Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
49,969 
567 
767 
85 
193 
117 
646 
2007 
47,712 
485 
716 
68 
218 
114 
619 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
45,331,783 
340,538 
475,017 
452,774 
422,276 
402,530 
434,370 
2007 
45,480,358 
306,373 
516,521 
453,615 
394,906 
443,257 
405,334 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
907 
601 
619 
5,327 
2,188 
3,440 
672 
2007 
953 
632 
721 
6,671 
1,811 
3,888 
655 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
49,969 
567 
767 
85 
193 
117 
646 
2007 
47,712 
485 
716 
68 
218 
114 
619 
$1,000, 2012 
107,896,486 
1,797,470 
2,020,832 
191,070 
325,308 
205,952 
1,914,861 
2007 
52,692,729 
683,470 
854,177 
151,377 
216,661 
200,582 
751,092 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,159,268 
3,170,142 
2,634,723 
2,247,880 
1,685,533 
1,760,277 
2,964,180 
2007 
1,104,392 
1,409,216 
1,192,984 
2,226,136 
993,859 
1,759,495 
1,213,396 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,380 
5,278 
4,254 
422 
770 
512 
4,408 
2007 
1,159 
2,231 
1,654 
334 
549 
453 
1,853 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,814 
64 
69 
6 
12 
15 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,084 
30 
53 
- 
8 
13 
19 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,746 
50 
59 
6 
28 
5 
25 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,048 
74 
116 
26 
41 
7 
96 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,446 
59 
81 
8 
24 
28 
98 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,675 
54 
100 
6 
33 
21 
111 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,091 
106 
151 
23 
34 
20 
151 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,903 
84 
102 
7 
8 
6 
59 
$10,000,000 or more 
2,162 
46 
36 
3 
5 
2 
44 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
49,167,124 
360,494 
548,620 
457,827 
477,575 
454,835 
439,395 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
92.2 
94.5 
86.6 
98.9 
88.4 
88.5 
98.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,520 
47 
65 
7 
2 
9 
19 
acres 
13,272 
189 
268 
11 
(D) 
17 
105 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,125 
100 
71 
2 
8 
8 
63 
acres 
203,321 
2,022 
1,877 
(D) 
(D) 
167 
1,703 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,667 
11 
28 
1 
1 
7 
14 
acres 
97,350 
643 
1,587 
(D) 
(D) 
373 
783 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,691 
34 
40 
1 
4 
- 
24 
acres 
219,222 
2,711 
3,240 
(D) 
321 
- 
1,922 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,097 
12 
30 
2 
4 
4 
23 
acres 
244,582 
1,384 
3,423 
(D) 
465 
474 
2,602 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,287 
42 
65 
13 
6 
59 
acres 
519,780 
6,462 
10,228 
- 
2,155 
960 
9,322 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,569 
15 
25 
- 
7 
2 
29 
acres 
310,563 
2,961 
4,928 
- 
1,366 
(D) 
5,747 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,521 
10 
25 
- 
3 
2 
20 
acres 
361,440 
2,398 
5,986 
678 
(D) 
4,771 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,645 
76 
115 
3 
28 
1 
121 
acres 
2,455,322 
28,829 
43,163 
870 
10,892 
(D) 
43,376 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,717 
94 
154 
15 
21 
10 
146 
acres 
5,485,944 
72,744 
106,296 
10,342 
15,627 
8,245 
101,232 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,844 
90 
102 
17 
29 
7 
87 
acres 
8,056,785 
123,749 
149,065 
22,609 
40,166 
10,899 
120,309 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,286 
36 
47 
37 
73 
61 
41 
acres 
27,364,202 
96,446 
144,956 
418,501 
350,281 
380,162 
142,498 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,270 
27 
33 
3 
- 
2 
7 
acres 
10,538 
121 
159 
15 
- 
(D) 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
6,581 
62 
61 
1 
4 
5 
43 
acres 
167,006 
1,508 
1,509 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,012 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,456 
10 
17 
3 
20 
acres 
84,379 
574 
1,002 
- 
156 
- 
1,160 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,825 
30 
37 
- 
9 
3 
42 
acres 
229,180 
2,414 
2,946 
- 
706 
242 
3,488 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,232 
16 
24 
1 
3 
4 
29 
acres 
260,923 
1,861 
2,844 
(D) 
367 
508 
3,408 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,591 
27 
62 
1 
16 
- 
67 
acres 
566,909 
4,183 
9,804 
(D) 
2,522 
- 
10,646 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,507 
10 
22 
1 
7 
- 
15 
acres 
298,221 
1,950 
4,360 
(D) 
1,367 
- 
2,987 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,576 
11 
28 
2 
6 
29 
acres 
375,718 
2,572 
6,709 
- 
(D) 
1,470 
6,915 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,755 
61 
126 
1 
38 
14 
105 
acres 
2,486,990 
22,045 
45,996 
(D) 
14,040 
4,568 
38,075 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,717 
115 
139 
10 
38 
4 
129 
acres 
5,515,550 
84,221 
102,081 
6,907 
26,005 
3,204 
90,167 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,965 
98 
105 
6 
37 
21 
98 
acres 
8,254,188 
133,974 
147,092 
8,567 
54,123 
27,512 
132,707 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,237 
18 
62 
44 
61 
55 
35 
acres 
27,230,756 
50,950 
192,019 
437,296 
295,057 
405,632 
114,724 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
40,472 
455 
629 
54 
161 
68 
581 
2007 
40,798 
431 
622 
48 
191 
74 
553 
acres, 2012 
21,597,393 
284,338 
343,927 
29,305 
191,550 
32,578 
326,916 
2007 
21,486,025 
265,408 
369,071 
30,999 
169,408 
43,211 
282,746 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
35,747 
434 
577 
53 
101 
58 
549 
2007 
34,715 
401 
549 
48 
105 
72 
511 
acres, 2012 
18,812,755 
277,754 
324,359 
25,897 
95,715 
29,635 
307,074 
2007 
18,169,876 
256,556 
341,257 
25,683 
71,984 
34,553 
267,237 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,243 
16 
21 
3 
8 
4 
27 
2007 
6,045 
56 
114 
7 
27 
12 
66 
acres, 2012 
322,093 
1,040 
1,553 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
552 
2007 
891,810 
3,407 
13,623 
4,012 
(D) 
7,438 
5,349 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 321 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
