Disaster payments in Nebraska totaled $76.5 million in 2021
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2021
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Holt County, Nebraska | $4,891,035 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| 2 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $4,217,185 | 5.5% | 11.9% |
| 3 | Platte County, Nebraska | $3,936,502 | 5.1% | 17.1% |
| 4 | Knox County, Nebraska | $3,851,394 | 5.0% | 22.1% |
| 5 | Hall County, Nebraska | $3,836,650 | 5.0% | 27.1% |
| 6 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $3,179,032 | 4.2% | 31.3% |
| 7 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $2,672,596 | 3.5% | 34.8% |
| 8 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $2,638,741 | 3.5% | 38.2% |
| 9 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $2,452,188 | 3.2% | 41.4% |
| 10 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $2,337,983 | 3.1% | 44.5% |
| 11 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $2,077,075 | 2.7% | 47.2% |
| 12 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $1,768,178 | 2.3% | 49.5% |
| 13 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $1,493,118 | 2.0% | 51.5% |
| 14 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $1,369,682 | 1.8% | 53.2% |
| 15 | Howard County, Nebraska | $1,363,826 | 1.8% | 55.0% |
| 16 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $1,341,605 | 1.8% | 56.8% |
| 17 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $1,323,337 | 1.7% | 58.5% |
| 18 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $1,296,470 | 1.7% | 60.2% |
| 19 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $1,262,245 | 1.7% | 61.9% |
| 20 | Washington County, Nebraska | $1,251,111 | 1.6% | 63.5% |
| 21 | Clay County, Nebraska | $1,206,212 | 1.6% | 65.1% |
| 22 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $1,146,207 | 1.5% | 66.6% |
| 23 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $1,136,639 | 1.5% | 68.1% |
| 24 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $1,125,541 | 1.5% | 69.5% |
| 25 | Adams County, Nebraska | $1,090,390 | 1.4% | 71.0% |
| 26 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $1,089,908 | 1.4% | 72.4% |
| 27 | Garden County, Nebraska | $1,043,906 | 1.4% | 73.7% |
| 28 | Chase County, Nebraska | $993,741 | 1.3% | 75.0% |
| 29 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $988,070 | 1.3% | 76.3% |
| 30 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $984,768 | 1.3% | 77.6% |
| 31 | Custer County, Nebraska | $930,258 | 1.2% | 78.8% |
| 32 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $859,621 | 1.1% | 80.0% |
| 33 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $859,423 | 1.1% | 81.1% |
| 34 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $813,091 | 1.1% | 82.1% |
| 35 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $761,713 | 1.0% | 83.1% |
| 36 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $683,947 | 0.9% | 84.0% |
| 37 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $670,300 | 0.9% | 84.9% |
| 38 | Valley County, Nebraska | $631,751 | 0.8% | 85.7% |
| 39 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $619,132 | 0.8% | 86.5% |
| 40 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $516,116 | 0.7% | 87.2% |
| 41 | Burt County, Nebraska | $510,414 | 0.7% | 87.9% |
| 42 | Rock County, Nebraska | $507,847 | 0.7% | 88.6% |
| 43 | Brown County, Nebraska | $497,015 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 44 | Nance County, Nebraska | $431,992 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 45 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $426,101 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 46 | Webster County, Nebraska | $413,563 | 0.5% | 90.9% |
| 47 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $407,188 | 0.5% | 91.4% |
| 48 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $405,218 | 0.5% | 91.9% |
| 49 | Banner County, Nebraska | $393,464 | 0.5% | 92.4% |
| 50 | Keith County, Nebraska | $382,657 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 51 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $362,051 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 52 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $355,956 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 53 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $341,787 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 54 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $341,681 | 0.4% | 94.8% |
| 55 | Butler County, Nebraska | $337,894 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 56 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $321,630 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 57 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $264,929 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 58 | York County, Nebraska | $260,260 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 59 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $256,588 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 60 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $248,694 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 61 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $226,278 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 62 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $181,156 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 63 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $172,877 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 64 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $169,392 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 65 | Madison County, Nebraska | $164,126 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 66 | Cass County, Nebraska | $149,528 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 67 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $146,673 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 68 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $124,398 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 69 | Gage County, Nebraska | $113,308 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 70 | Seward County, Nebraska | $105,797 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 71 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $80,641 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 72 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $80,436 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 73 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $75,080 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 74 | Loup County, Nebraska | $74,358 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 75 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $73,170 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 76 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $69,299 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 77 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $43,196 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 78 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $39,050 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 79 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $36,523 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 80 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $34,825 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 81 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $32,501 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 82 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $22,856 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 83 | Saline County, Nebraska | $22,467 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $21,682 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 85 | Logan County, Nebraska | $20,518 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 86 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $11,409 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Polk County, Nebraska | $8,984 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $3,864 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Boone County, Nebraska | $917 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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