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Keya Paha County, Nebraska

$2.4M in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 53/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Keya Paha County

$2.4M in USDA farm subsidies to Keya Paha County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 210 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $2.0M
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $334,254
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $15,085

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$4.0M in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 James Ferguson Enterprises Ltd $144,060
2 Diamond G Limited LLC $130,742
3 Tri R Farms Inc $122,527
4 Rlmj, LLC $98,291
5 J.W.R. $94,480
6 K.B. $83,113
7 C.G.B. $82,161
8 D.B. $72,385
9 M.K. $66,921
10 Hall Ranch Ltd $66,843

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Keya Paha County

Keya Paha County has roughly 169 farms working about 343,426 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~2,032 acres per farm.

In Keya Paha County, irrigated cropland rents for roughly $199/acre and farmland is valued near $1,790/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Moderately below state-average USDA $/acre; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

53 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#19 of 93 in Nebraska (81st pctile)
58th national percentile
Funding Gap? 15.0/25
Program Eligibility? 19.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 8.8/25
Economic Need? 11.0/25
What drives this score
  • Moderately below state-average USDA $/acre
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Farming-dependent economy
  • Elevated women-producer presence (67 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (5.6%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.37)
  • Moderate poverty (17.3%)
  • Below-average income ($52,077)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Keya Paha County received about $6.95 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #1,172 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (343,426 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
805
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$52,077
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
17.3%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
2.2%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$199/ac
(USDA NASS, irrig.)
Land Value
$1,790/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
335
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
150,689
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Keya Paha County receive?

Keya Paha County recipients received about $2.4M in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Keya Paha County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 53 for Keya Paha County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Farms in Keya Paha County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.