Total Market Facilitation Program payments in Nebraska totaled $1.6 billion from 2018-2020‡.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Total Market Facilitation Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Market Facilitation Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Platte County, Nebraska | $48,803,136 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 2 | York County, Nebraska | $44,077,774 | 2.8% | 6.0% |
| 3 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $42,776,376 | 2.8% | 8.8% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $40,377,923 | 2.6% | 11.4% |
| 5 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $37,221,423 | 2.4% | 13.8% |
| 6 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $36,878,668 | 2.4% | 16.1% |
| 7 | Boone County, Nebraska | $36,848,249 | 2.4% | 18.5% |
| 8 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $36,099,516 | 2.3% | 20.8% |
| 9 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $35,556,042 | 2.3% | 23.1% |
| 10 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $34,591,323 | 2.2% | 25.4% |
| 11 | Butler County, Nebraska | $33,957,159 | 2.2% | 27.6% |
| 12 | Seward County, Nebraska | $33,487,867 | 2.2% | 29.7% |
| 13 | Cass County, Nebraska | $31,879,883 | 2.1% | 31.8% |
| 14 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $31,663,513 | 2.0% | 33.8% |
| 15 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $31,409,906 | 2.0% | 35.8% |
| 16 | Adams County, Nebraska | $31,278,551 | 2.0% | 37.9% |
| 17 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $31,133,844 | 2.0% | 39.9% |
| 18 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $30,874,796 | 2.0% | 41.9% |
| 19 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $29,397,103 | 1.9% | 43.8% |
| 20 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $29,359,970 | 1.9% | 45.6% |
| 21 | Madison County, Nebraska | $28,575,397 | 1.8% | 47.5% |
| 22 | Clay County, Nebraska | $27,669,300 | 1.8% | 49.3% |
| 23 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $27,410,724 | 1.8% | 51.0% |
| 24 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $27,368,969 | 1.8% | 52.8% |
| 25 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $27,355,726 | 1.8% | 54.6% |
| 26 | Saline County, Nebraska | $26,987,107 | 1.7% | 56.3% |
| 27 | Burt County, Nebraska | $26,960,736 | 1.7% | 58.1% |
| 28 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $25,773,968 | 1.7% | 59.7% |
| 29 | Custer County, Nebraska | $25,594,321 | 1.7% | 61.4% |
| 30 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $24,884,892 | 1.6% | 63.0% |
| 31 | Holt County, Nebraska | $24,143,706 | 1.6% | 64.5% |
| 32 | Knox County, Nebraska | $23,782,353 | 1.5% | 66.1% |
| 33 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $23,562,981 | 1.5% | 67.6% |
| 34 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $22,768,170 | 1.5% | 69.1% |
| 35 | Washington County, Nebraska | $22,213,620 | 1.4% | 70.5% |
| 36 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $21,111,035 | 1.4% | 71.8% |
| 37 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $20,775,460 | 1.3% | 73.2% |
| 38 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $20,351,173 | 1.3% | 74.5% |
| 39 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $19,452,439 | 1.3% | 75.8% |
| 40 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $18,045,638 | 1.2% | 76.9% |
| 41 | Webster County, Nebraska | $17,654,778 | 1.1% | 78.1% |
| 42 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $17,494,443 | 1.1% | 79.2% |
| 43 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $17,126,449 | 1.1% | 80.3% |
| 44 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $16,874,631 | 1.1% | 81.4% |
| 45 | Hall County, Nebraska | $16,852,540 | 1.1% | 82.5% |
| 46 | Howard County, Nebraska | $16,008,285 | 1.0% | 83.5% |
| 47 | Valley County, Nebraska | $15,886,371 | 1.0% | 84.5% |
| 48 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $15,725,879 | 1.0% | 85.5% |
| 49 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $15,656,868 | 1.0% | 86.6% |
| 50 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $14,867,154 | 1.0% | 87.5% |
| 51 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $14,300,521 | 0.9% | 88.4% |
| 52 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $13,277,706 | 0.9% | 89.3% |
| 53 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $12,154,829 | 0.8% | 90.1% |
| 54 | Nance County, Nebraska | $11,278,886 | 0.7% | 90.8% |
| 55 | Chase County, Nebraska | $11,007,371 | 0.7% | 91.5% |
| 56 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $10,529,817 | 0.7% | 92.2% |
| 57 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $9,784,714 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 58 | Keith County, Nebraska | $8,546,185 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| 59 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $8,048,136 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 60 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $7,325,167 | 0.5% | 94.4% |
| 61 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $7,148,375 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 62 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $6,469,452 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 63 | Polk County, Nebraska | $6,264,912 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 64 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $5,741,884 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 65 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $4,972,734 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 66 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $4,948,049 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 67 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $4,896,638 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 68 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $4,626,468 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 69 | Brown County, Nebraska | $4,369,065 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 70 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $3,656,749 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 71 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $3,439,032 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 72 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $3,305,110 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 73 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $3,278,230 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 74 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $3,071,356 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 75 | Rock County, Nebraska | $2,754,331 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 76 | Logan County, Nebraska | $2,717,028 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 77 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $2,280,433 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 78 | Garden County, Nebraska | $2,275,183 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 79 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $1,887,540 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $1,664,707 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $1,589,420 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $1,254,137 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 83 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $1,207,269 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 84 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $1,150,680 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Banner County, Nebraska | $940,696 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Loup County, Nebraska | $779,725 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $285,834 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $272,335 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $56,786 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $34,543 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $25,913 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $16,752 | 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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