Commodity subsidies in Thayer County, Nebraska totaled $267 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Thayer County, Nebraska Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York County, Nebraska | $389,366,635 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $385,400,655 | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| 3 | Platte County, Nebraska | $375,991,762 | 2.4% | 7.5% |
| 4 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $373,212,684 | 2.4% | 9.9% |
| 5 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $342,249,484 | 2.2% | 12.1% |
| 6 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $329,977,271 | 2.1% | 14.3% |
| 7 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $325,552,011 | 2.1% | 16.4% |
| 8 | Adams County, Nebraska | $323,103,878 | 2.1% | 18.5% |
| 9 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $318,824,910 | 2.1% | 20.6% |
| 10 | Custer County, Nebraska | $315,700,823 | 2.1% | 22.6% |
| 11 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $314,922,262 | 2.0% | 24.7% |
| 12 | Holt County, Nebraska | $311,854,739 | 2.0% | 26.7% |
| 13 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $299,211,029 | 1.9% | 28.7% |
| 14 | Gage County, Nebraska | $292,193,650 | 1.9% | 30.6% |
| 15 | Hall County, Nebraska | $291,839,791 | 1.9% | 32.5% |
| 16 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $291,473,917 | 1.9% | 34.4% |
| 17 | Clay County, Nebraska | $280,944,864 | 1.8% | 36.2% |
| 18 | Boone County, Nebraska | $280,889,827 | 1.8% | 38.0% |
| 19 | Seward County, Nebraska | $274,138,294 | 1.8% | 39.8% |
| 20 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $267,262,231 | 1.7% | 41.6% |
| 21 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $267,028,076 | 1.7% | 43.3% |
| 22 | Butler County, Nebraska | $264,146,576 | 1.7% | 45.0% |
| 23 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $263,788,408 | 1.7% | 46.7% |
| 24 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $263,040,770 | 1.7% | 48.4% |
| 25 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $239,550,728 | 1.6% | 50.0% |
| 26 | Chase County, Nebraska | $236,718,540 | 1.5% | 51.5% |
| 27 | Saline County, Nebraska | $232,288,135 | 1.5% | 53.1% |
| 28 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $231,221,397 | 1.5% | 54.6% |
| 29 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $228,287,701 | 1.5% | 56.0% |
| 30 | Madison County, Nebraska | $226,382,742 | 1.5% | 57.5% |
| 31 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $225,516,524 | 1.5% | 59.0% |
| 32 | Polk County, Nebraska | $215,317,756 | 1.4% | 60.4% |
| 33 | Cass County, Nebraska | $200,368,832 | 1.3% | 61.7% |
| 34 | Burt County, Nebraska | $199,487,105 | 1.3% | 63.0% |
| 35 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $198,623,087 | 1.3% | 64.3% |
| 36 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $190,032,333 | 1.2% | 65.5% |
| 37 | Knox County, Nebraska | $188,840,327 | 1.2% | 66.7% |
| 38 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $183,764,238 | 1.2% | 67.9% |
| 39 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $181,574,991 | 1.2% | 69.1% |
| 40 | Howard County, Nebraska | $171,636,371 | 1.1% | 70.2% |
| 41 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $171,453,756 | 1.1% | 71.4% |
| 42 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $171,193,862 | 1.1% | 72.5% |
| 43 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $165,436,453 | 1.1% | 73.6% |
| 44 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $164,561,819 | 1.1% | 74.6% |
| 45 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $160,381,681 | 1.0% | 75.7% |
| 46 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $160,116,367 | 1.0% | 76.7% |
| 47 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $158,957,802 | 1.0% | 77.7% |
| 48 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $149,125,000 | 1.0% | 78.7% |
| 49 | Washington County, Nebraska | $144,262,840 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 50 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $141,453,840 | 0.9% | 80.6% |
| 51 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $141,432,453 | 0.9% | 81.5% |
| 52 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $140,267,578 | 0.9% | 82.4% |
| 53 | Webster County, Nebraska | $139,964,097 | 0.9% | 83.3% |
| 54 | Valley County, Nebraska | $139,120,905 | 0.9% | 84.2% |
| 55 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $134,773,564 | 0.9% | 85.1% |
| 56 | Nance County, Nebraska | $133,690,012 | 0.9% | 86.0% |
| 57 | Keith County, Nebraska | $133,498,066 | 0.9% | 86.8% |
| 58 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $130,525,315 | 0.8% | 87.7% |
| 59 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $126,591,077 | 0.8% | 88.5% |
| 60 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $120,580,795 | 0.8% | 89.3% |
| 61 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $102,279,856 | 0.7% | 90.0% |
| 62 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $98,765,295 | 0.6% | 90.6% |
| 63 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $95,821,597 | 0.6% | 91.2% |
| 64 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $94,143,666 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 65 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $90,229,131 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 66 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $89,322,702 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 67 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $88,425,188 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 68 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $83,168,905 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 69 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $81,974,393 | 0.5% | 94.7% |
| 70 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $81,383,603 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 71 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $78,723,364 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 72 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $69,750,961 | 0.5% | 96.2% |
| 73 | Brown County, Nebraska | $65,128,090 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 74 | Garden County, Nebraska | $58,513,519 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 75 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $54,677,199 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 76 | Rock County, Nebraska | $50,706,652 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 77 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $50,432,741 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 78 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $44,259,030 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 79 | Banner County, Nebraska | $41,724,904 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 80 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $40,706,946 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 81 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $39,968,129 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Logan County, Nebraska | $28,300,943 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $27,845,730 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $19,830,551 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $17,346,971 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $15,263,852 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Loup County, Nebraska | $12,433,874 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 88 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $9,146,185 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $6,541,200 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $4,745,699 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $1,112,712 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $336,188 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | $267,783 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 94 | $243,703 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 95 | $235,522 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 96 | $153,957 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 97 | Grant County, Nebraska | $135,547 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 98 | $50,279 | 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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