Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
49,969 
42,543 
2,974 
2,045 
percent 
100.0 
85.1 
6.0 
4.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
30,652,748 
5,541,870 
4,272,584 
Average size of farm 
acres 
907 
721 
1,863 
2,089 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
49,969 
42,543 
2,974 
2,045 
$1,000 
23,461,184 
12,397,307 
4,070,220 
3,445,514 
Average per farm 
dollars 
469,515 
291,407 
1,368,601 
1,684,848 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,876 
4,527 
168 
101 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,747 
2,531 
93 
38 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,875 
2,575 
147 
91 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,596 
3,239 
161 
110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,962 
4,401 
276 
169 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,945 
3,501 
214 
125 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,085 
4,568 
251 
154 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,236 
6,439 
312 
207 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5,736 
4,942 
272 
206 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,449 
3,346 
356 
269 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,462 
2,474 
724 
575 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,301 
2,000 
421 
319 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
697 
333 
165 
131 
$5,000,000 or more 
464 
141 
138 
125 
Total sales 
farms 
49,969 
42,543 
2,974 
2,045 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
12,109,298 
4,030,909 
3,415,826 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
26,642 
22,040 
1,749 
1,248 
$1,000 
10,698,861 
7,118,671 
1 ,464,547 
1,142,329 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,027 
16,086 
1,392 
1,018 
$1,000 
10,568,156 
7,002,372 
1,456,469 
1,137,164 
Corn 
farms 
23,722 
19,527 
1,593 
1,151 
$1,000 
7,551,145 
4,953,743 
1,081,376 
847,569 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,994 
13,422 
1,250 
923 
$1,000 
7,412,589 
4,828,770 
1,074,069 
842,662 
Wheat 
farms 
5,011 
3,968 
398 
284 
$1,000 
368,763 
255,867 
42,016 
33,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,903 
1,364 
204 
154 
$1,000 
309,824 
207,391 
37,947 
30,834 
Soybeans 
farms 
18,535 
15,396 
1,187 
826 
$1,000 
2,516,218 
1,769,422 
290,215 
216,175 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,560 
9,038 
886 
624 
$1,000 
2,364,000 
1,631,087 
284,093 
211,922 
Sorghum 
farms 
805 
647 
67 
44 
$1,000 
26,150 
18,535 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
134 
99 
20 
12 
$1,000 
15,839 
10,311 
3,426 
2,601 
Barley 
farms 
26 
20 
2 
2 
$1,000 
361 
256 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(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 
1,167 
145 
128 
$1,000 
236,224 
120,848 
46,694 
41,972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
729 
433 
78 
70 
$1,000 
225,173 
112,350 
45,781 
41,097 
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 
386 
27 
24 
$1,000 
101,141 
10,449 
41,474 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
25 
9 
8 
$1,000 
98,336 
(D) 
41,295 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
316 
262 
20 
19 
$1,000 
3,157 
1,669 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 
$1,000 
1,105 
(D) 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
254 
204 
20 
19 
$1,000 
2,959 
1,576 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
$1,000 
1,044 
(D) 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
84 
74 
3 
3 
$1,000 
198 
93 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
480 
331 
32 
26 
$1,000 
46,016 
(D) 
7,528 
7,335 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
51 
17 
15 
$1,000 
42,197 
(D) 
7,286 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
