% | 13.5% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $310,062 | 3.5% | 17.1% |
| 5 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $306,476 | 3.5% | 20.6% |
| 6 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $289,281 | 3.3% | 23.9% |
| 7 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $255,891 | 2.9% | 26.8% |
| 8 | Platte County, Nebraska | $220,399 | 2.5% | 29.3% |
| 9 | Brown County, Nebraska | $217,146 | 2.5% | 31.8% |
| 10 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $174,728 | 2.0% | 33.8% |
| 11 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $167,106 | 1.9% | 35.7% |
| 12 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $161,910 | 1.8% | 37.5% |
| 13 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $156,664 | 1.8% | 39.3% |
| 14 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $147,593 | 1.7% | 41.0% |
| 15 | Garden County, Nebraska | $141,414 | 1.6% | 42.6% |
| 16 | Butler County, Nebraska | $131,525 | 1.5% | 44.1% |
| 17 | Seward County, Nebraska | $130,944 | 1.5% | 45.6% |
| 18 | York County, Nebraska | $128,749 | 1.5% | 47.1% |
| 19 | Webster County, Nebraska | $122,130 | 1.4% | 48.5% |
| 20 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $119,650 | 1.4% | 49.8% |
| 21 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $118,679 | 1.4% | 51.2% |
| 22 | Custer County, Nebraska | $115,613 | 1.3% | 52.5% |
| 23 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $111,688 | 1.3% | 53.8% |
| 24 | Knox County, Nebraska | $111,629 | 1.3% | 55.1% |
| 25 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $111,591 | 1.3% | 56.3% |
| 26 | Cass County, Nebraska | $108,309 | 1.2% | 57.6% |
| 27 | Saline County, Nebraska | $105,615 | 1.2% | 58.8% |
| 28 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $99,602 | 1.1% | 59.9% |
| 29 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $98,256 | 1.1% | 61.0% |
| 30 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $95,589 | 1.1% | 62.1% |
| 31 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $94,656 | 1.1% | 63.2% |
| 32 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $94,536 | 1.1% | 64.3% |
| 33 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $90,788 | 1.0% | 65.3% |
| 34 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $89,513 | 1.0% | 66.3% |
| 35 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $86,860 | 1.0% | 67.3% |
| 36 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $84,018 | 1.0% | 68.3% |
| 37 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $83,622 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 38 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $82,662 | 0.9% | 70.2% |
| 39 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $82,003 | 0.9% | 71.1% |
| 40 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $79,309 | 0.9% | 72.0% |
| 41 | Nance County, Nebraska | $79,280 | 0.9% | 72.9% |
| 42 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $75,079 | 0.9% | 73.8% |
| 43 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $73,061 | 0.8% | 74.6% |
| 44 | Banner County, Nebraska | $71,677 | 0.8% | 75.4% |
| 45 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $68,810 | 0.8% | 76.2% |
| 46 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $68,069 | 0.8% | 77.0% |
| 47 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $67,197 | 0.8% | 77.8% |
| 48 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $66,955 | 0.8% | 78.5% |
| 49 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $66,769 | 0.8% | 79.3% |
| 50 | Valley County, Nebraska | $65,865 | 0.8% | 80.0% |
| 51 | Logan County, Nebraska | $62,325 | 0.7% | 80.7% |
| 52 | Burt County, Nebraska | $61,988 | 0.7% | 81.5% |
| 53 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $61,465 | 0.7% | 82.2% |
| 54 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $59,442 | 0.7% | 82.8% |
| 55 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $59,099 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 56 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $58,315 | 0.7% | 84.2% |
| 57 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $54,968 | 0.6% | 84.8% |
| 58 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $54,320 | 0.6% | 85.4% |
| 59 | Washington County, Nebraska | $53,542 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 60 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $53,308 | 0.6% | 86.6% |
| 61 | Adams County, Nebraska | $51,902 | 0.6% | 87.2% |
| 62 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $50,546 | 0.6% | 87.8% |
| 63 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $49,891 | 0.6% | 88.4% |
| 64 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $49,077 | 0.6% | 88.9% |
| 65 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $48,221 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 66 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $46,613 | 0.5% | 90.0% |
| 67 | Howard County, Nebraska | $46,496 | 0.5% | 90.5% |
| 68 | Keith County, Nebraska | $45,029 | 0.5% | 91.1% |
| 69 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $44,327 | 0.5% | 91.6% |
| 70 | Chase County, Nebraska | $43,730 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 71 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $43,437 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 72 | Boone County, Nebraska | $43,358 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 73 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $42,784 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 74 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $40,662 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 75 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $39,627 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 76 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $39,605 | 0.5% | 94.9% |
| 77 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $39,518 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 78 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $37,523 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 79 | Rock County, Nebraska | $36,408 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 80 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $36,202 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 81 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $36,145 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 82 | Loup County, Nebraska | $35,116 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 83 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $33,146 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 84 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $31,267 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 85 | Clay County, Nebraska | $28,644 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 86 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $22,815 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 87 | Polk County, Nebraska | $21,832 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 88 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $19,828 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 89 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $19,186 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 90 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $16,540 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 91 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $14,313 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Madison County, Nebraska | $14,164 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Grant County, Nebraska | $3,420 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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