Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
percent 
100.0 
49.8 
37.7 
12.5 
57.0 
43.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
11,859,293 
28,659,615 
4,812,875 
22,413,042 
22,918,741 
Average size of farm 
acres 
907 
476 
1,522 
772 
786 
1,068 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
$1,000 
23,461,184 
7,696,735 
13,324,080 
2,440,369 
11,133,880 
12,327,304 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
469,515 
309,131 
707,373 
391,398 
390,594 
574,325 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,876 
4,094 
407 
375 
2,382 
2,494 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,747 
2,339 
210 
198 
1,550 
1,197 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,875 
2,438 
241 
196 
1,676 
1,199 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,596 
2,889 
335 
372 
2,076 
1,520 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,962 
3,571 
787 
604 
2,857 
2,105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,945 
2,440 
891 
614 
2,356 
1,589 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,085 
2,408 
1,818 
859 
3,098 
1,987 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,236 
2,256 
3,751 
1,229 
4,568 
2,668 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5,736 
1,049 
3,901 
786 
3,505 
2,231 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,449 
634 
3,295 
520 
2,469 
1,980 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,462 
780 
3,200 
482 
1,968 
2,494 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,301 
458 
2,484 
359 
1,548 
1,753 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
697 
134 
490 
73 
245 
452 
$5,000,000 or more 
464 
188 
226 
50 
175 
289 
Total sales 
farms 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
7,591,392 
13,078,684 
2,398,681 
10,924,762 
12,143,994 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
26,642 
7,671 
15,148 
3,823 
16,103 
10,539 
$1,000 
10,698,861 
1,519,202 
7,816,129 
1,363,530 
5,347,989 
5,350,872 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,027 
3,997 
13,052 
2,978 
1 1 ,943 
8,084 
$1,000 
10,568,156 
1,455,441 
7,769,235 
1,343,479 
5,264,159 
5,303,997 
Corn 
farms 
23,722 
6,102 
14,157 
3,463 
14,331 
9,391 
$1,000 
7,551,145 
1,086,118 
5,492,197 
972,830 
3,727,818 
3,823,327 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,994 
3,078 
1 1 ,424 
2,492 
9,965 
7,029 
$1,000 
7,412,589 
1,032,313 
5,429,409 
950,866 
3,637,016 
3,775,572 
Wheat 
farms 
5,011 
1,301 
3,140 
570 
2,837 
2,174 
$1,000 
368,763 
68,609 
267,352 
32,802 
181,043 
187,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,903 
335 
1,390 
178 
966 
937 
$1,000 
309,824 
52,967 
231,566 
25,290 
146,033 
163,790 
Soybeans 
farms 
18,535 
4,336 
11,515 
2,684 
1 1 ,334 
7,201 
$1,000 
2,516,218 
317,552 
1,875,762 
322,905 
1,327,519 
1,188,700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,560 
1,586 
8,403 
1,571 
6,738 
4,822 
$1,000 
2,364,000 
268,134 
1,799,222 
296,644 
1,225,510 
1,138,490 
Sorghum 
farms 
805 
232 
473 
100 
455 
350 
$1,000 
26,150 
(D) 
15,708 
(D) 
12,459 
13,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
134 
29 
91 
14 
65 
69 
$1,000 
15,839 
3,106 
9,669 
3,064 
6,582 
9,257 
Barley 
farms 
26 
10 
14 
2 
10 
16 
$1,000 
361 
(D) 
263 
(D) 
84 
277 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(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 
438 
972 
232 
863 
779 
$1,000 
236,224 
40,900 
164,848 
30,476 
99,067 
137,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
729 
137 
484 
108 
355 
374 
$1,000 
225,173 
37,762 
158,519 
28,892 
92,991 
132,183 
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 
287 
Ill 
80 
195 
283 
$1,000 
101,141 
14,585 
24,949 
61,607 
32,189 
68,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
13 
23 
20 
18 
38 
$1,000 
98,336 
13,139 
23,948 
61,249 
31,190 
67,146 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
316 
250 
46 
20 
128 
188 
$1,000 
3,157 
2,039 
901 
217 
1,032 
2,124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
1 
2 
6 
$1,000 
1,105 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
254 
206 
34 
14 
104 
150 
$1,000 
2,959 
1,900 
846 
213 
1,007 
1,952 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
1 
1 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,044 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
84 
62 
14 
8 
34 
50 
$1,000 
198 
139 
55 
4 
26 
172 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
480 
342 
71 
67 
216 
264 
$1,000 
46,016 
26,672 
12,395 
6,949 
1 1 ,542 
34,474 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
80 
23 
30 
56 
77 
$1,000 
42,197 
23,950 
11,763 
6,484 
9,882 
32,315 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
