Conservation Reserve Program payments in Merrick County, Nebraska totaled $2.3 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Merrick County, Nebraska Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $92,523,444 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 2 | Gage County, Nebraska | $70,729,006 | 4.1% | 9.4% |
| 3 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $61,997,299 | 3.6% | 13.0% |
| 4 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $61,779,531 | 3.6% | 16.5% |
| 5 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $61,350,798 | 3.5% | 20.1% |
| 6 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $59,899,756 | 3.5% | 23.5% |
| 7 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $58,867,313 | 3.4% | 26.9% |
| 8 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $47,063,660 | 2.7% | 29.6% |
| 9 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $46,847,270 | 2.7% | 32.3% |
| 10 | Banner County, Nebraska | $41,950,759 | 2.4% | 34.7% |
| 11 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $41,042,234 | 2.4% | 37.1% |
| 12 | Knox County, Nebraska | $39,479,915 | 2.3% | 39.4% |
| 13 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $38,210,257 | 2.2% | 41.6% |
| 14 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $37,716,818 | 2.2% | 43.8% |
| 15 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $37,598,105 | 2.2% | 45.9% |
| 16 | Burt County, Nebraska | $34,120,060 | 2.0% | 47.9% |
| 17 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $32,713,999 | 1.9% | 49.8% |
| 18 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $31,658,000 | 1.8% | 51.6% |
| 19 | Butler County, Nebraska | $30,389,249 | 1.8% | 53.4% |
| 20 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $30,204,459 | 1.7% | 55.1% |
| 21 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $29,477,813 | 1.7% | 56.8% |
| 22 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $28,664,769 | 1.7% | 58.4% |
| 23 | Seward County, Nebraska | $27,171,216 | 1.6% | 60.0% |
| 24 | Boone County, Nebraska | $25,339,612 | 1.5% | 61.5% |
| 25 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $24,888,246 | 1.4% | 62.9% |
| 26 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $24,595,293 | 1.4% | 64.3% |
| 27 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $23,862,794 | 1.4% | 65.7% |
| 28 | Chase County, Nebraska | $23,422,613 | 1.3% | 67.1% |
| 29 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $23,222,224 | 1.3% | 68.4% |
| 30 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $22,569,159 | 1.3% | 69.7% |
| 31 | Madison County, Nebraska | $22,258,311 | 1.3% | 71.0% |
| 32 | Holt County, Nebraska | $20,959,968 | 1.2% | 72.2% |
| 33 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $20,566,922 | 1.2% | 73.4% |
| 34 | Webster County, Nebraska | $20,166,462 | 1.2% | 74.5% |
| 35 | Saline County, Nebraska | $19,894,178 | 1.1% | 75.7% |
| 36 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $19,829,054 | 1.1% | 76.8% |
| 37 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $19,742,879 | 1.1% | 78.0% |
| 38 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $18,271,102 | 1.1% | 79.0% |
| 39 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $18,132,886 | 1.0% | 80.1% |
| 40 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $17,010,220 | 1.0% | 81.0% |
| 41 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $16,261,454 | 0.9% | 82.0% |
| 42 | Keith County, Nebraska | $15,648,615 | 0.9% | 82.9% |
| 43 | Platte County, Nebraska | $14,979,113 | 0.9% | 83.7% |
| 44 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $14,376,529 | 0.8% | 84.6% |
| 45 | Nance County, Nebraska | $14,250,601 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 46 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $13,988,017 | 0.8% | 86.2% |
| 47 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $12,977,325 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 48 | Rock County, Nebraska | $11,672,624 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 49 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $11,492,642 | 0.7% | 88.3% |
| 50 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $11,341,719 | 0.7% | 88.9% |
| 51 | Washington County, Nebraska | $10,793,392 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 52 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $10,354,019 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 53 | Garden County, Nebraska | $10,310,561 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 54 | Cass County, Nebraska | $10,267,185 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 55 | Howard County, Nebraska | $9,019,892 | 0.5% | 91.9% |
| 56 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $8,954,155 | 0.5% | 92.4% |
| 57 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $8,893,176 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 58 | Custer County, Nebraska | $8,616,087 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 59 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $8,103,173 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 60 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $8,008,986 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 61 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $7,919,697 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 62 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $7,221,168 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 63 | Valley County, Nebraska | $6,753,780 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 64 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $6,592,353 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 65 | Brown County, Nebraska | $6,004,592 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 66 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $5,753,855 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 67 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $5,040,097 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 68 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $4,775,996 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 69 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $4,594,246 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 70 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $4,334,382 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 71 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $4,180,122 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 72 | Adams County, Nebraska | $3,508,311 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 73 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $3,372,169 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 74 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $3,061,985 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 75 | Hall County, Nebraska | $3,029,461 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 76 | Clay County, Nebraska | $2,881,236 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 77 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $2,763,035 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 78 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $2,303,128 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 79 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $1,892,705 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 80 | Logan County, Nebraska | $1,703,899 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 81 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $1,675,615 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 82 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $1,406,592 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 83 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $1,402,861 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 84 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $1,159,671 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 85 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $1,021,132 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Polk County, Nebraska | $973,959 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $853,234 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Loup County, Nebraska | $601,377 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | York County, Nebraska | $588,667 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $556,201 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $555,044 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $368,590 | 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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