Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in Nebraska totaled $351 million in 2020‡
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Platte County, Nebraska | $21,877,823 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 2 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $18,567,264 | 5.3% | 11.5% |
| 3 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $14,091,287 | 4.0% | 15.5% |
| 4 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $13,114,242 | 3.7% | 19.3% |
| 5 | Holt County, Nebraska | $11,926,474 | 3.4% | 22.7% |
| 6 | Knox County, Nebraska | $9,852,585 | 2.8% | 25.5% |
| 7 | Boone County, Nebraska | $8,917,602 | 2.5% | 28.0% |
| 8 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $8,348,482 | 2.4% | 30.4% |
| 9 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $7,877,103 | 2.2% | 32.6% |
| 10 | Valley County, Nebraska | $7,525,537 | 2.1% | 34.8% |
| 11 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $7,420,100 | 2.1% | 36.9% |
| 12 | Custer County, Nebraska | $7,399,648 | 2.1% | 39.0% |
| 13 | Gage County, Nebraska | $5,821,795 | 1.7% | 40.7% |
| 14 | York County, Nebraska | $5,754,912 | 1.6% | 42.3% |
| 15 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $5,623,350 | 1.6% | 43.9% |
| 16 | Madison County, Nebraska | $5,573,754 | 1.6% | 45.5% |
| 17 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $5,474,982 | 1.6% | 47.1% |
| 18 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $5,357,504 | 1.5% | 48.6% |
| 19 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $5,148,066 | 1.5% | 50.1% |
| 20 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $4,985,898 | 1.4% | 51.5% |
| 21 | Burt County, Nebraska | $4,768,716 | 1.4% | 52.8% |
| 22 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $4,727,742 | 1.3% | 54.2% |
| 23 | Seward County, Nebraska | $4,607,800 | 1.3% | 55.5% |
| 24 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $4,472,370 | 1.3% | 56.8% |
| 25 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $4,435,433 | 1.3% | 58.0% |
| 26 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $4,413,197 | 1.3% | 59.3% |
| 27 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $4,268,802 | 1.2% | 60.5% |
| 28 | Saline County, Nebraska | $4,232,563 | 1.2% | 61.7% |
| 29 | Hall County, Nebraska | $4,228,853 | 1.2% | 62.9% |
| 30 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $4,165,350 | 1.2% | 64.1% |
| 31 | Butler County, Nebraska | $4,128,435 | 1.2% | 65.3% |
| 32 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $4,082,398 | 1.2% | 66.4% |
| 33 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $4,066,695 | 1.2% | 67.6% |
| 34 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $3,878,176 | 1.1% | 68.7% |
| 35 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $3,817,624 | 1.1% | 69.8% |
| 36 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $3,730,695 | 1.1% | 70.9% |
| 37 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $3,701,446 | 1.1% | 71.9% |
| 38 | Chase County, Nebraska | $3,648,816 | 1.0% | 73.0% |
| 39 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $3,627,745 | 1.0% | 74.0% |
| 40 | Adams County, Nebraska | $3,573,706 | 1.0% | 75.0% |
| 41 | Clay County, Nebraska | $3,467,610 | 1.0% | 76.0% |
| 42 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $3,457,631 | 1.0% | 77.0% |
| 43 | Keith County, Nebraska | $3,393,025 | 1.0% | 77.9% |
| 44 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $3,228,331 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 45 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $3,129,982 | 0.9% | 79.8% |
| 46 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $3,010,512 | 0.9% | 80.6% |
| 47 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $2,848,118 | 0.8% | 81.4% |
| 48 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $2,824,460 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 49 | Webster County, Nebraska | $2,784,745 | 0.8% | 83.0% |
| 50 | Nance County, Nebraska | $2,784,629 | 0.8% | 83.8% |
| 51 | Howard County, Nebraska | $2,766,994 | 0.8% | 84.6% |
| 52 | Washington County, Nebraska | $2,717,623 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 53 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $2,681,897 | 0.8% | 86.1% |
| 54 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $2,624,449 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 55 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $2,614,663 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 56 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $2,548,135 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 57 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $2,278,993 | 0.6% | 89.0% |
| 58 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $2,277,144 | 0.6% | 89.7% |
| 59 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $2,254,732 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 60 | Cass County, Nebraska | $2,245,482 | 0.6% | 90.9% |
| 61 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $2,227,473 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 62 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $2,217,874 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 63 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $2,088,152 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 64 | Brown County, Nebraska | $1,804,751 | 0.5% | 93.3% |
| 65 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $1,799,303 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 66 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $1,744,305 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 67 | Polk County, Nebraska | $1,448,649 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 68 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $1,377,579 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 69 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $1,351,734 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
| 70 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $1,259,742 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 71 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $1,219,587 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 72 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $1,189,666 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 73 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $1,178,452 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 74 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $1,125,708 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 75 | Garden County, Nebraska | $1,098,285 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 76 | Rock County, Nebraska | $1,087,683 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 77 | Loup County, Nebraska | $891,319 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 78 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $845,901 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 79 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $826,543 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 80 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $793,288 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 81 | Logan County, Nebraska | $689,535 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 82 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $601,665 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $471,969 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 84 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $471,185 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 85 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $429,951 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $418,845 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $388,257 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $159,291 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $148,736 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $145,080 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Grant County, Nebraska | $115,333 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Banner County, Nebraska | $103,177 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $57,506 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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