Wheat Subsidies in Nebraska totaled $14.5 million in 2019
Counties in Nebraska Receiving wheat subsidies, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Wheat Subsidies
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $1,851,708 | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| 2 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $1,125,204 | 7.8% | 20.5% |
| 3 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $1,063,172 | 7.3% | 27.9% |
| 4 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $875,576 | 6.0% | 33.9% |
| 5 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $842,984 | 5.8% | 39.8% |
| 6 | Banner County, Nebraska | $785,424 | 5.4% | 45.2% |
| 7 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $717,478 | 5.0% | 50.1% |
| 8 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $693,322 | 4.8% | 54.9% |
| 9 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $654,980 | 4.5% | 59.4% |
| 10 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $616,160 | 4.3% | 63.7% |
| 11 | Garden County, Nebraska | $585,889 | 4.0% | 67.7% |
| 12 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $572,442 | 4.0% | 71.7% |
| 13 | Chase County, Nebraska | $570,524 | 3.9% | 75.6% |
| 14 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $437,908 | 3.0% | 78.6% |
| 15 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $395,688 | 2.7% | 81.4% |
| 16 | Keith County, Nebraska | $376,317 | 2.6% | 84.0% |
| 17 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $275,543 | 1.9% | 85.9% |
| 18 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $263,291 | 1.8% | 87.7% |
| 19 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $235,161 | 1.6% | 89.3% |
| 20 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $207,820 | 1.4% | 90.8% |
| 21 | Webster County, Nebraska | $182,486 | 1.3% | 92.0% |
| 22 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $172,434 | 1.2% | 93.2% |
| 23 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $113,484 | 0.8% | 94.0% |
| 24 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $103,260 | 0.7% | 94.7% |
| 25 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $72,000 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 26 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $62,470 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 27 | Custer County, Nebraska | $59,613 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 28 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $52,738 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 29 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $49,217 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 30 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $48,830 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 31 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $43,438 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 32 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $39,004 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 33 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $29,296 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 34 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $28,992 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 35 | Holt County, Nebraska | $24,955 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 36 | Gage County, Nebraska | $24,401 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 37 | Adams County, Nebraska | $20,355 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 38 | Saline County, Nebraska | $17,497 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 39 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $16,791 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 40 | Knox County, Nebraska | $15,413 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 41 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $14,741 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 42 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $13,388 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 43 | Logan County, Nebraska | $11,174 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 44 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $10,792 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 45 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $10,353 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 46 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $10,161 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 47 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $9,802 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 48 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $8,437 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 49 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $8,227 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 50 | Hall County, Nebraska | $7,412 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 51 | Clay County, Nebraska | $6,851 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 52 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $6,840 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 53 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $6,712 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 54 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $5,749 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 55 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $4,070 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 56 | Valley County, Nebraska | $3,997 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 57 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $3,468 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 58 | Nance County, Nebraska | $3,163 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 59 | Howard County, Nebraska | $3,050 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 60 | Polk County, Nebraska | $2,517 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 61 | Butler County, Nebraska | $2,249 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 62 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $1,517 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 63 | Cass County, Nebraska | $1,442 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Seward County, Nebraska | $1,118 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Platte County, Nebraska | $1,028 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $906 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $834 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 68 | Washington County, Nebraska | $827 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 69 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $816 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 70 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $514 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 71 | Loup County, Nebraska | $393 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 72 | York County, Nebraska | $269 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 73 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $116 | 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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