Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments in Nebraska totaled $31.9 million in 2021
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments payments, 2021
| Rank |
County |
Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments
2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Hall County, Nebraska | $3,836,650 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| 2 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $2,511,966 | 7.9% | 19.9% |
| 3 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $2,309,314 | 7.2% | 27.2% |
| 4 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $1,779,985 | 5.6% | 32.8% |
| 5 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $1,292,580 | 4.1% | 36.8% |
| 6 | Clay County, Nebraska | $1,204,684 | 3.8% | 40.6% |
| 7 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $1,119,888 | 3.5% | 44.1% |
| 8 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $1,098,622 | 3.4% | 47.5% |
| 9 | Adams County, Nebraska | $1,090,390 | 3.4% | 51.0% |
| 10 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $1,079,509 | 3.4% | 54.4% |
| 11 | Howard County, Nebraska | $1,044,363 | 3.3% | 57.6% |
| 12 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $806,568 | 2.5% | 60.2% |
| 13 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $760,174 | 2.4% | 62.5% |
| 14 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $737,523 | 2.3% | 64.9% |
| 15 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $723,486 | 2.3% | 67.1% |
| 16 | Chase County, Nebraska | $715,193 | 2.2% | 69.4% |
| 17 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $668,728 | 2.1% | 71.5% |
| 18 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $665,305 | 2.1% | 73.6% |
| 19 | Custer County, Nebraska | $624,227 | 2.0% | 75.5% |
| 20 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $619,132 | 1.9% | 77.5% |
| 21 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $547,194 | 1.7% | 79.2% |
| 22 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $514,015 | 1.6% | 80.8% |
| 23 | Valley County, Nebraska | $466,743 | 1.5% | 82.3% |
| 24 | Webster County, Nebraska | $409,428 | 1.3% | 83.5% |
| 25 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $395,890 | 1.2% | 84.8% |
| 26 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $392,588 | 1.2% | 86.0% |
| 27 | Platte County, Nebraska | $364,259 | 1.1% | 87.2% |
| 28 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $347,980 | 1.1% | 88.3% |
| 29 | Brown County, Nebraska | $316,226 | 1.0% | 89.2% |
| 30 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $298,320 | 0.9% | 90.2% |
| 31 | Burt County, Nebraska | $295,035 | 0.9% | 91.1% |
| 32 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $279,409 | 0.9% | 92.0% |
| 33 | York County, Nebraska | $260,260 | 0.8% | 92.8% |
| 34 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $224,055 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 35 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $137,724 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 36 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $126,352 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 37 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $122,477 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 38 | Gage County, Nebraska | $113,230 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 39 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $106,474 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 40 | Washington County, Nebraska | $100,835 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 41 | Knox County, Nebraska | $99,563 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 42 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $79,075 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 43 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $74,607 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 44 | Loup County, Nebraska | $74,358 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 45 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $74,312 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 46 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $72,402 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 47 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $68,992 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 48 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $66,758 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 49 | Holt County, Nebraska | $59,362 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 50 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $58,598 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 51 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $55,707 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 52 | Seward County, Nebraska | $55,182 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 53 | Nance County, Nebraska | $50,720 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 54 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $49,702 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 55 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $43,042 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 56 | Butler County, Nebraska | $40,347 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 57 | Rock County, Nebraska | $37,044 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 58 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $34,825 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 59 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $32,918 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 60 | Keith County, Nebraska | $32,259 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 61 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $26,581 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 62 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $23,431 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 63 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $22,856 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 64 | Logan County, Nebraska | $20,518 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 65 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $18,393 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 66 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $16,396 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 67 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $14,336 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 68 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $13,358 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 69 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $11,409 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 70 | Saline County, Nebraska | $9,573 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 71 | Polk County, Nebraska | $8,984 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Cass County, Nebraska | $7,686 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 73 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $5,286 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 74 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $4,522 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 75 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $228 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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