Farm Census

Nebraska farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 93 counties

44,479 farms43,975,693 acres in farms989 acres per farm on average

Nebraska farms sold $29.41 billion of products in 2022, fourth among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks second in cattle and calves and ranks third in corn for grain.

Its average farm size is the eighth-largest among the states.

Grains and oilseeds: 45.7%Grains and oilseeds45.7%Cattle and calves: 41.6%Cattle and calves41.6%Hogs and pigs: 6.7%Hogs and pigs6.7%Poultry and eggs: 2.8%2.8%Hay and other crops: 1.2%1.2%Milk: 1.1%Milk1.1%Vegetables and melons: 0.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Horses and mules: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 45.7%Grains and oilseeds45.7%Cattle and calves: 41.6%Cattle and calves41.6%Hogs and pigs: 6.7%6.7%Poultry and eggs: 2.8%2.8%Hay and other crops: 1.2%Milk: 1.1%1.1%Vegetables and melons: 0.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Horses and mules: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Nebraska farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Nebraska is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Corn for grainCuster County2.9%89
Dry edible beansScotts Bluff County23.7%16
Cattle and calvesCuming County5.4%93
SoybeansGage County3.6%86
Beef cowsCherry County10.7%51
Hogs and pigsPlatte County15.9%60
Hay and haylageCherry County13.8%93
Corn for silageLincoln County4.9%82
Sugar beetsBox Butte County32.6%4
SunflowerBox Butte County35.7%10
Grain sorghumCheyenne County8.3%58
WheatCheyenne County15.3%71
OatsChase County10.5%29
PotatoesChase County12.5%16

Every county in Nebraska

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Cuming County832436$1.58BCattle and calves
Platte County902478$1.04BGrains and oilseeds
Lincoln County9951,647$1.01BCattle and calves
Dawson County671958$1.01BCattle and calves
Custer County1,0831,433$993.9MCattle and calves
Phelps County340832$851.4MGrains and oilseeds
Antelope County664791$772.8MGrains and oilseeds
Boone County485845$674.8MGrains and oilseeds
Holt County1,1981,288$648.4MGrains and oilseeds
Butler County718500$634.5MGrains and oilseeds
Cedar County850531$610.2MGrains and oilseeds
Kearney County327943$602.7MGrains and oilseeds
Chase County3041,790$585.8MGrains and oilseeds
Clay County461793$581.6MGrains and oilseeds
Buffalo County1,001616$527.1MGrains and oilseeds
Adams County487687$524.2MGrains and oilseeds
Saunders County1,143416$514.9MGrains and oilseeds
York County498701$505.7MGrains and oilseeds
Knox County950508$469.7MCattle and calves
Fillmore County496730$466.6MGrains and oilseeds
Dodge County694486$459.6MGrains and oilseeds
Hamilton County507588$433.4MGrains and oilseeds
Madison County681446$432.8MGrains and oilseeds
Colfax County456466$431.4MCattle and calves
Webster County350927$409.2MGrains and oilseeds
Morrill County5001,818$398.2MCattle and calves
Hall County552496$395.9MGrains and oilseeds
Seward County986364$388.8MGrains and oilseeds
Gage County1,156469$388.4MGrains and oilseeds
Wheeler County1731,809$358.9MGrains and oilseeds
Scotts Bluff County752508$357.4MCattle and calves
Polk County445491$356.1MGrains and oilseeds
Dixon County515534$340.9MGrains and oilseeds
Thayer County437738$336.6MGrains and oilseeds
Brown County2912,663$327.7MGrains and oilseeds
Wayne County446588$315.8MGrains and oilseeds
Howard County526438$306.6MCattle and calves
Pierce County529476$301.4MGrains and oilseeds
Burt County553451$300.4MGrains and oilseeds
Jefferson County572498$295.6MGrains and oilseeds
Merrick County482433$283.7MGrains and oilseeds
Cherry County6106,223$270.9MCattle and calves
Lancaster County1,771230$264.3MGrains and oilseeds
Saline County685419$247.6MGrains and oilseeds
Box Butte County4371,569$239.1MGrains and oilseeds
Richardson County707445$232.0MGrains and oilseeds
Otoe County856431$224.8MGrains and oilseeds
Stanton County532364$223.5MGrains and oilseeds
Perkins County3791,476$215.5MGrains and oilseeds
Furnas County3691,152$211.3MGrains and oilseeds
Nuckolls County336952$210.8MGrains and oilseeds
Greeley County220706$201.2MGrains and oilseeds
Valley County264994$200.9MCattle and calves
Cass County662452$200.1MGrains and oilseeds
Cheyenne County6221,229$192.6MCattle and calves
Thurston County238655$190.2MGrains and oilseeds
Harlan County287854$187.1MGrains and oilseeds
Washington County688315$182.7MGrains and oilseeds
Red Willow County2911,475$181.8MCattle and calves
Frontier County3381,523$180.7MGrains and oilseeds
Hayes County2541,594$178.9MCattle and calves
Nemaha County397612$168.9MGrains and oilseeds
Keith County3361,311$168.4MGrains and oilseeds
Sioux County3123,963$167.9MCattle and calves
Sheridan County5153,023$165.1MCattle and calves
Gosper County2141,019$163.4MGrains and oilseeds
Dundy County2402,198$149.9MCattle and calves
Franklin County295945$139.2MGrains and oilseeds
Sherman County326682$134.6MGrains and oilseeds
Dakota County250672$134.6MGrains and oilseeds
Rock County2322,736$133.7MCattle and calves
Garden County2234,864$125.4MGrains and oilseeds
Nance County298451$116.9MGrains and oilseeds
Garfield County1662,149$116.1MCattle and calves
Banner County2261,978$107.0MCattle and calves
Johnson County382335$85.3MGrains and oilseeds
Boyd County2181,044$81.4MCattle and calves
Dawes County4421,903$78.2MCattle and calves
Pawnee County374540$78.0MGrains and oilseeds
Keya Paha County1692,032$76.4MCattle and calves
Deuel County2031,154$73.6MCattle and calves
Douglas County312167$58.6MGrains and oilseeds
Hitchcock County2831,275$57.0MGrains and oilseeds
Kimball County4471,358$49.0MGrains and oilseeds
McPherson County1214,535$44.4MCattle and calves
Sarpy County322182$43.3MGrains and oilseeds
Grant County667,498$39.8MCattle and calves
Arthur County795,175$39.3MCattle and calves
Blaine County853,904$34.2MCattle and calves
Thomas County1054,119$34.0MCattle and calves
Logan County963,157$33.5MCattle and calves
Loup County932,730$32.7MCattle and calves
Hooker County984,301$20.6MCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms46,332−4.0%
Land in farms, acres44,986,821−2.2%
Average farm size, acres971+1.9%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$21.98 billion+33.8%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.