Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
percent 
100.0 
59.7 
0.6 
5.2 
6.6 
13.4 
16.4 
17.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
39,481,960 
163,184 
2,021,029 
4,266,849 
9,940,402 
12,819,834 
10,270,662 
Average size of farm 
acres 
907 
1,324 
535 
782 
1,291 
1,485 
1,568 
1,173 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
$1,000 
23,461,184 
20,694,965 
51,372 
1,036,883 
2,603,392 
5,393,953 
7,049,925 
4,559,440 
Average per farm 
dollars 
469,515 
694,019 
168,432 
401,426 
787,952 
805,549 
862,482 
520,662 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,876 
1,219 
18 
80 
132 
239 
267 
483 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,747 
695 
- 
29 
83 
152 
150 
281 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,875 
828 
7 
42 
90 
154 
186 
349 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,596 
1,167 
13 
100 
137 
207 
234 
476 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,962 
1,826 
24 
161 
149 
317 
358 
817 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,945 
1,978 
32 
172 
151 
307 
473 
843 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,085 
3,193 
77 
324 
319 
558 
707 
1,208 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,236 
5,338 
69 
580 
576 
1,047 
1,443 
1,623 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5,736 
5,065 
46 
533 
526 
1,282 
1,551 
1,127 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,449 
4,225 
14 
373 
545 
1,130 
1,375 
788 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,462 
4,285 
5 
189 
596 
1,303 
1,430 
762 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,301 
3,196 
5 
152 
455 
998 
1,063 
523 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
697 
672 
- 
31 
101 
199 
217 
124 
$5,000,000 or more 
464 
417 
- 
6 
40 
106 
150 
115 
Total sales 
farms 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
20,368,067 
49,379 
1,014,985 
2,566,919 
5,308,233 
6,946,707 
4,481,843 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
26,642 
20,742 
193 
1,845 
2,318 
4,900 
6,073 
5,413 
$1,000 
10,698,861 
9,989,642 
37,494 
685,921 
1,294,477 
2,929,730 
3,208,743 
1,833,278 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,027 
17,046 
152 
1,562 
2,000 
4,275 
5,087 
3,970 
$1,000 
10,568,156 
9,909,211 
36,512 
679,331 
1,287,340 
2,916,578 
3,187,219 
1,802,231 
Corn 
farms 
23,722 
19,069 
181 
1,715 
2,196 
4,603 
5,656 
4,718 
$1,000 
7,551,145 
7,082,789 
25,078 
497,543 
930,868 
2,092,078 
2,256,470 
1,280,751 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,994 
14,798 
122 
1,356 
1,806 
3,838 
4,517 
3,159 
$1,000 
7,412,589 
6,988,999 
23,733 
489,063 
922,202 
2,074,961 
2,232,170 
1,246,870 
Wheat 
farms 
5,011 
4,052 
24 
309 
414 
911 
1,218 
1,176 
$1,000 
368,763 
329,622 
641 
16,306 
37,338 
83,195 
103,403 
88,739 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,903 
1,694 
3 
87 
174 
408 
533 
489 
$1,000 
309,824 
283,023 
173 
11,783 
32,265 
73,556 
89,726 
75,520 
Soybeans 
farms 
18,535 
15,034 
131 
1,297 
1,718 
3,749 
4,506 
3,633 
$1,000 
2,516,218 
2,330,092 
9,914 
151,311 
296,671 
688,253 
763,777 
420,166 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,560 
10,401 
71 
856 
1,258 
2,807 
3,340 
2,069 
$1,000 
2,364,000 
2,221,196 
8,405 
139,998 
285,462 
665,419 
737,199 
384,713 
Sorghum 
farms 
805 
651 
6 
22 
69 
173 
198 
183 
$1,000 
26,150 
(D) 
102 
914 
(D) 
7,443 
6,982 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
134 
123 
- 
5 
10 
43 
33 
32 
$1,000 
15,839 
14,450 
- 
656 
1,023 
5,215 
4,264 
3,292 
Barley 
farms 
26 
23 
- 
- 
2 
8 
7 
6 
$1,000 
361 
(□) 
- 
- 
(D) 
147 
85 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(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 
1,424 
8 
130 
154 
357 
440 
335 
$1,000 
236,224 
224,023 
1,758 
19,845 
27,684 
58,613 
78,027 
38,095 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
729 
672 
5 
77 
78 
181 
216 
115 
$1,000 
225,173 
214,573 
(D) 
(D) 
26,506 
56,420 
75,207 
35,904 
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 
269 
3 
20 
38 
57 
81 
70 
$1,000 
101,141 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
21,067 
(□) 
12,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
49 
7 
4 
11 
22 
5 
$1,000 
98,336 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
20,808 
(D) 
11,907 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
316 
131 
- 
7 
23 
24 
42 
35 
$1,000 
3,157 
1,298 
- 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
488 
304 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,105 
361 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
254 
99 
- 
7 
12 
21 
30 
29 
$1,000 
2,959 
1,177 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
351 
444 
245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,044 
310 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
84 
46 
- 
2 
11 
9 
17 
7 
$1,000 
198 
120 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
59 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
480 
239 
3 
15 
43 
70 
65 
43 
$1,000 
46,016 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,128 
6,943 
(D) 
1,922 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
82 
5 
15 
32 
22 
8 
$1,000 
42,197 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
9,951 
6,592 
(D) 
1,469 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
