Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
49,969 
3,520 
8,125 
1,667 
2,691 
2,097 
percent 
100.0 
7.0 
16.3 
3.3 
5.4 
4.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
13,272 
203,321 
97,350 
219,222 
244,582 
Average size of farm 
acres 
907 
4 
25 
58 
81 
117 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
49,969 
3,520 
8,125 
1,667 
2,691 
2,097 
$1,000 
23,461,184 
220,351 
394,809 
123,716 
696,631 
320,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
469,515 
62,600 
48,592 
74,215 
258,874 
152,983 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,876 
1,050 
2,347 
257 
244 
172 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,747 
569 
1,473 
157 
176 
76 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,875 
532 
1,311 
252 
283 
162 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,596 
510 
1,180 
296 
488 
302 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,962 
343 
1,032 
381 
627 
489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,945 
207 
359 
180 
422 
358 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,085 
129 
189 
96 
286 
322 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,236 
87 
110 
25 
119 
170 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5,736 
32 
41 
6 
16 
13 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,449 
26 
17 
4 
9 
10 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,462 
35 
66 
13 
21 
23 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,301 
22 
34 
2 
2 
11 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
697 
6 
18 
2 
2 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
464 
7 
14 
9 
17 
11 
Total sales 
farms 
49,969 
3,520 
8,125 
1,667 
2,691 
2,097 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
218,957 
387,357 
120,931 
690,015 
314,613 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
26,642 
101 
933 
367 
910 
857 
$1,000 
10,698,861 
226 
8,459 
7,090 
29,983 
40,078 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,027 
- 
18 
38 
211 
301 
$1,000 
10,568,156 
- 
1,054 
2,607 
16,316 
28,028 
Corn 
farms 
23,722 
44 
578 
246 
731 
681 
$1,000 
7,551,145 
99 
5,991 
4,792 
21,641 
28,384 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,994 
- 
18 
28 
141 
200 
$1,000 
7,412,589 
- 
1,054 
1,984 
11,357 
19,337 
Wheat 
farms 
5,011 
6 
52 
32 
47 
55 
$1,000 
368,763 
(D) 
193 
(D) 
(D) 
677 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,903 
- 
- 
$1,000 
309,824 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
18,535 
53 
393 
175 
448 
527 
$1,000 
2,516,218 
120 
2,159 
1,838 
7,085 
10,407 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,560 
- 
- 
2 
23 
39 
$1,000 
2,364,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,298 
Sorghum 
farms 
805 
1 
17 
3 
9 
23 
$1,000 
26,150 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
134 
- 
- 
$1,000 
15,839 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
26 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
361 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,642 
1 
9 
4 
40 
15 
$1,000 
236,224 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
760 
374 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
729 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
225,173 
- 
- 
(D) 
179 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
478 
155 
154 
20 
24 
14 
$1,000 
101,141 
604 
2,104 
331 
(D) 
1,794 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
- 
8 
2 
5 
4 
$1,000 
98,336 
- 
862 
(D) 
388 
1,700 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
316 
84 
139 
1 
23 
14 
$1,000 
3,157 
265 
1,238 
(D) 
(D) 
347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
6 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,105 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
254 
56 
119 
1 
18 
13 
$1,000 
2,959 
240 
1,202 
(D) 
630 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
5 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,044 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
84 
34 
27 
- 
13 
1 
$1,000 
198 
26 
36 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
480 
180 
168 
24 
29 
19 
$1,000 
46,016 
7,225 
8,592 
2,864 
7,914 
2,321 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
42 
38 
12 
8 
8 
$1,000 
42,197 
5,613 
7,489 
2,654 
7,670 
2,245 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
