Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in Nebraska totaled $51.3 million in 2018
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments, 2018
| Rank |
County |
Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC)
2018 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $6,508,667 | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 2 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $3,294,167 | 6.4% | 19.1% |
| 3 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $3,128,153 | 6.1% | 25.2% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $2,888,229 | 5.6% | 30.8% |
| 5 | Saline County, Nebraska | $2,424,537 | 4.7% | 35.5% |
| 6 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $2,094,628 | 4.1% | 39.6% |
| 7 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $1,867,119 | 3.6% | 43.2% |
| 8 | Seward County, Nebraska | $1,772,995 | 3.5% | 46.7% |
| 9 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $1,713,094 | 3.3% | 50.0% |
| 10 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $1,572,043 | 3.1% | 53.1% |
| 11 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $1,196,328 | 2.3% | 55.4% |
| 12 | Banner County, Nebraska | $1,109,725 | 2.2% | 57.6% |
| 13 | Webster County, Nebraska | $1,106,166 | 2.2% | 59.7% |
| 14 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $1,015,179 | 2.0% | 61.7% |
| 15 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $975,611 | 1.9% | 63.6% |
| 16 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $935,345 | 1.8% | 65.4% |
| 17 | Keith County, Nebraska | $861,761 | 1.7% | 67.1% |
| 18 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $846,706 | 1.6% | 68.8% |
| 19 | Adams County, Nebraska | $797,343 | 1.6% | 70.3% |
| 20 | Clay County, Nebraska | $758,056 | 1.5% | 71.8% |
| 21 | Chase County, Nebraska | $750,532 | 1.5% | 73.3% |
| 22 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $624,094 | 1.2% | 74.5% |
| 23 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $575,982 | 1.1% | 75.6% |
| 24 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $563,472 | 1.1% | 76.7% |
| 25 | Garden County, Nebraska | $553,836 | 1.1% | 77.8% |
| 26 | York County, Nebraska | $527,499 | 1.0% | 78.8% |
| 27 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $480,034 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 28 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $466,940 | 0.9% | 80.6% |
| 29 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $442,206 | 0.9% | 81.5% |
| 30 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $413,258 | 0.8% | 82.3% |
| 31 | Butler County, Nebraska | $398,726 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 32 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $396,267 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 33 | Polk County, Nebraska | $386,496 | 0.8% | 84.6% |
| 34 | Holt County, Nebraska | $355,206 | 0.7% | 85.3% |
| 35 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $343,472 | 0.7% | 86.0% |
| 36 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $342,359 | 0.7% | 86.6% |
| 37 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $338,444 | 0.7% | 87.3% |
| 38 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $328,658 | 0.6% | 87.9% |
| 39 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $321,576 | 0.6% | 88.6% |
| 40 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $316,239 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 41 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $306,100 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 42 | Hall County, Nebraska | $292,269 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 43 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $292,194 | 0.6% | 90.9% |
| 44 | Custer County, Nebraska | $290,314 | 0.6% | 91.5% |
| 45 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $288,412 | 0.6% | 92.0% |
| 46 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $283,342 | 0.6% | 92.6% |
| 47 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $243,152 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 48 | Madison County, Nebraska | $235,072 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 49 | Howard County, Nebraska | $215,566 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 50 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $199,433 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 51 | Washington County, Nebraska | $178,814 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 52 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $175,498 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 53 | Boone County, Nebraska | $170,046 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 54 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $163,627 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 55 | Knox County, Nebraska | $158,368 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 56 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $146,792 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 57 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $135,421 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 58 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $114,601 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 59 | Platte County, Nebraska | $113,210 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 60 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $103,558 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 61 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $100,085 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 62 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $86,219 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 63 | Nance County, Nebraska | $83,725 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 64 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $83,345 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 65 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $78,976 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 66 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $71,027 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 67 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $66,203 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 68 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $64,113 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 69 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $63,492 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 70 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $59,677 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 71 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $58,999 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 72 | Valley County, Nebraska | $58,282 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 73 | Cass County, Nebraska | $57,899 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 74 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $55,819 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 75 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $55,561 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 76 | Brown County, Nebraska | $54,304 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 77 | Burt County, Nebraska | $52,326 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 78 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $45,963 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 79 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $44,488 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 80 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $38,639 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 81 | Rock County, Nebraska | $35,909 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 82 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $31,586 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 83 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $26,298 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 84 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $24,195 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 85 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $23,681 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $11,165 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Logan County, Nebraska | $7,810 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | Loup County, Nebraska | $5,068 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $4,566 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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