Env. Quality Incentive Program payments in Nebraska totaled $165 million from 1995-2017.
Counties in Nebraska Receiving Env. Quality Incentive Program payments, 1995-2017
| Rank |
County |
Env. Quality Incentive Program
1995-2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Nebraska NRCS | $108,447,522 | 65.8% | 65.8% |
| 2 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $2,050,342 | 1.2% | 67.1% |
| 3 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $1,967,178 | 1.2% | 68.3% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $1,576,955 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 5 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $1,521,918 | 0.9% | 70.2% |
| 6 | Custer County, Nebraska | $1,518,376 | 0.9% | 71.1% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $1,517,447 | 0.9% | 72.0% |
| 8 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $1,294,107 | 0.8% | 72.8% |
| 9 | Chase County, Nebraska | $1,277,016 | 0.8% | 73.6% |
| 10 | Brown County, Nebraska | $1,100,300 | 0.7% | 74.2% |
| 11 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $1,091,062 | 0.7% | 74.9% |
| 12 | Keith County, Nebraska | $1,081,276 | 0.7% | 75.5% |
| 13 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $1,069,194 | 0.6% | 76.2% |
| 14 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $1,056,064 | 0.6% | 76.8% |
| 15 | Saline County, Nebraska | $1,043,265 | 0.6% | 77.5% |
| 16 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $1,042,886 | 0.6% | 78.1% |
| 17 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $1,016,832 | 0.6% | 78.7% |
| 18 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $989,737 | 0.6% | 79.3% |
| 19 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $911,837 | 0.6% | 79.9% |
| 20 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $905,972 | 0.6% | 80.4% |
| 21 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $880,356 | 0.5% | 81.0% |
| 22 | Knox County, Nebraska | $877,141 | 0.5% | 81.5% |
| 23 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $838,321 | 0.5% | 82.0% |
| 24 | York County, Nebraska | $786,193 | 0.5% | 82.5% |
| 25 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $779,891 | 0.5% | 83.0% |
| 26 | Seward County, Nebraska | $748,917 | 0.5% | 83.4% |
| 27 | Rock County, Nebraska | $727,639 | 0.4% | 83.8% |
| 28 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $725,311 | 0.4% | 84.3% |
| 29 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $695,104 | 0.4% | 84.7% |
| 30 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $684,377 | 0.4% | 85.1% |
| 31 | Garden County, Nebraska | $666,925 | 0.4% | 85.5% |
| 32 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $641,585 | 0.4% | 85.9% |
| 33 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $621,254 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 34 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $616,858 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 35 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $608,038 | 0.4% | 87.0% |
| 36 | Hall County, Nebraska | $580,948 | 0.4% | 87.4% |
| 37 | Banner County, Nebraska | $577,160 | 0.4% | 87.7% |
| 38 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $575,923 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 39 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $570,860 | 0.3% | 88.4% |
| 40 | Holt County, Nebraska | $556,759 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 41 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $555,586 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 42 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $544,827 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 43 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $539,948 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 44 | Adams County, Nebraska | $523,694 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 45 | Howard County, Nebraska | $510,301 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 46 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $507,777 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 47 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $505,750 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
| 48 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $504,344 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 49 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $498,048 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 50 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $492,515 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 51 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $485,407 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 52 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $482,776 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 53 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $476,544 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 54 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $456,191 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 55 | Clay County, Nebraska | $455,735 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 56 | Loup County, Nebraska | $446,128 | 0.3% | 93.6% |
| 57 | Washington County, Nebraska | $440,243 | 0.3% | 93.9% |
| 58 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $415,523 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 59 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $411,139 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 60 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $402,571 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 61 | Platte County, Nebraska | $402,349 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 62 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $401,466 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 63 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $397,589 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 64 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $393,962 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 65 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $389,111 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 66 | Burt County, Nebraska | $388,015 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 67 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $376,546 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 68 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $367,337 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 69 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $363,377 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 70 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $354,559 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 71 | Polk County, Nebraska | $342,625 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 72 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $332,556 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 73 | Butler County, Nebraska | $329,494 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 74 | Webster County, Nebraska | $320,607 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 75 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $317,878 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 76 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $282,622 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 77 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $277,666 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 78 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $272,917 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 79 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $244,515 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 80 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $242,566 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 81 | Valley County, Nebraska | $237,917 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 82 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $208,446 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 83 | Cass County, Nebraska | $205,420 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 84 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $194,088 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 85 | Madison County, Nebraska | $170,064 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $164,689 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 87 | Nance County, Nebraska | $164,263 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 88 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $153,717 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 89 | Boone County, Nebraska | $111,450 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 90 | Logan County, Nebraska | $106,511 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Grant County, Nebraska | $103,681 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $103,361 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $67,216 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $37,591 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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