Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
49,969 
22 
128 
1,301 
5,674 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.3 
2.6 
11.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
61,762 
279,272 
6,024,034 
18,430,508 
Average size of farm 
acres 
907 
2,807 
2,182 
4,630 
3,248 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
49,969 
22 
128 
1,301 
5,674 
$1,000 
107,896,486 
128,730 
788,307 
15,554,566 
48,527,843 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,159,268 
5,851,384 
6,158,646 
11,955,854 
8,552,669 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,380 
2,084 
2,823 
2,582 
2,633 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
11,503,486 
91,578 
331,023 
1,909,679 
5,331,052 
percent 
100.0 
0.8 
2.9 
16.6 
46.3 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
21,597,393 
44,991 
178,134 
3,170,835 
9,841,301 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
18,812,755 
44,685 
171,114 
2,993,603 
9,179,842 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
22,619,517 
10,877 
80,303 
2,780,698 
8,355,854 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
2,356,912 
5,768,589 
11,534,704 
17,301,831 
Average per farm 
dollars 
461,661 
107,132,350 
45,067,104 
8,866,030 
3,049,318 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
26,642 
17 
77 
1,115 
5,179 
$1,000 
10,698,861 
18,673 
122,116 
2,448,678 
6,730,100 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
478 
- 
1 
23 
43 
$1,000 
101,141 
- 
(D) 
86,824 
94,926 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
316 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
3,157 
- 
- 
- 
29 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
254 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
2,959 
- 
- 
- 
29 
Berries 
farms 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
198 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
480 
- 
- 
4 
16 
$1,000 
46,016 
- 
- 
17,706 
25,686 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
77 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,027 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
65 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
987 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,958 
1 
12 
281 
1,416 
$1,000 
527,732 
(D) 
(D) 
83,348 
218,354 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,967 
22 
110 
802 
2,873 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
2,334,158 
5,037,384 
7,744,101 
8,816,691 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
314 
- 
3 
23 
75 
$1,000 
219,724 
- 
(D) 
152,132 
185,478 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,552 
1 
15 
147 
446 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
(D) 
407,778 
785,254 
989,189 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,008 
- 
1 
7 
55 
$1,000 
14,289 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,985 
1 
4 
32 
110 
$1,000 
22,809 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
4,606 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,843 
5 
23 
74 
$1,000 
216,370 
- 
141,219 
203,315 
212,131 
Aquaculture 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
3,550 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
607 
1 
2 
16 
32 
$1,000 
30,086 
(D) 
(D) 
9,617 
19,834 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
171 
- 
1 
4 
16 
$1,000 
39,729 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
26,237 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
7,373 
- 
3 
345 
1,960 
$1,000 
679,959 
- 
(D) 
104,226 
404,991 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
49,969 
22 
128 
1,301 
5,674 
$1,000 
19,175,997 
2,333,323 
5,606,168 
10,165,671 
14,177,282 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,992 
16 
78 
1,135 
5,255 
$1,000 
1,609,182 
2,965 
19,493 
336,871 
932,689 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
32,209 
16 
81 
1,145 
5,297 
$1,000 
757,437 
2,599 
12,073 
174,332 
437,365 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
16,094 
22 
126 
863 
2,717 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
1,408,770 
2,970,037 
4,372,817 
4,795,220 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,254 
22 
127 
902 
3,225 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
797,301 
2,066,658 
3,170,220 
3,542,245 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
47,390 
22 
128 
1,296 
5,662 
$1,000 
906,596 
11,991 
50,753 
223,357 
512,328 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
38,872 
22 
128 
1,301 
5,674 
$1,000 
383,300 
3,989 
27,624 
118,047 
235,310 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
22 
128 
1,219 
4,635 
$1,000 
565,334 
18,458 
86,412 
252,235 
417,281 
Interest expense 
farms 
28,292 
20 
113 
1,167 
4,908 
$1,000 
587,466 
14,121 
44,503 
161,981 
321,853 
Government payments 
farms 
34,316 
5 
52 
989 
4,940 
$1,000 
392,428 
78 
1,900 
42,505 
148,934 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
23,280 
22 
110 
796 
2,899 
number 
6,385,675 
800,199 
1,680,564 
3,012,422 
4,148,562 
Milk cows 
farms 
559 
- 
3 
26 
79 
number 
54,628 
- 
(D) 
34,001 
42,619 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,476 
1 
15 
144 
423 
number 
2,992,576 
(D) 
1,093,690 
2,049,695 
2,636,451 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Nebraska 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
