Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments in Nebraska totaled $61.2 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Hall County, Nebraska | $6,781,325 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 2 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $5,078,696 | 8.3% | 19.4% |
| 3 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $4,617,329 | 7.5% | 26.9% |
| 4 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $3,143,388 | 5.1% | 32.1% |
| 5 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $2,712,850 | 4.4% | 36.5% |
| 6 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $2,587,845 | 4.2% | 40.7% |
| 7 | Clay County, Nebraska | $2,409,368 | 3.9% | 44.6% |
| 8 | Adams County, Nebraska | $2,183,188 | 3.6% | 48.2% |
| 9 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $2,168,467 | 3.5% | 51.8% |
| 10 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $1,969,657 | 3.2% | 55.0% |
| 11 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $1,521,552 | 2.5% | 57.5% |
| 12 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $1,475,075 | 2.4% | 59.9% |
| 13 | Chase County, Nebraska | $1,469,789 | 2.4% | 62.3% |
| 14 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $1,464,300 | 2.4% | 64.7% |
| 15 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $1,429,732 | 2.3% | 67.0% |
| 16 | Custer County, Nebraska | $1,336,615 | 2.2% | 69.2% |
| 17 | Howard County, Nebraska | $1,334,977 | 2.2% | 71.4% |
| 18 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $1,334,259 | 2.2% | 73.5% |
| 19 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $1,247,992 | 2.0% | 75.6% |
| 20 | Valley County, Nebraska | $1,216,211 | 2.0% | 77.6% |
| 21 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $1,043,796 | 1.7% | 79.3% |
| 22 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $985,957 | 1.6% | 80.9% |
| 23 | Webster County, Nebraska | $818,213 | 1.3% | 82.2% |
| 24 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $722,135 | 1.2% | 83.4% |
| 25 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $715,354 | 1.2% | 84.6% |
| 26 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $695,959 | 1.1% | 85.7% |
| 27 | Platte County, Nebraska | $686,199 | 1.1% | 86.8% |
| 28 | York County, Nebraska | $672,305 | 1.1% | 87.9% |
| 29 | Brown County, Nebraska | $632,452 | 1.0% | 89.0% |
| 30 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $562,293 | 0.9% | 89.9% |
| 31 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $547,194 | 0.9% | 90.8% |
| 32 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $448,110 | 0.7% | 91.5% |
| 33 | Burt County, Nebraska | $389,666 | 0.6% | 92.1% |
| 34 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $366,323 | 0.6% | 92.7% |
| 35 | Holt County, Nebraska | $356,998 | 0.6% | 93.3% |
| 36 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $275,510 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 37 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $246,455 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 38 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $244,954 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 39 | Gage County, Nebraska | $223,507 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 40 | Knox County, Nebraska | $199,125 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 41 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $183,360 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 42 | Cass County, Nebraska | $169,547 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 43 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $169,251 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 44 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $168,140 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 45 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $158,150 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 46 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $155,524 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 47 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $149,214 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 48 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $148,624 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 49 | Washington County, Nebraska | $144,067 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 50 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $137,983 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 51 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $131,468 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 52 | Seward County, Nebraska | $110,364 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 53 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $97,092 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 54 | Nance County, Nebraska | $94,148 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 55 | Loup County, Nebraska | $88,445 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 56 | Rock County, Nebraska | $88,078 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 57 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $85,460 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 58 | Butler County, Nebraska | $80,693 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 59 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $72,402 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 60 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $69,649 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 61 | Keith County, Nebraska | $64,517 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 62 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $46,836 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 63 | Logan County, Nebraska | $41,036 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 64 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $36,989 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 65 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $32,792 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 66 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $28,671 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 67 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $26,716 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 68 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $26,581 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 69 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $23,431 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 70 | Saline County, Nebraska | $19,145 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 71 | Polk County, Nebraska | $17,968 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $17,561 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 73 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $9,043 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 74 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $5,286 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 75 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $456 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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