Misc. Disaster Payments in Nebraska totaled $542 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Misc. Disaster Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Disaster Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Custer County, Nebraska | $17,690,665 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $15,298,954 | 2.8% | 6.1% |
| 3 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $14,597,936 | 2.7% | 8.8% |
| 4 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $14,234,636 | 2.6% | 11.4% |
| 5 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $14,155,088 | 2.6% | 14.0% |
| 6 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $14,071,623 | 2.6% | 16.6% |
| 7 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $13,421,576 | 2.5% | 19.1% |
| 8 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $11,946,793 | 2.2% | 21.3% |
| 9 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $11,853,159 | 2.2% | 23.5% |
| 10 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $11,835,928 | 2.2% | 25.7% |
| 11 | Gage County, Nebraska | $11,462,862 | 2.1% | 27.8% |
| 12 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $11,149,767 | 2.1% | 29.8% |
| 13 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $10,892,510 | 2.0% | 31.8% |
| 14 | Holt County, Nebraska | $9,919,156 | 1.8% | 33.7% |
| 15 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $9,860,869 | 1.8% | 35.5% |
| 16 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $9,318,601 | 1.7% | 37.2% |
| 17 | Knox County, Nebraska | $9,244,612 | 1.7% | 38.9% |
| 18 | Nance County, Nebraska | $8,799,893 | 1.6% | 40.5% |
| 19 | Chase County, Nebraska | $8,743,390 | 1.6% | 42.1% |
| 20 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $8,499,231 | 1.6% | 43.7% |
| 21 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $8,487,671 | 1.6% | 45.3% |
| 22 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $8,453,884 | 1.6% | 46.8% |
| 23 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $8,411,199 | 1.6% | 48.4% |
| 24 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $8,343,034 | 1.5% | 49.9% |
| 25 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $8,332,963 | 1.5% | 51.5% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $7,099,037 | 1.3% | 52.8% |
| 27 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $6,966,539 | 1.3% | 54.0% |
| 28 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $6,921,134 | 1.3% | 55.3% |
| 29 | Butler County, Nebraska | $6,773,821 | 1.2% | 56.6% |
| 30 | Cass County, Nebraska | $6,603,630 | 1.2% | 57.8% |
| 31 | Saline County, Nebraska | $6,538,814 | 1.2% | 59.0% |
| 32 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $6,326,234 | 1.2% | 60.2% |
| 33 | Valley County, Nebraska | $6,255,762 | 1.2% | 61.3% |
| 34 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $6,128,531 | 1.1% | 62.4% |
| 35 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $6,123,330 | 1.1% | 63.6% |
| 36 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $6,091,243 | 1.1% | 64.7% |
| 37 | Seward County, Nebraska | $6,081,684 | 1.1% | 65.8% |
| 38 | Webster County, Nebraska | $6,073,823 | 1.1% | 66.9% |
| 39 | Polk County, Nebraska | $5,983,880 | 1.1% | 68.0% |
| 40 | Platte County, Nebraska | $5,800,307 | 1.1% | 69.1% |
| 41 | Clay County, Nebraska | $5,769,639 | 1.1% | 70.2% |
| 42 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $5,637,902 | 1.0% | 71.2% |
| 43 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $5,407,544 | 1.0% | 72.2% |
| 44 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $5,406,951 | 1.0% | 73.2% |
| 45 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $5,385,780 | 1.0% | 74.2% |
| 46 | Keith County, Nebraska | $5,359,942 | 1.0% | 75.2% |
| 47 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $5,320,013 | 1.0% | 76.2% |
| 48 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $5,194,729 | 1.0% | 77.1% |
| 49 | Banner County, Nebraska | $4,964,770 | 0.9% | 78.0% |
| 50 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $4,812,447 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 51 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $4,415,905 | 0.8% | 79.7% |
| 52 | Boone County, Nebraska | $4,388,283 | 0.8% | 80.6% |
| 53 | Howard County, Nebraska | $4,311,119 | 0.8% | 81.4% |
| 54 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $4,154,938 | 0.8% | 82.1% |
| 55 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $4,108,105 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 56 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $4,022,570 | 0.7% | 83.6% |
| 57 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $3,978,679 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 58 | York County, Nebraska | $3,968,843 | 0.7% | 85.1% |
| 59 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $3,944,623 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 60 | Burt County, Nebraska | $3,826,598 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 61 | Madison County, Nebraska | $3,644,416 | 0.7% | 87.2% |
| 62 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $3,623,476 | 0.7% | 87.9% |
| 63 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $3,604,555 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 64 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $3,561,869 | 0.7% | 89.2% |
| 65 | Adams County, Nebraska | $3,367,232 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 66 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $3,364,555 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 67 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $3,307,502 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 68 | Hall County, Nebraska | $3,273,557 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 69 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $3,049,902 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 70 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $2,968,005 | 0.5% | 92.7% |
| 71 | Rock County, Nebraska | $2,877,958 | 0.5% | 93.3% |
| 72 | Washington County, Nebraska | $2,814,127 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 73 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $2,794,540 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 74 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $2,746,388 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 75 | Garden County, Nebraska | $2,710,643 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 76 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $2,698,361 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 77 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $2,451,856 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 78 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $2,401,375 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 79 | Logan County, Nebraska | $2,252,066 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 80 | Brown County, Nebraska | $2,220,259 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 81 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $2,144,316 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 82 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $2,063,453 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 83 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $2,025,371 | 0.4% | 98.7% |
| 84 | Loup County, Nebraska | $1,880,803 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 85 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $1,593,823 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 86 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $1,401,362 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $923,404 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 88 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $496,556 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $311,863 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $222,332 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $205,677 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $88,002 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Grant County, Nebraska | $33,242 | 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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