Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments in Nebraska totaled $5.9 million in 2021
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments, 2021
| Rank |
County |
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program
2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Holt County, Nebraska | $1,247,850 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| 2 | Hall County, Nebraska | $854,161 | 14.4% | 35.4% |
| 3 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $590,678 | 10.0% | 45.4% |
| 4 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $385,977 | 6.5% | 51.9% |
| 5 | Chase County, Nebraska | $320,736 | 5.4% | 57.3% |
| 6 | Howard County, Nebraska | $294,443 | 5.0% | 62.3% |
| 7 | Keith County, Nebraska | $133,028 | 2.2% | 64.5% |
| 8 | Rock County, Nebraska | $126,688 | 2.1% | 66.7% |
| 9 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $123,957 | 2.1% | 68.8% |
| 10 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $112,891 | 1.9% | 70.7% |
| 11 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $111,739 | 1.9% | 72.5% |
| 12 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $106,082 | 1.8% | 74.3% |
| 13 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $84,441 | 1.4% | 75.8% |
| 14 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $76,678 | 1.3% | 77.0% |
| 15 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $75,088 | 1.3% | 78.3% |
| 16 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $66,878 | 1.1% | 79.4% |
| 17 | Nance County, Nebraska | $57,057 | 1.0% | 80.4% |
| 18 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $56,880 | 1.0% | 81.4% |
| 19 | Custer County, Nebraska | $48,579 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 20 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $44,891 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 21 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $43,712 | 0.7% | 83.7% |
| 22 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $42,380 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 23 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $41,768 | 0.7% | 85.1% |
| 24 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $41,641 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 25 | Loup County, Nebraska | $41,359 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 26 | Platte County, Nebraska | $40,901 | 0.7% | 87.2% |
| 27 | Clay County, Nebraska | $39,948 | 0.7% | 87.9% |
| 28 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $39,637 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 29 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $38,579 | 0.7% | 89.2% |
| 30 | Knox County, Nebraska | $38,363 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 31 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $34,358 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 32 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $33,885 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 33 | Gage County, Nebraska | $33,199 | 0.6% | 91.5% |
| 34 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $32,857 | 0.6% | 92.1% |
| 35 | Brown County, Nebraska | $29,536 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 36 | Butler County, Nebraska | $27,443 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 37 | Adams County, Nebraska | $26,518 | 0.4% | 93.5% |
| 38 | Burt County, Nebraska | $26,074 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 39 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $25,215 | 0.4% | 94.4% |
| 40 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $21,362 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 41 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $21,191 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 42 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $20,054 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 43 | Cass County, Nebraska | $18,112 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 44 | Valley County, Nebraska | $16,282 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 45 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $16,124 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 46 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $15,641 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 47 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $15,378 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 48 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $14,692 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 49 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $14,243 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 50 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $13,676 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 51 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $12,397 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 52 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $12,343 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 53 | Seward County, Nebraska | $12,171 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 54 | Madison County, Nebraska | $11,369 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 55 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $11,314 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 56 | Washington County, Nebraska | $10,420 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 57 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $10,295 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 58 | Banner County, Nebraska | $7,337 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 59 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $5,704 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 60 | Garden County, Nebraska | $5,460 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 61 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $5,054 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 62 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $4,899 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 63 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $4,854 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 64 | Webster County, Nebraska | $4,465 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 65 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $4,406 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 66 | Saline County, Nebraska | $4,019 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 67 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $3,161 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 68 | York County, Nebraska | $3,098 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 69 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $2,828 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 70 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $2,195 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 71 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $2,150 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Logan County, Nebraska | $1,639 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 73 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $1,633 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 74 | Polk County, Nebraska | $1,228 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 75 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $1,223 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 76 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $886 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $602 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 78 | Boone County, Nebraska | $371 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 79 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $162 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 80 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $153 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 81 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $143 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 82 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $6 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 83 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $1 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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