PPP loans in Dawson County, Nebraska

Name: Dawson County, Nebraska
Address: NE, US

Each amount is what the Small Business Administration approved, as SBA published it, and says nothing more about the borrower. SBA guaranteed 1,776 Paycheck Protection Program loans for businesses it recorded in Dawson County, $61.4 million in all.

Dawson County, as of September 30, 2024

$61.4 million
Approved: $61,449,866; 1.1% of the $5.4 billion approved in Nebraska.; 1,776
Loans: 1,313 first draws and 463 second draws.; 98.8%
Forgiven: 1,754 of 1,776 loans carry a forgiveness amount, $61.4 million in all.; 1.0%
Charged off: 17 of 1,776 loans, approved for $241.1 thousand. That is the loans' size, not what SBA lost.

The largest borrowers in Dawson County · 2020–21

The largest borrowers in Dawson County, 2020–21
Rank	Name	USD	Loans
1	Paulsen, Inc, Cozad	$3.1 million$3,102,325	1
2	Country Partners Cooperative, Gothenburg	$2.9 million$2,914,400	1
3	Lexington Regional Health Center, Lexington	$2.6 million$2,599,947	1
4	Orthman Manufacturing Inc, Lexington	$2.2 million$2,160,000	1
5	Gothenburg Memorial Hospital District, Gothenburg	$1.7 million$1,664,600	1
6	Cozad Community Hospital, Cozad	$1.6 million$1,585,000	1
7	Nebraska Plastics, Inc., Cozad	$1.2 million$1,190,449	1
8	Nebraska Salt & Grain Co, Gothenburg	$1.2 million$1,178,500	1
9	Nebraska Rural Radio Association, Lexington	$917.7 thousand$917,700	1
10	Frontier Home Medical, Inc., Cozad	$762.3 thousand$762,332	1
11	Dawson Tire & Wheel, LLC, Gothenburg	$608.2 thousand$608,200	1
12	Darr Feedlot, Inc., Cozad	$597.4 thousand$597,400	1
13	Downey Drilling Inc, Lexington	$545.9 thousand$545,892	1
14	Cozad Operations LLC, Cozad	$509.3 thousand$509,260	1
15	Mrk Inc, Lexington	$476.9 thousand$476,920	1
16	Tl Sund Constructors, Inc., Lexington	$465.1 thousand$465,083	1
17	Kc Health Care Enterprises, Inc, Gothenburg	$427.2 thousand$427,200	1
18	Hunt Cleaners, Inc., A Nebrask, Cozad	$384.3 thousand$384,300	1
18	Hunt Cleaners, Inc., A Nebrask, Cozad	$384.3 thousand$384,300	1
20	Plum Creek Medical Group, P.C., Lexington	$353.0 thousand$353,000	1
21	H&H Auto Parts, LLC, Cozad	$334.4 thousand$334,400	1
22	Pony Express Chevrolet, Gothenburg	$329.2 thousand$329,200	1
23	Investplus, Inc, Lexington	$297.7 thousand$297,692	1
24	Eilers Machine & Welding, Inc, Lexington	$296.3 thousand$296,300	1
25	Kismet Lxn LLC, Lexington	$270.8 thousand$270,750	1
26	Mrk, Inc., Lexington	$261.6 thousand$261,600	1
27	Dawson Feeders Inc., Lexington	$241.3 thousand$241,340	2
28	Mrk Real Estate LLC, Lexington	$240.8 thousand$240,800	1
29	Gothenburg Senior Living LLC, Gothenburg	$240.6 thousand$240,600	1
30	Skyview Farms Inc, Gothenburg	$234.6 thousand$234,631	1
31	Cozad Telephone Company, Cozad	$234.1 thousand$234,117	1
32	Wearparts Tillage Tools, LLC, Gothenburg	$232.7 thousand$232,700	1
33	Lexington Hospitality LLC, Lexington	$230.6 thousand$230,556	2
34	Har Transportation, Inc, Lexington	$230.3 thousand$230,331	2
35	Designer Craft Woodworking Inc, Lexington	$230.1 thousand$230,071	2
36	Overton Sand And Gravel Co, Overton	$228.6 thousand$228,600	1
37	Skyview Farms Inc., Gothenburg	$222.8 thousand$222,800	1
38	Gothenburg Feed Products Co., Gothenburg	$215.6 thousand$215,645	2
39	Platte Valley Auto Mart Inc., Lexington	$209.6 thousand$209,600	1
40	B & H Services Inc, Lexington	$208.5 thousand$208,467	1
41	Five Star Flooring, Gothenburg	$204.7 thousand$204,700	1
41	Five Star Flooring Inc, Gothenburg	$204.7 thousand$204,700	1
43	The Bourke Company, Lexington	$194.0 thousand$194,025	1
44	Fagot Refrigeration And Electric Inc, Lexington	$193.9 thousand$193,877	1
45	Richeson Inc, Gothenburg	$183.4 thousand$183,400	2
46	Petersons Supermarket Inc., Gothenburg	$178.9 thousand$178,900	1
47	Heartland Chevrolet Buick, Inc., Lexington	$173.2 thousand$173,200	1
47	Shotkoski Hay Company, Lexington	$173.2 thousand$173,200	1
49	Island Dehy Co. Inc, Cozad	$167.7 thousand$167,675	1
50	Ag Agronomy Center LLC, Gothenburg	$165.6 thousand$165,600	1
51	Jones Plumbing & Heating Inc, Lexington	$158.7 thousand$158,662	1
52	G D Concrete Construction, Inc., Overton	$153.0 thousand$153,000	1
53	Kirk's Nebraskaland Restaurant Inc., Lexington	$152.7 thousand$152,698	1
54	Horizon Ag, Gothenburg	$145.5 thousand$145,525	1
55	Horizon Ag, Gothenburg	$145.5 thousand$145,500	1
56	Jones Plumbing & Heating, Inc, Lexington	$144.7 thousand$144,727	1
57	Gd Concrete Construction, Overton	$141.1 thousand$141,113	1
58	Overton Veterinary Services LLC, Lexington	$138.9 thousand$138,900	1
59	Tgsc Ventures, LLC, Cozad	$133.5 thousand$133,498	1
60	U Save Pharmacy Of Dawson County, LLC, Lexington	$130.5 thousand$130,500	1
61	Lexington Livestock Market LLC, Lexington	$130.2 thousand$130,200	1
62	Mark Oberg, Gothenburg	$128.6 thousand$128,576	2
63	Taproot, Pc, Gothenburg	$127.8 thousand$127,800	1
64	Nebraska Water Experts LLC, Cozad	$126.9 thousand$126,929	1
65	Axxent Building LLC, Cozad	$120.9 thousand$120,855	1
66	Calco Management, LLC, Cozad	$120.3 thousand$120,300	2
67	Scott France P.C., Lexington	$116.2 thousand$116,200	1
68	Thomas G Fagot DDS Pc, Lexington	$115.7 thousand$115,718	1
69	Hillside Farms Inc, Lexington	$114.6 thousand$114,600	1
70	Nebraska Hotel Properties Inc, Gothenburg	$112.0 thousand$111,956	2
71	Kirk's Nebraskaland Restaurant, Inc, Lexington	$109.0 thousand$109,000	1
72	Art Becker Transportation LLC, Cozad	$105.0 thousand$105,047	1
73	Hillside Farms Inc, Lexington	$101.0 thousand$101,000	1
74	Central Feeders Inc, Overton	$100.3 thousand$100,333	1
75	Central Feeders, Inc., Overton	$100.3 thousand$100,300	1
76	O'Hanlon Seed, Inc., Lexington	$98,250	1
77	Thomas G. Fagot, DDS, Pc, Lexington	$98,100	1
78	Eagle Hills Ranch Inc, Gothenburg	$98,000	1
79	Eustis 66 Inc., Gothenburg	$97,700	1
80	Learning Adventures Child Care Center, Gothenburg	$96,500	2
81	Walking C Cattle Co Inc, Lexington	$94,768	1
82	Nebraska Barn And Grill LLC, Gothenburg	$93,985	1
83	Fyr-Tek, Inc., Gothenburg	$93,100	1
84	Doran Post & Associates, Lexington	$92,000	1
85	Hamlot, Inc, Sumner	$90,706	1
86	Capital K Farms Inc, Cozad	$90,236	2
87	Gl Concepts LLC, Gothenburg	$88,500	1
88	Walking C Cattle Co. Inc, Lexington	$85,400	1
89	David C. Smith, Gothenburg	$85,057	2
90	Mark Oberg LLC, Gothenburg	$83,267	2
91	Gothenburg Links Inc, Gothenburg	$81,500	1
92	Joe France, Gothenburg	$81,223	2
93	F.L. Beattie, Inc., Sumner	$80,123	1
94	Lexington Family Eyecare, Lexington	$78,500	1
95	Lexington Family Eyecare, Lexington	$77,877	1
96	Platte Valley Media, LLC, Gothenburg	$76,511	2
97	Mount Zion Cattle LLP, Lexington	$76,193	1
98	Berreckman, Davis & Bazata, Pc, Llo, Cozad	$75,300	1
99	Gothenburg Discount Pharmacy Inc, Gothenburg	$75,100	1
100	Schultz Hay LLC, Cozad	$74,376	2

How the list is drawn

100 of the 1,556 borrowers ranked in Dawson County are listed: every one ranked in the top 100, with ties. Borrowers approved the same amount share a rank, so the list can be longer than 100.
A borrower is ranked here when SBA recorded its first loan in Dawson County. Its amount is summed over every loan it was approved, a first draw, a second or both, and is not what was forgiven or repaid, which each borrower’s page shows loan by loan.

Sources

SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data — U.S. Small Business Administration · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026

Data retrieved September 23, 2026

Dawson County, as of September 30, 2024

The largest borrowers in Dawson County · 2020–21

How the list is drawn

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