Loan Deficiency payments in Nebraska totaled $8.6 million in 2016
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Loan Deficiency payments, 2016
| Rank |
County |
Loan Deficiency
2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $1,482,281 | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| 2 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $1,171,408 | 13.6% | 30.8% |
| 3 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $919,976 | 10.7% | 41.4% |
| 4 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $533,183 | 6.2% | 47.6% |
| 5 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $508,424 | 5.9% | 53.5% |
| 6 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $470,023 | 5.5% | 59.0% |
| 7 | Keith County, Nebraska | $354,689 | 4.1% | 63.1% |
| 8 | Chase County, Nebraska | $354,150 | 4.1% | 67.2% |
| 9 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $349,537 | 4.1% | 71.3% |
| 10 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $273,304 | 3.2% | 74.4% |
| 11 | Banner County, Nebraska | $252,718 | 2.9% | 77.4% |
| 12 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $249,869 | 2.9% | 80.3% |
| 13 | Garden County, Nebraska | $230,758 | 2.7% | 82.9% |
| 14 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $169,443 | 2.0% | 84.9% |
| 15 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $158,542 | 1.8% | 86.7% |
| 16 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $121,769 | 1.4% | 88.1% |
| 17 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $109,941 | 1.3% | 89.4% |
| 18 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $107,279 | 1.2% | 90.7% |
| 19 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $83,106 | 1.0% | 91.6% |
| 20 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $83,103 | 1.0% | 92.6% |
| 21 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $75,221 | 0.9% | 93.5% |
| 22 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $71,382 | 0.8% | 94.3% |
| 23 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $69,622 | 0.8% | 95.1% |
| 24 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $57,971 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| 25 | Gage County, Nebraska | $47,855 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 26 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $36,673 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 27 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $36,176 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 28 | Custer County, Nebraska | $24,589 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 29 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $21,850 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 30 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $19,519 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 31 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $19,382 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 32 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $18,468 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 33 | Hall County, Nebraska | $17,902 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 34 | Adams County, Nebraska | $15,063 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 35 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $14,203 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 36 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $13,920 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 37 | Holt County, Nebraska | $12,816 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 38 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $10,936 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 39 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $6,430 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 40 | Knox County, Nebraska | $6,424 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 41 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $5,771 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 42 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $5,675 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 43 | Seward County, Nebraska | $4,901 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 44 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $4,871 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 45 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $4,781 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 46 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $2,990 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 47 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $1,946 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Nance County, Nebraska | $1,945 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 49 | Logan County, Nebraska | $1,643 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 50 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $1,635 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $1,332 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Howard County, Nebraska | $1,326 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $1,268 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | York County, Nebraska | $995 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Platte County, Nebraska | $826 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $163 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Burt County, Nebraska | $70 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $66 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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