Conservation payments in Dawson County, Nebraska totaled $221,308 in 2016
Counties in Dawson County, Nebraska Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2016
| Rank |
County |
Total Conservation Programs
2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $2,918,161 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 2 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $2,846,953 | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| 3 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $2,611,684 | 3.7% | 12.0% |
| 4 | Knox County, Nebraska | $2,428,665 | 3.5% | 15.4% |
| 5 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $2,410,062 | 3.4% | 18.9% |
| 6 | Gage County, Nebraska | $2,397,704 | 3.4% | 22.3% |
| 7 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $2,202,743 | 3.1% | 25.5% |
| 8 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $1,869,353 | 2.7% | 28.1% |
| 9 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $1,810,707 | 2.6% | 30.7% |
| 10 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $1,725,897 | 2.5% | 33.2% |
| 11 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $1,723,702 | 2.5% | 35.6% |
| 12 | Madison County, Nebraska | $1,628,858 | 2.3% | 38.0% |
| 13 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $1,574,739 | 2.3% | 40.2% |
| 14 | Burt County, Nebraska | $1,541,130 | 2.2% | 42.4% |
| 15 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $1,535,130 | 2.2% | 44.6% |
| 16 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $1,530,496 | 2.2% | 46.8% |
| 17 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $1,449,198 | 2.1% | 48.9% |
| 18 | Banner County, Nebraska | $1,410,310 | 2.0% | 50.9% |
| 19 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $1,398,274 | 2.0% | 52.9% |
| 20 | Seward County, Nebraska | $1,392,622 | 2.0% | 54.9% |
| 21 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $1,316,284 | 1.9% | 56.8% |
| 22 | Chase County, Nebraska | $1,294,809 | 1.9% | 58.6% |
| 23 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $1,241,238 | 1.8% | 60.4% |
| 24 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $1,197,609 | 1.7% | 62.1% |
| 25 | Butler County, Nebraska | $1,181,452 | 1.7% | 63.8% |
| 26 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $1,155,376 | 1.7% | 65.4% |
| 27 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $1,118,361 | 1.6% | 67.0% |
| 28 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $1,118,263 | 1.6% | 68.6% |
| 29 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $1,091,821 | 1.6% | 70.2% |
| 30 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $1,044,868 | 1.5% | 71.7% |
| 31 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $1,001,037 | 1.4% | 73.1% |
| 32 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $937,172 | 1.3% | 74.5% |
| 33 | Boone County, Nebraska | $859,143 | 1.2% | 75.7% |
| 34 | Webster County, Nebraska | $856,767 | 1.2% | 76.9% |
| 35 | Saline County, Nebraska | $822,447 | 1.2% | 78.1% |
| 36 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $794,054 | 1.1% | 79.2% |
| 37 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $746,686 | 1.1% | 80.3% |
| 38 | Holt County, Nebraska | $708,472 | 1.0% | 81.3% |
| 39 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $699,407 | 1.0% | 82.3% |
| 40 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $680,851 | 1.0% | 83.3% |
| 41 | Platte County, Nebraska | $647,079 | 0.9% | 84.2% |
| 42 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $628,626 | 0.9% | 85.1% |
| 43 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $618,752 | 0.9% | 86.0% |
| 44 | Cass County, Nebraska | $580,537 | 0.8% | 86.8% |
| 45 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $526,051 | 0.8% | 87.6% |
| 46 | Howard County, Nebraska | $524,490 | 0.7% | 88.3% |
| 47 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $491,526 | 0.7% | 89.0% |
| 48 | Keith County, Nebraska | $458,917 | 0.7% | 89.7% |
| 49 | Washington County, Nebraska | $453,914 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 50 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $449,531 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 51 | Nance County, Nebraska | $444,904 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 52 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $403,083 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 53 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $359,470 | 0.5% | 92.7% |
| 54 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $358,481 | 0.5% | 93.2% |
| 55 | Garden County, Nebraska | $347,315 | 0.5% | 93.7% |
| 56 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $332,549 | 0.5% | 94.2% |
| 57 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $327,241 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 58 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $313,471 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 59 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $287,222 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
| 60 | Custer County, Nebraska | $253,246 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 61 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $230,951 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 62 | Valley County, Nebraska | $230,354 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 63 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $226,832 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 64 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $221,308 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 65 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $188,391 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 66 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $163,399 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 67 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $152,480 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 68 | Clay County, Nebraska | $143,657 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 69 | Rock County, Nebraska | $134,801 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 70 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $123,500 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 71 | Hall County, Nebraska | $121,093 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 72 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $120,185 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Adams County, Nebraska | $118,682 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 74 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $111,418 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 75 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $92,267 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 76 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $84,562 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 77 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $73,785 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 78 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $67,385 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 79 | Polk County, Nebraska | $57,047 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 80 | Brown County, Nebraska | $55,534 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 81 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $34,825 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 82 | York County, Nebraska | $34,410 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 83 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $32,738 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 84 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $18,288 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 85 | Loup County, Nebraska | $17,752 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $16,114 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $13,454 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | Logan County, Nebraska | $11,577 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $3,416 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $2,440 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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