Conservation payments in Nebraska totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Conservation Programs 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska NRCS | $193,463,625 | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| 2 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $93,287,948 | 4.6% | 14.1% |
| 3 | Gage County, Nebraska | $73,523,322 | 3.6% | 17.8% |
| 4 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $63,335,861 | 3.1% | 20.9% |
| 5 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $62,697,828 | 3.1% | 24.0% |
| 6 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $62,401,926 | 3.1% | 27.0% |
| 7 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $62,358,503 | 3.1% | 30.1% |
| 8 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $59,640,290 | 2.9% | 33.1% |
| 9 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $47,919,986 | 2.4% | 35.4% |
| 10 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $47,532,642 | 2.3% | 37.8% |
| 11 | Banner County, Nebraska | $42,658,109 | 2.1% | 39.9% |
| 12 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $42,362,670 | 2.1% | 41.9% |
| 13 | Knox County, Nebraska | $40,944,051 | 2.0% | 44.0% |
| 14 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $38,555,127 | 1.9% | 45.9% |
| 15 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $38,304,774 | 1.9% | 47.8% |
| 16 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $38,172,999 | 1.9% | 49.6% |
| 17 | Burt County, Nebraska | $36,054,930 | 1.8% | 51.4% |
| 18 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $33,982,502 | 1.7% | 53.1% |
| 19 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $32,105,340 | 1.6% | 54.7% |
| 20 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $31,787,781 | 1.6% | 56.2% |
| 21 | Butler County, Nebraska | $30,972,734 | 1.5% | 57.8% |
| 22 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $30,892,133 | 1.5% | 59.3% |
| 23 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $29,485,508 | 1.5% | 60.7% |
| 24 | Seward County, Nebraska | $28,408,037 | 1.4% | 62.1% |
| 25 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $27,320,489 | 1.3% | 63.5% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $26,439,011 | 1.3% | 64.8% |
| 27 | Boone County, Nebraska | $25,611,039 | 1.3% | 66.0% |
| 28 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $25,075,001 | 1.2% | 67.3% |
| 29 | Chase County, Nebraska | $24,906,298 | 1.2% | 68.5% |
| 30 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $23,991,570 | 1.2% | 69.7% |
| 31 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $23,543,354 | 1.2% | 70.9% |
| 32 | Madison County, Nebraska | $22,655,872 | 1.1% | 72.0% |
| 33 | Holt County, Nebraska | $22,527,479 | 1.1% | 73.1% |
| 34 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $22,066,269 | 1.1% | 74.2% |
| 35 | Saline County, Nebraska | $21,794,400 | 1.1% | 75.2% |
| 36 | Webster County, Nebraska | $21,749,519 | 1.1% | 76.3% |
| 37 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $20,833,899 | 1.0% | 77.3% |
| 38 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $20,516,326 | 1.0% | 78.3% |
| 39 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $18,968,660 | 0.9% | 79.3% |
| 40 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $18,494,680 | 0.9% | 80.2% |
| 41 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $18,064,196 | 0.9% | 81.1% |
| 42 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $17,602,501 | 0.9% | 82.0% |
| 43 | Keith County, Nebraska | $17,056,447 | 0.8% | 82.8% |
| 44 | Platte County, Nebraska | $15,704,064 | 0.8% | 83.6% |
| 45 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $15,260,834 | 0.8% | 84.3% |
| 46 | Nance County, Nebraska | $14,575,092 | 0.7% | 85.0% |
| 47 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $14,466,735 | 0.7% | 85.7% |
| 48 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $14,310,768 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 49 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $13,058,897 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 50 | Washington County, Nebraska | $12,965,064 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 51 | Rock County, Nebraska | $12,436,671 | 0.6% | 88.4% |
| 52 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $11,983,870 | 0.6% | 88.9% |
| 53 | Cass County, Nebraska | $11,576,563 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 54 | Garden County, Nebraska | $11,229,231 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 55 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $11,149,149 | 0.5% | 90.6% |
| 56 | Custer County, Nebraska | $10,277,887 | 0.5% | 91.1% |
| 57 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $9,921,420 | 0.5% | 91.6% |
| 58 | Howard County, Nebraska | $9,640,553 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 59 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $9,430,542 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 60 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $9,181,284 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 61 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $8,854,394 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 62 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $8,825,251 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 63 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $8,280,503 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 64 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $7,473,912 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 65 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $7,322,670 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 66 | Brown County, Nebraska | $7,322,038 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 67 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $7,251,598 | 0.4% | 95.7% |
| 68 | Valley County, Nebraska | $7,236,234 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 69 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $6,702,966 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 70 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $6,615,960 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 71 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $5,522,269 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 72 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $5,217,686 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 73 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $4,495,771 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 74 | Adams County, Nebraska | $4,458,879 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 75 | Hall County, Nebraska | $3,944,670 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 76 | Clay County, Nebraska | $3,940,269 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 77 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $3,500,933 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 78 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $3,418,025 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 79 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $2,937,730 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 80 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $2,827,039 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 81 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $2,787,087 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 82 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $2,153,163 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 83 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $2,055,532 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 84 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $2,021,145 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 85 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $1,990,632 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 86 | Logan County, Nebraska | $1,881,005 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 87 | York County, Nebraska | $1,750,896 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 88 | Polk County, Nebraska | $1,415,302 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 89 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $1,302,164 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 90 | Loup County, Nebraska | $1,122,886 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $944,683 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 92 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $942,210 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 93 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $847,433 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 94 | $705,136 | 0.0% | 99.8% | |
| 95 | $659,972 | 0.0% | 99.8% | |
| 96 | $449,034 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 97 | $382,177 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 98 | $352,622 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 99 | $286,444 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 100 | $192,545 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 101 | $166,753 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 102 | $162,651 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 103 | $144,352 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 104 | $139,452 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 105 | $133,424 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 106 | Grant County, Nebraska | $107,101 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | $84,862 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 108 | $73,397 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 109 | $67,859 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 110 | $60,873 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 111 | $59,923 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 112 | $54,205 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 113 | $52,515 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 114 | $51,911 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 115 | $49,533 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 116 | $48,803 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 117 | $45,047 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 118 | $34,318 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 119 | $26,765 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 120 | $21,775 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 121 | $21,137 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 122 | $14,146 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 123 | $1,456 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 124 | $584 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 125 | $300 | 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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