Dairy Program Subsidies in Nebraska totaled $46.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving dairy program subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Dairy Program Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $4,832,274 | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| 2 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $3,653,168 | 7.9% | 18.4% |
| 3 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $2,863,987 | 6.2% | 24.6% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $2,498,777 | 5.4% | 30.1% |
| 5 | Knox County, Nebraska | $2,394,545 | 5.2% | 35.3% |
| 6 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $2,048,874 | 4.4% | 39.7% |
| 7 | Holt County, Nebraska | $1,805,514 | 3.9% | 43.6% |
| 8 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $1,318,037 | 2.9% | 46.5% |
| 9 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $1,274,162 | 2.8% | 49.3% |
| 10 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $1,271,672 | 2.8% | 52.0% |
| 11 | Seward County, Nebraska | $1,143,394 | 2.5% | 54.5% |
| 12 | Madison County, Nebraska | $1,137,651 | 2.5% | 57.0% |
| 13 | Platte County, Nebraska | $1,050,674 | 2.3% | 59.3% |
| 14 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $1,034,965 | 2.2% | 61.5% |
| 15 | Washington County, Nebraska | $1,001,479 | 2.2% | 63.7% |
| 16 | Boone County, Nebraska | $927,927 | 2.0% | 65.7% |
| 17 | Custer County, Nebraska | $861,586 | 1.9% | 67.6% |
| 18 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $788,153 | 1.7% | 69.3% |
| 19 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $723,503 | 1.6% | 70.9% |
| 20 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $704,633 | 1.5% | 72.4% |
| 21 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $658,332 | 1.4% | 73.8% |
| 22 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $650,529 | 1.4% | 75.2% |
| 23 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $640,053 | 1.4% | 76.6% |
| 24 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $572,949 | 1.2% | 77.9% |
| 25 | Polk County, Nebraska | $544,221 | 1.2% | 79.1% |
| 26 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $529,271 | 1.1% | 80.2% |
| 27 | Butler County, Nebraska | $518,810 | 1.1% | 81.3% |
| 28 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $509,840 | 1.1% | 82.4% |
| 29 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $507,303 | 1.1% | 83.5% |
| 30 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $447,080 | 1.0% | 84.5% |
| 31 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $409,281 | 0.9% | 85.4% |
| 32 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $407,871 | 0.9% | 86.3% |
| 33 | Webster County, Nebraska | $399,579 | 0.9% | 87.2% |
| 34 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $387,561 | 0.8% | 88.0% |
| 35 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $354,814 | 0.8% | 88.8% |
| 36 | Howard County, Nebraska | $351,632 | 0.8% | 89.5% |
| 37 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $350,993 | 0.8% | 90.3% |
| 38 | Adams County, Nebraska | $345,712 | 0.8% | 91.0% |
| 39 | Hall County, Nebraska | $343,822 | 0.7% | 91.8% |
| 40 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $325,283 | 0.7% | 92.5% |
| 41 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $279,176 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| 42 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $264,065 | 0.6% | 93.7% |
| 43 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $256,942 | 0.6% | 94.2% |
| 44 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $240,421 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 45 | Cass County, Nebraska | $238,879 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 46 | Keith County, Nebraska | $179,124 | 0.4% | 95.7% |
| 47 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $178,646 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 48 | Saline County, Nebraska | $175,110 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 49 | Nance County, Nebraska | $162,226 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 50 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $148,428 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 51 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $136,652 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 52 | York County, Nebraska | $135,688 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 53 | Brown County, Nebraska | $122,638 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 54 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $113,750 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 55 | Burt County, Nebraska | $108,554 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 56 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $106,545 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 57 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $104,930 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 58 | Rock County, Nebraska | $92,797 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 59 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $64,019 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 60 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $60,695 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 61 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $54,664 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 62 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $50,111 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 63 | Valley County, Nebraska | $29,500 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 64 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $23,732 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 65 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $23,267 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 66 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $22,744 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 67 | Chase County, Nebraska | $14,902 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 68 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $14,410 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 69 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $9,286 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 70 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $8,272 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 71 | Loup County, Nebraska | $7,794 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $7,569 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 73 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $6,287 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 74 | Clay County, Nebraska | $5,692 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 75 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $4,511 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 76 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $3,821 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $342 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 78 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $338 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 79 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $144 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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