Wheat Subsidies in Valley County, Nebraska totaled $3.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Valley County, Nebraska Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wheat Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $170,429,590 | 10.9% | 10.9% |
| 2 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $100,439,563 | 6.4% | 17.3% |
| 3 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $96,148,279 | 6.2% | 23.5% |
| 4 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $82,878,055 | 5.3% | 28.8% |
| 5 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $70,264,034 | 4.5% | 33.3% |
| 6 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $64,427,015 | 4.1% | 37.4% |
| 7 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $62,285,383 | 4.0% | 41.4% |
| 8 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $53,723,217 | 3.4% | 44.8% |
| 9 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $50,647,879 | 3.2% | 48.1% |
| 10 | Chase County, Nebraska | $44,008,328 | 2.8% | 50.9% |
| 11 | Keith County, Nebraska | $43,775,279 | 2.8% | 53.7% |
| 12 | Banner County, Nebraska | $42,779,360 | 2.7% | 56.4% |
| 13 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $41,478,930 | 2.7% | 59.1% |
| 14 | Garden County, Nebraska | $41,287,010 | 2.6% | 61.7% |
| 15 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $38,744,102 | 2.5% | 64.2% |
| 16 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $37,236,227 | 2.4% | 66.6% |
| 17 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $37,191,166 | 2.4% | 68.9% |
| 18 | Webster County, Nebraska | $29,235,479 | 1.9% | 70.8% |
| 19 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $28,811,135 | 1.8% | 72.7% |
| 20 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $28,761,928 | 1.8% | 74.5% |
| 21 | Gage County, Nebraska | $28,350,451 | 1.8% | 76.3% |
| 22 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $28,008,875 | 1.8% | 78.1% |
| 23 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $24,235,245 | 1.6% | 79.6% |
| 24 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $23,136,681 | 1.5% | 81.1% |
| 25 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $22,065,793 | 1.4% | 82.5% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $19,498,948 | 1.2% | 83.8% |
| 27 | Custer County, Nebraska | $17,229,198 | 1.1% | 84.9% |
| 28 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $16,679,999 | 1.1% | 86.0% |
| 29 | Saline County, Nebraska | $16,104,566 | 1.0% | 87.0% |
| 30 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $15,610,174 | 1.0% | 88.0% |
| 31 | Adams County, Nebraska | $13,712,259 | 0.9% | 88.9% |
| 32 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $13,011,260 | 0.8% | 89.7% |
| 33 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $11,285,013 | 0.7% | 90.4% |
| 34 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $9,366,398 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 35 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $8,987,844 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 36 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $8,282,138 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 37 | Cass County, Nebraska | $7,819,115 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 38 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $7,740,905 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 39 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $7,723,177 | 0.5% | 93.6% |
| 40 | Clay County, Nebraska | $7,568,161 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 41 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $7,481,134 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 42 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $7,370,731 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 43 | Seward County, Nebraska | $6,165,007 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 44 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $5,493,186 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 45 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $5,231,229 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 46 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $4,710,588 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 47 | Nance County, Nebraska | $4,577,945 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 48 | Butler County, Nebraska | $4,106,736 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 49 | Valley County, Nebraska | $3,897,371 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 50 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $3,678,417 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 51 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $3,425,836 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 52 | Howard County, Nebraska | $3,206,501 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 53 | Holt County, Nebraska | $3,105,716 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 54 | Logan County, Nebraska | $2,941,094 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 55 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $2,010,435 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 56 | Hall County, Nebraska | $1,880,287 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 57 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $1,843,659 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 58 | Polk County, Nebraska | $1,822,327 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 59 | Platte County, Nebraska | $1,761,115 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 60 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $1,610,263 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 61 | Knox County, Nebraska | $1,555,307 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 62 | Boone County, Nebraska | $1,377,000 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 63 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $1,315,817 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 64 | York County, Nebraska | $1,305,403 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 65 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $1,266,924 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 66 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $1,211,463 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 67 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $927,570 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 68 | Washington County, Nebraska | $882,921 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 69 | Burt County, Nebraska | $772,337 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 70 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $771,827 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 71 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $598,700 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 72 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $437,372 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 73 | Rock County, Nebraska | $378,743 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 74 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $361,124 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 75 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $358,577 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 76 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $315,365 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 77 | Madison County, Nebraska | $294,578 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 78 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $269,215 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 79 | Loup County, Nebraska | $264,503 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 80 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $206,612 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 81 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $167,394 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 82 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $143,833 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 83 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $136,511 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 84 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $132,623 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 85 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $130,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 86 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $112,536 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Brown County, Nebraska | $107,957 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $77,112 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $61,160 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $60,352 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $7,198 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | | $6,228 | 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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