Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
48,375 
28,882 
296 
2,542 
3,193 
6,442 
7,904 
8,505 
acres 
42,380,081 
36,932,369 
162,882 
1,972,875 
3,979,228 
9,031,727 
11,977,924 
9,807,733 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,915 
1,192 
14 
84 
174 
253 
330 
337 
acres 
2,741,120 
2,364,269 
3,733 
101,012 
352,174 
479,454 
754,429 
673,467 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
42,543 
24,645 
288 
2,348 
2,778 
5,422 
6,558 
7,251 
acres 
30,652,748 
26,504,784 
159,530 
1,714,322 
2,959,189 
6,814,306 
8,309,147 
6,548,290 
Partnership 
farms 
2,974 
1,941 
11 
95 
193 
436 
563 
643 
acres 
5,541,870 
4,938,283 
1,388 
154,762 
548,884 
975,512 
1,661,388 
1,596,349 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,045 
1,391 
6 
63 
154 
326 
410 
432 
acres 
4,272,584 
3,847,055 
1,126 
106,801 
431,400 
793,458 
1,196,138 
1,318,132 
Corporation 
farms 
3,784 
2,965 
6 
130 
301 
787 
984 
757 
acres 
8,502,052 
7,696,725 
2,266 
141,685 
725,885 
2,054,003 
2,718,078 
2,054,808 
Family held 
farms 
3,580 
2,837 
6 
123 
276 
747 
954 
731 
acres 
7,458,653 
6,675,863 
2,266 
136,068 
547,808 
1,637,852 
2,518,688 
1,833,181 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
64 
46 
2 
1 
5 
13 
17 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,516 
2,791 
4 
122 
271 
734 
937 
723 
Other than family held 
farms 
204 
128 
- 
7 
25 
40 
30 
26 
acres 
1,043,399 
1,020,862 
- 
5,617 
178,077 
416,151 
199,390 
221,627 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
13 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
191 
122 
- 
7 
24 
37 
29 
25 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
668 
268 
10 
32 
51 
69 
106 
acres 
635,113 
342,168 
- 
10,260 
32,891 
96,581 
131,221 
71,215 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
13,245 
67 
849 
1,409 
3,412 
4,139 
3,369 
workers 
50,495 
40,080 
108 
2,067 
4,267 
10,061 
13,563 
10,014 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
8,431 
7,147 
23 
410 
755 
1,905 
2,375 
1,679 
workers 
19,663 
17,021 
30 
684 
1,943 
4,270 
6,104 
3,990 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,436 
9,208 
52 
596 
996 
2,408 
2,818 
2,338 
workers 
30,832 
23,059 
78 
1,383 
2,324 
5,791 
7,459 
6,024 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
131 
112 
6 
21 
34 
31 
20 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
22 
18 
- 
3 
1 
3 
7 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,535 
9,904 
93 
859 
1,215 
2,442 
2,619 
2,676 
workers 
37,809 
20,588 
231 
1,686 
2,796 
5,299 
5,109 
5,467 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,520 
1,091 
13 
135 
182 
268 
217 
276 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,125 
2,260 
32 
172 
263 
432 
524 
837 
50 to 69 acres 
1,667 
561 
3 
75 
72 
89 
102 
220 
70 to 99 acres 
2,691 
944 
16 
130 
93 
121 
215 
369 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
2,097 
839 
18 
87 
87 
136 
170 
341 
140 to 179 acres 
3,287 
1,547 
25 
167 
112 
275 
335 
633 
180 to 219 acres 
1,569 
806 
29 
83 
88 
134 
173 
299 
220 to 259 acres 
1,521 
823 
5 
65 
81 
155 
193 
324 
260 to 499 acres 
6,645 
4,412 
72 
508 
412 
827 
1,057 
1,536 
500 to 999 acres 
7,717 
6,378 
48 
557 
717 
1,513 
1,937 
1,606 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5,844 
5,287 
28 
409 
629 
1,473 
1,621 
1,127 
2,000 acres or more 
5,286 
4,871 
16 
195 
568 
1,273 
1,630 
1,189 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
20,838 
16,228 
171 
1,553 
1,832 
3,814 
4,697 
4,161 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
191 
101 
3 
16 
13 
18 
23 
28 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
189 
46 
- 
1 
4 
8 
14 
19 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
382 
161 
_ 
11 
26 
42 
47 
35 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
9,534 
3,767 
28 
208 
308 
766 
873 
1,584 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
9,534 
3,767 
28 
208 
308 
766 
873 
1,584 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,788 
6,434 
88 
603 
741 
1,253 
1,711 
2,038 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1,083 
920 
4 
75 
146 
217 
249 
229 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
247 
204 
- 
8 
24 
85 
55 
32 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
644 
439 
8 
33 
48 
141 
126 
83 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
282 
99 
- 
3 
7 
38 
19 
32 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
837 
247 
2 
19 
31 
55 
53 
87 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,954 
1,173 
1 
53 
124 
259 
307 
429 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,280 
15,425 
197 
1,391 
1,768 
3,680 
4,166 
4,223 
number 
6,385,675 
5,469,349 
15,236 
235,921 
678,034 
1,290,879 
1,824,083 
1,425,196 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,222 
1,035 
28 
93 
152 
261 
197 
304 
1 0 to 49 
7,844 
4,239 
77 
438 
423 
871 
988 
1,442 
50 to 99 
3,688 
2,662 
50 
277 
331 
588 
661 
755 
100 to 199 
3,203 
2,630 
24 
257 
286 
671 
756 
636 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
