Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments in Nebraska totaled $583 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $50,717,355 | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| 2 | Custer County, Nebraska | $41,518,440 | 7.1% | 15.8% |
| 3 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $39,586,839 | 6.8% | 22.6% |
| 4 | Holt County, Nebraska | $28,305,707 | 4.9% | 27.5% |
| 5 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $21,594,558 | 3.7% | 31.2% |
| 6 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $20,711,787 | 3.6% | 34.7% |
| 7 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $14,207,032 | 2.4% | 37.2% |
| 8 | Knox County, Nebraska | $13,823,303 | 2.4% | 39.5% |
| 9 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $12,798,531 | 2.2% | 41.7% |
| 10 | Valley County, Nebraska | $12,558,686 | 2.2% | 43.9% |
| 11 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $12,144,478 | 2.1% | 46.0% |
| 12 | Brown County, Nebraska | $11,568,638 | 2.0% | 47.9% |
| 13 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $11,265,026 | 1.9% | 49.9% |
| 14 | Rock County, Nebraska | $10,686,819 | 1.8% | 51.7% |
| 15 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $10,186,939 | 1.7% | 53.5% |
| 16 | Keith County, Nebraska | $10,116,102 | 1.7% | 55.2% |
| 17 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $9,782,079 | 1.7% | 56.9% |
| 18 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $8,915,244 | 1.5% | 58.4% |
| 19 | Garden County, Nebraska | $8,814,882 | 1.5% | 59.9% |
| 20 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $8,428,414 | 1.4% | 61.4% |
| 21 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $8,009,135 | 1.4% | 62.7% |
| 22 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $7,761,579 | 1.3% | 64.1% |
| 23 | Howard County, Nebraska | $7,578,505 | 1.3% | 65.4% |
| 24 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $7,514,092 | 1.3% | 66.6% |
| 25 | Chase County, Nebraska | $7,422,306 | 1.3% | 67.9% |
| 26 | Loup County, Nebraska | $7,402,907 | 1.3% | 69.2% |
| 27 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $7,014,233 | 1.2% | 70.4% |
| 28 | Logan County, Nebraska | $6,876,536 | 1.2% | 71.6% |
| 29 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $6,302,569 | 1.1% | 72.6% |
| 30 | Grant County, Nebraska | $6,175,104 | 1.1% | 73.7% |
| 31 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $6,135,244 | 1.1% | 74.8% |
| 32 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $5,808,796 | 1.0% | 75.8% |
| 33 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $5,580,963 | 1.0% | 76.7% |
| 34 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $5,478,194 | 0.9% | 77.7% |
| 35 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $5,468,081 | 0.9% | 78.6% |
| 36 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $5,457,851 | 0.9% | 79.5% |
| 37 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $5,376,138 | 0.9% | 80.4% |
| 38 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $5,148,573 | 0.9% | 81.3% |
| 39 | Boone County, Nebraska | $5,086,255 | 0.9% | 82.2% |
| 40 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $5,016,482 | 0.9% | 83.1% |
| 41 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $4,962,994 | 0.9% | 83.9% |
| 42 | Webster County, Nebraska | $4,760,777 | 0.8% | 84.7% |
| 43 | Nance County, Nebraska | $4,519,069 | 0.8% | 85.5% |
| 44 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $4,380,904 | 0.8% | 86.3% |
| 45 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $4,208,802 | 0.7% | 87.0% |
| 46 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $4,155,883 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 47 | Banner County, Nebraska | $3,851,426 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 48 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $3,716,833 | 0.6% | 89.0% |
| 49 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $3,592,888 | 0.6% | 89.6% |
| 50 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $3,531,902 | 0.6% | 90.2% |
| 51 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $3,221,212 | 0.6% | 90.8% |
| 52 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $3,159,745 | 0.5% | 91.3% |
| 53 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $2,631,011 | 0.5% | 91.8% |
| 54 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $2,605,376 | 0.4% | 92.2% |
| 55 | Hall County, Nebraska | $2,535,562 | 0.4% | 92.6% |
| 56 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $2,447,708 | 0.4% | 93.1% |
| 57 | Platte County, Nebraska | $2,335,734 | 0.4% | 93.5% |
| 58 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $2,300,918 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 59 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $2,147,554 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 60 | Madison County, Nebraska | $2,118,895 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 61 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $1,724,772 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 62 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $1,702,391 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 63 | Gage County, Nebraska | $1,699,960 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 64 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $1,659,325 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 65 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $1,556,705 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 66 | Butler County, Nebraska | $1,461,053 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 67 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $1,458,232 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 68 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $1,425,498 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 69 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $1,407,850 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 70 | Polk County, Nebraska | $1,374,960 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 71 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $1,325,164 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 72 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $1,164,093 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 73 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $1,132,245 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 74 | Seward County, Nebraska | $1,093,750 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 75 | Adams County, Nebraska | $1,041,411 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 76 | Saline County, Nebraska | $904,859 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 77 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $880,995 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 78 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $867,876 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 79 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $851,752 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 80 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $834,761 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 81 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $787,328 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $739,255 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Burt County, Nebraska | $681,456 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Clay County, Nebraska | $591,155 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $549,157 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 86 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $535,080 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 87 | York County, Nebraska | $447,051 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Cass County, Nebraska | $436,235 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $428,037 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Washington County, Nebraska | $396,951 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $329,354 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $38,036 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $33,362 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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