Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in Nebraska totaled $31.9 million in 2016
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments, 2016
| Rank |
County |
Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC)
2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $4,472,266 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $2,331,189 | 7.3% | 21.3% |
| 3 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $2,226,706 | 7.0% | 28.3% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $2,013,838 | 6.3% | 34.6% |
| 5 | Saline County, Nebraska | $1,835,977 | 5.7% | 40.3% |
| 6 | Seward County, Nebraska | $1,291,469 | 4.0% | 44.4% |
| 7 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $1,248,917 | 3.9% | 48.3% |
| 8 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $1,206,009 | 3.8% | 52.1% |
| 9 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $1,143,750 | 3.6% | 55.6% |
| 10 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $1,071,745 | 3.4% | 59.0% |
| 11 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $892,279 | 2.8% | 61.8% |
| 12 | Banner County, Nebraska | $823,037 | 2.6% | 64.4% |
| 13 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $710,803 | 2.2% | 66.6% |
| 14 | Webster County, Nebraska | $706,861 | 2.2% | 68.8% |
| 15 | Keith County, Nebraska | $559,851 | 1.8% | 70.6% |
| 16 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $548,226 | 1.7% | 72.3% |
| 17 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $543,002 | 1.7% | 74.0% |
| 18 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $482,663 | 1.5% | 75.5% |
| 19 | Chase County, Nebraska | $412,445 | 1.3% | 76.8% |
| 20 | Garden County, Nebraska | $405,144 | 1.3% | 78.0% |
| 21 | Clay County, Nebraska | $383,304 | 1.2% | 79.2% |
| 22 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $381,491 | 1.2% | 80.4% |
| 23 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $370,517 | 1.2% | 81.6% |
| 24 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $338,965 | 1.1% | 82.7% |
| 25 | Adams County, Nebraska | $334,602 | 1.0% | 83.7% |
| 26 | York County, Nebraska | $291,887 | 0.9% | 84.6% |
| 27 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $248,558 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 28 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $242,708 | 0.8% | 86.2% |
| 29 | Butler County, Nebraska | $240,308 | 0.8% | 86.9% |
| 30 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $235,901 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 31 | Polk County, Nebraska | $235,314 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 32 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $227,287 | 0.7% | 89.1% |
| 33 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $204,929 | 0.6% | 89.7% |
| 34 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $199,634 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 35 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $193,508 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 36 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $192,738 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 37 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $192,012 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 38 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $189,309 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 39 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $179,485 | 0.6% | 93.3% |
| 40 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $159,194 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 41 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $150,974 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 42 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $124,189 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 43 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $117,874 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 44 | Holt County, Nebraska | $95,120 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 45 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $94,361 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 46 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $91,853 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 47 | Custer County, Nebraska | $91,655 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 48 | Boone County, Nebraska | $67,558 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 49 | Howard County, Nebraska | $66,193 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 50 | Hall County, Nebraska | $64,952 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 51 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $63,822 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 52 | Madison County, Nebraska | $63,577 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 53 | Nance County, Nebraska | $55,560 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 54 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $52,432 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 55 | Washington County, Nebraska | $49,595 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 56 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $48,554 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 57 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $48,276 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 58 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $47,844 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 59 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $46,508 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 60 | Knox County, Nebraska | $43,697 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 61 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $41,511 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 62 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $37,070 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 63 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $35,993 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 64 | Platte County, Nebraska | $33,188 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 65 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $28,289 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 66 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $27,740 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 67 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $26,937 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 68 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $25,510 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 69 | Cass County, Nebraska | $22,643 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 70 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $19,144 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 71 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $19,081 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 72 | Valley County, Nebraska | $18,184 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 73 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $17,774 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 74 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $17,511 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 75 | Burt County, Nebraska | $16,813 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 76 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $15,096 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 77 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $14,622 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 78 | Brown County, Nebraska | $14,372 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 79 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $9,195 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 80 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $8,369 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 81 | Rock County, Nebraska | $8,076 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 82 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $7,406 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 83 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $6,205 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 84 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $5,895 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 85 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $5,400 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 86 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $2,392 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Logan County, Nebraska | $2,081 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $487 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $409 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Loup County, Nebraska | $323 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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