Total Subsidies payments in Nebraska totaled $2.5 billion in 2020
Total Subsidies in Nebraska by county, 2020
| Rank |
County |
Total Subsidies
2020 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Platte County, Nebraska | $82,658,357 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $74,954,188 | 3.0% | 6.3% |
| 3 | Custer County, Nebraska | $62,091,514 | 2.5% | 8.8% |
| 4 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $59,243,045 | 2.4% | 11.1% |
| 5 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $57,904,326 | 2.3% | 13.4% |
| 6 | Holt County, Nebraska | $55,338,881 | 2.2% | 15.7% |
| 7 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $54,763,760 | 2.2% | 17.8% |
| 8 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $50,804,134 | 2.0% | 19.9% |
| 9 | York County, Nebraska | $50,667,345 | 2.0% | 21.9% |
| 10 | Boone County, Nebraska | $50,310,234 | 2.0% | 23.9% |
| 11 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $49,138,938 | 2.0% | 25.9% |
| 12 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $48,604,353 | 1.9% | 27.8% |
| 13 | Knox County, Nebraska | $47,401,419 | 1.9% | 29.7% |
| 14 | Gage County, Nebraska | $42,954,607 | 1.7% | 31.4% |
| 15 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $41,586,556 | 1.7% | 33.1% |
| 16 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $40,526,455 | 1.6% | 34.7% |
| 17 | Chase County, Nebraska | $38,130,500 | 1.5% | 36.2% |
| 18 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $37,670,838 | 1.5% | 37.7% |
| 19 | Madison County, Nebraska | $36,975,111 | 1.5% | 39.2% |
| 20 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $36,928,965 | 1.5% | 40.7% |
| 21 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $36,585,997 | 1.5% | 42.1% |
| 22 | Adams County, Nebraska | $36,461,533 | 1.5% | 43.6% |
| 23 | Hall County, Nebraska | $35,636,745 | 1.4% | 45.0% |
| 24 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $35,456,585 | 1.4% | 46.4% |
| 25 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $35,436,490 | 1.4% | 47.8% |
| 26 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $35,294,060 | 1.4% | 49.2% |
| 27 | Seward County, Nebraska | $35,277,494 | 1.4% | 50.6% |
| 28 | Butler County, Nebraska | $35,209,628 | 1.4% | 52.0% |
| 29 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $34,285,214 | 1.4% | 53.4% |
| 30 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $33,089,621 | 1.3% | 54.7% |
| 31 | Clay County, Nebraska | $33,071,478 | 1.3% | 56.1% |
| 32 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $32,500,118 | 1.3% | 57.3% |
| 33 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $32,011,515 | 1.3% | 58.6% |
| 34 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $31,771,275 | 1.3% | 59.9% |
| 35 | Valley County, Nebraska | $31,660,473 | 1.3% | 61.2% |
| 36 | Burt County, Nebraska | $31,106,183 | 1.2% | 62.4% |
| 37 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $30,655,236 | 1.2% | 63.6% |
| 38 | Howard County, Nebraska | $28,951,880 | 1.2% | 64.8% |
| 39 | Saline County, Nebraska | $28,653,527 | 1.1% | 65.9% |
| 40 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $27,688,991 | 1.1% | 67.0% |
| 41 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $27,550,893 | 1.1% | 68.1% |
| 42 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $27,368,489 | 1.1% | 69.2% |
| 43 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $27,337,742 | 1.1% | 70.3% |
| 44 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $27,310,543 | 1.1% | 71.4% |
| 45 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $27,007,153 | 1.1% | 72.5% |
| 46 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $26,698,838 | 1.1% | 73.5% |
| 47 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $26,694,794 | 1.1% | 74.6% |
| 48 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $25,734,011 | 1.0% | 75.6% |
| 49 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $25,725,262 | 1.0% | 76.7% |
| 50 | Cass County, Nebraska | $25,632,190 | 1.0% | 77.7% |
| 51 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $25,533,964 | 1.0% | 78.7% |
| 52 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $25,381,485 | 1.0% | 79.7% |
| 53 | Webster County, Nebraska | $24,297,460 | 1.0% | 80.7% |
| 54 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $22,839,539 | 0.9% | 81.6% |
| 55 | Keith County, Nebraska | $22,403,031 | 0.9% | 82.5% |
| 56 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $22,157,625 | 0.9% | 83.4% |
| 57 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $21,980,960 | 0.9% | 84.3% |
| 58 | Washington County, Nebraska | $21,598,358 | 0.9% | 85.1% |
| 59 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $21,129,979 | 0.8% | 86.0% |
| 60 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $21,094,198 | 0.8% | 86.8% |
| 61 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $21,017,959 | 0.8% | 87.6% |
| 62 | Nance County, Nebraska | $19,198,356 | 0.8% | 88.4% |
| 63 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $18,725,861 | 0.7% | 89.2% |
| 64 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $17,473,312 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 65 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $16,890,087 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 66 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $16,179,598 | 0.6% | 91.2% |
| 67 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $16,116,173 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 68 | Brown County, Nebraska | $15,336,680 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 69 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $14,276,813 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 70 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $13,373,756 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 71 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $12,384,872 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 72 | Rock County, Nebraska | $12,161,756 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 73 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $11,593,866 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 74 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $11,186,968 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 75 | Garden County, Nebraska | $10,446,673 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 76 | Polk County, Nebraska | $9,751,049 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 77 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $9,622,887 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 78 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $8,172,032 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 79 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $7,845,620 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 80 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $7,364,234 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 81 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $7,338,955 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 82 | Logan County, Nebraska | $7,278,496 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 83 | Banner County, Nebraska | $7,196,160 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 84 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $6,927,035 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 85 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $6,602,868 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 86 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $5,838,000 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 87 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $3,887,946 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 88 | Loup County, Nebraska | $3,569,763 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 89 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $3,342,387 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 90 | Grant County, Nebraska | $3,196,222 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $2,425,680 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $2,095,561 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $1,840,692 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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