Subtotal, Disaster Payments in Nebraska totaled $1.4 billion from 1995-2019‡.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Subtotal, Disaster Payments payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
1995-2019‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Custer County, Nebraska | $69,859,453 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $64,137,147 | 4.5% | 9.5% |
| 3 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $63,669,007 | 4.5% | 13.9% |
| 4 | Holt County, Nebraska | $47,202,397 | 3.3% | 17.3% |
| 5 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $37,739,563 | 2.7% | 19.9% |
| 6 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $36,484,518 | 2.6% | 22.5% |
| 7 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $32,970,126 | 2.3% | 24.8% |
| 8 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $28,101,897 | 2.0% | 26.8% |
| 9 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $27,248,101 | 1.9% | 28.7% |
| 10 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $26,882,498 | 1.9% | 30.6% |
| 11 | Chase County, Nebraska | $26,504,479 | 1.9% | 32.5% |
| 12 | Knox County, Nebraska | $25,697,731 | 1.8% | 34.3% |
| 13 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $24,543,195 | 1.7% | 36.1% |
| 14 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $24,418,753 | 1.7% | 37.8% |
| 15 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $23,792,638 | 1.7% | 39.5% |
| 16 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $22,869,278 | 1.6% | 41.1% |
| 17 | Valley County, Nebraska | $22,158,313 | 1.6% | 42.6% |
| 18 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $21,006,365 | 1.5% | 44.1% |
| 19 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $20,995,197 | 1.5% | 45.6% |
| 20 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $19,584,988 | 1.4% | 47.0% |
| 21 | Keith County, Nebraska | $18,069,367 | 1.3% | 48.3% |
| 22 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $18,036,021 | 1.3% | 49.5% |
| 23 | Gage County, Nebraska | $17,872,035 | 1.3% | 50.8% |
| 24 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $17,340,744 | 1.2% | 52.0% |
| 25 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $16,710,628 | 1.2% | 53.2% |
| 26 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $16,078,441 | 1.1% | 54.3% |
| 27 | Rock County, Nebraska | $16,060,371 | 1.1% | 55.5% |
| 28 | Brown County, Nebraska | $16,006,888 | 1.1% | 56.6% |
| 29 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $15,507,140 | 1.1% | 57.7% |
| 30 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $15,339,434 | 1.1% | 58.8% |
| 31 | Howard County, Nebraska | $15,191,752 | 1.1% | 59.8% |
| 32 | Nance County, Nebraska | $15,164,388 | 1.1% | 60.9% |
| 33 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $14,521,633 | 1.0% | 61.9% |
| 34 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $14,368,549 | 1.0% | 62.9% |
| 35 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $14,347,768 | 1.0% | 64.0% |
| 36 | Garden County, Nebraska | $13,906,121 | 1.0% | 64.9% |
| 37 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $13,610,582 | 1.0% | 65.9% |
| 38 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $13,115,533 | 0.9% | 66.8% |
| 39 | Webster County, Nebraska | $12,940,888 | 0.9% | 67.7% |
| 40 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $12,859,053 | 0.9% | 68.6% |
| 41 | Boone County, Nebraska | $12,312,567 | 0.9% | 69.5% |
| 42 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $12,200,193 | 0.9% | 70.4% |
| 43 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $12,046,236 | 0.8% | 71.2% |
| 44 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $11,841,197 | 0.8% | 72.1% |
| 45 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $11,778,637 | 0.8% | 72.9% |
| 46 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $11,618,755 | 0.8% | 73.7% |
| 47 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $11,197,641 | 0.8% | 74.5% |
| 48 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $11,077,887 | 0.8% | 75.3% |
| 49 | Platte County, Nebraska | $10,994,787 | 0.8% | 76.1% |
| 50 | Hall County, Nebraska | $10,833,733 | 0.8% | 76.8% |
| 51 | Loup County, Nebraska | $10,753,814 | 0.8% | 77.6% |
| 52 | Banner County, Nebraska | $10,604,811 | 0.7% | 78.3% |
| 53 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $10,526,877 | 0.7% | 79.1% |
| 54 | Logan County, Nebraska | $10,489,865 | 0.7% | 79.8% |
| 55 | Butler County, Nebraska | $10,436,219 | 0.7% | 80.6% |
| 56 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $10,270,643 | 0.7% | 81.3% |
| 57 | Saline County, Nebraska | $10,163,793 | 0.7% | 82.0% |
| 58 | Cass County, Nebraska | $10,025,014 | 0.7% | 82.7% |
| 59 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $9,766,262 | 0.7% | 83.4% |
| 60 | Polk County, Nebraska | $9,686,828 | 0.7% | 84.1% |
| 61 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $9,588,702 | 0.7% | 84.7% |
| 62 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $9,230,522 | 0.7% | 85.4% |
| 63 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $8,945,126 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 64 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $8,666,545 | 0.6% | 86.6% |
| 65 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $8,646,120 | 0.6% | 87.3% |
| 66 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $8,520,498 | 0.6% | 87.9% |
| 67 | Seward County, Nebraska | $8,467,885 | 0.6% | 88.5% |
| 68 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $8,406,897 | 0.6% | 89.0% |
| 69 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $8,142,310 | 0.6% | 89.6% |
| 70 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $8,138,177 | 0.6% | 90.2% |
| 71 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $8,013,426 | 0.6% | 90.8% |
| 72 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $7,985,730 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 73 | Madison County, Nebraska | $7,761,741 | 0.5% | 91.9% |
| 74 | Grant County, Nebraska | $7,640,308 | 0.5% | 92.4% |
| 75 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $7,296,515 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 76 | Washington County, Nebraska | $7,095,646 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 77 | Clay County, Nebraska | $7,041,950 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 78 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $6,592,374 | 0.5% | 94.4% |
| 79 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $6,527,429 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 80 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $6,403,740 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 81 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $6,353,221 | 0.4% | 95.7% |
| 82 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $6,348,568 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 83 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $6,289,963 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 84 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $6,228,494 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 85 | Adams County, Nebraska | $6,078,522 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 86 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $6,001,218 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 87 | Burt County, Nebraska | $5,638,146 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 88 | York County, Nebraska | $5,526,250 | 0.4% | 98.7% |
| 89 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $5,492,404 | 0.4% | 99.1% |
| 90 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $3,321,724 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 91 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $3,156,449 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 92 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $3,146,249 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 93 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $3,032,844 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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