Disaster payments in Polk County, Nebraska totaled $95,419 in 2019
Counties in Polk County, Nebraska Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Knox County, Nebraska | $1,435,150 | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 2 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $945,926 | 4.7% | 11.7% |
| 3 | Holt County, Nebraska | $933,957 | 4.6% | 16.3% |
| 4 | Custer County, Nebraska | $916,405 | 4.5% | 20.8% |
| 5 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $865,001 | 4.3% | 25.1% |
| 6 | Valley County, Nebraska | $670,662 | 3.3% | 28.4% |
| 7 | Platte County, Nebraska | $665,286 | 3.3% | 31.7% |
| 8 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $622,923 | 3.1% | 34.7% |
| 9 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $571,654 | 2.8% | 37.5% |
| 10 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $545,234 | 2.7% | 40.2% |
| 11 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $507,758 | 2.5% | 42.7% |
| 12 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $482,547 | 2.4% | 45.1% |
| 13 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $455,306 | 2.2% | 47.3% |
| 14 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $431,922 | 2.1% | 49.5% |
| 15 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $427,754 | 2.1% | 51.6% |
| 16 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $402,417 | 2.0% | 53.6% |
| 17 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $384,886 | 1.9% | 55.4% |
| 18 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $368,585 | 1.8% | 57.3% |
| 19 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $363,070 | 1.8% | 59.0% |
| 20 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $346,506 | 1.7% | 60.8% |
| 21 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $299,515 | 1.5% | 62.2% |
| 22 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $297,646 | 1.5% | 63.7% |
| 23 | Brown County, Nebraska | $291,831 | 1.4% | 65.1% |
| 24 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $279,295 | 1.4% | 66.5% |
| 25 | Washington County, Nebraska | $276,708 | 1.4% | 67.9% |
| 26 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $274,884 | 1.4% | 69.2% |
| 27 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $274,233 | 1.3% | 70.6% |
| 28 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $272,468 | 1.3% | 71.9% |
| 29 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $255,508 | 1.3% | 73.2% |
| 30 | Madison County, Nebraska | $255,129 | 1.3% | 74.4% |
| 31 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $246,506 | 1.2% | 75.6% |
| 32 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $236,092 | 1.2% | 76.8% |
| 33 | Howard County, Nebraska | $222,820 | 1.1% | 77.9% |
| 34 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $218,892 | 1.1% | 79.0% |
| 35 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $210,670 | 1.0% | 80.0% |
| 36 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $194,980 | 1.0% | 81.0% |
| 37 | Boone County, Nebraska | $194,109 | 1.0% | 81.9% |
| 38 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $194,080 | 1.0% | 82.9% |
| 39 | Burt County, Nebraska | $187,919 | 0.9% | 83.8% |
| 40 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $173,442 | 0.9% | 84.7% |
| 41 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $158,231 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 42 | York County, Nebraska | $149,781 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 43 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $142,031 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 44 | Hall County, Nebraska | $138,182 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 45 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $136,141 | 0.7% | 88.2% |
| 46 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $128,053 | 0.6% | 88.9% |
| 47 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $122,527 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 48 | Garden County, Nebraska | $122,156 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 49 | Logan County, Nebraska | $118,570 | 0.6% | 90.6% |
| 50 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $112,606 | 0.6% | 91.2% |
| 51 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $110,392 | 0.5% | 91.7% |
| 52 | Seward County, Nebraska | $97,082 | 0.5% | 92.2% |
| 53 | Polk County, Nebraska | $95,419 | 0.5% | 92.7% |
| 54 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $93,283 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 55 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $86,122 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 56 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $74,547 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 57 | Gage County, Nebraska | $73,870 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 58 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $73,423 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 59 | Adams County, Nebraska | $71,432 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 60 | Nance County, Nebraska | $69,699 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 61 | Saline County, Nebraska | $64,054 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 62 | Cass County, Nebraska | $61,580 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 63 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $59,779 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 64 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $58,242 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 65 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $52,338 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 66 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $52,216 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 67 | Chase County, Nebraska | $50,524 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 68 | Butler County, Nebraska | $45,579 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 69 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $45,171 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 70 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $44,171 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 71 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $42,158 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 72 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $38,956 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 73 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $37,314 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 74 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $36,016 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 75 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $27,725 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 76 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $27,473 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 77 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $25,936 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 78 | Loup County, Nebraska | $25,293 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 79 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $24,342 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Rock County, Nebraska | $23,487 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Webster County, Nebraska | $17,539 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $15,927 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 83 | Banner County, Nebraska | $15,487 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 84 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $13,060 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $12,929 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Keith County, Nebraska | $6,376 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 87 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $6,216 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 88 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $5,636 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Clay County, Nebraska | $2,822 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $2,213 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Grant County, Nebraska | $1,776 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $1,328 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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