Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lancaster 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Loup 
McPherson 
Madison 
Merrick 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,080 
1,836 
1,168 
149 
138 
118 
753 
492 
2007 
863 
1,698 
1,053 
152 
137 
143 
699 
473 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
627,735 
489,023 
1,423,398 
330,151 
282,989 
470,820 
351,799 
235,072 
2007 
536,457 
421,409 
1,601,185 
363,453 
354,688 
542,363 
315,210 
247,927 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
581 
266 
1,219 
2,216 
2,051 
3,990 
467 
478 
2007 
622 
248 
1,521 
2,391 
2,589 
3,793 
451 
524 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,080 
1,836 
1,168 
149 
138 
118 
753 
492 
2007 
863 
1,698 
1,053 
152 
137 
143 
699 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
1,741,270 
2,239,517 
2,043,895 
375,199 
209,745 
211,163 
1,694,563 
902,250 
2007 
781,285 
1,068,127 
1,335,950 
185,586 
159,410 
197,780 
683,058 
454,027 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,612,287 
1,219,781 
1,749,910 
2,518,111 
1,519,893 
1,789,515 
2,250,416 
1,833,841 
2007 
905,312 
629,050 
1,268,708 
1,220,963 
1,163,578 
1,383,080 
977,194 
959,888 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,774 
4,580 
1,436 
1,136 
741 
448 
4,817 
3,838 
2007 
1,456 
2,535 
834 
511 
449 
365 
2,167 
1,831 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
135 
138 
112 
17 
18 
10 
54 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
67 
86 
103 
7 
11 
12 
33 
45 
$100,000 to $199,999 
105 
257 
199 
16 
17 
4 
80 
69 
$200,000 to $499,999 
163 
711 
281 
30 
32 
22 
157 
97 
$500,000 to $999,999 
166 
228 
102 
17 
12 
9 
94 
62 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
163 
149 
132 
22 
23 
28 
106 
51 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
195 
126 
135 
23 
13 
24 
146 
80 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
66 
108 
64 
9 
7 
5 
53 
39 
$10,000,000 or more 
20 
33 
40 
8 
5 
4 
30 
15 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
709,344 
536,030 
1,641,004 
365,218 
363,667 
549,746 
366,556 
310,323 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.5 
91.2 
86.7 
90.4 
77.8 
85.6 
96.0 
75.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
47 
172 
92 
10 
7 
4 
48 
38 
acres 
174 
753 
291 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
169 
179 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
142 
767 
256 
24 
10 
10 
147 
99 
acres 
3,440 
19,324 
5,980 
677 
(D) 
100 
3,656 
2,398 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
27 
91 
57 
4 
10 
5 
21 
24 
acres 
1,544 
5,417 
3,222 
219 
605 
270 
1,184 
1,512 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
48 
150 
50 
4 
7 
1 
61 
22 
acres 
3,883 
12,071 
4,032 
314 
540 
(□) 
4,975 
1,764 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
36 
96 
35 
2 
10 
1 
37 
30 
acres 
4,187 
1 1 ,350 
4,331 
(D) 
1,078 
(D) 
4,484 
3,607 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
90 
91 
52 
6 
11 
7 
56 
24 
acres 
14,552 
14,139 
8,206 
936 
1,780 
1,080 
8,814 
3,881 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
35 
45 
25 
6 
1 
- 
21 
18 
acres 
6,980 
8,874 
4,955 
1,181 
(D) 
- 
4,214 
3,539 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
42 
44 
27 
2 
4 
- 
25 
15 
acres 
9,964 
10,464 
6,445 
(D) 
966 
- 
6,003 
3,636 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
202 
107 
116 
22 
10 
6 
112 
56 
acres 
76,456 
38,424 
42,383 
8,654 
3,584 
1,821 
42,221 
20,896 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
219 
111 
146 
22 
16 
8 
138 
81 
acres 
160,647 
78,327 
104,985 
15,044 
12,014 
5,454 
98,718 
58,594 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
138 
111 
138 
10 
19 
13 
49 
67 
acres 
187,761 
148,530 
196,999 
15,364 
26,862 
18,306 
66,025 
90,008 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
54 
51 
174 
37 
33 
63 
38 
18 
acres 
158,147 
141,350 
1,041,569 
287,095 
235,117 
443,589 
111,336 
45,058 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
19 
139 
50 
3 
4 
7 
32 
25 
acres 
106 
684 
204 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
123 
119 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
79 
633 
160 
15 
15 
3 
126 
78 
acres 
2,164 
16,053 
3,681 
388 
322 
36 
3,291 
2,012 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
29 
101 
28 
2 
3 
- 
23 
30 
acres 
1,669 
5,922 
1,549 
(□) 
(□) 
- 
1,318 
1,845 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
46 
149 
53 
6 
1 
4 
50 
38 
acres 
3,883 
1 1 ,945 
4,165 
485 
(□) 
310 
4,013 
3,160 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
33 
93 
41 
4 
3 
4 
33 
16 
acres 
3,767 
10,960 
4,878 
416 
313 
434 
3,808 
1,953 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
70 
113 
56 
4 
11 
4 
78 
21 
acres 
11,122 
17,715 
8,855 
644 
1,758 
640 
12,325 
3,353 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
46 
18 
4 
1 
- 
19 
12 
acres 
5,405 
9,100 
3,586 
820 
(D) 
- 
3,787 
2,374 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
42 
45 
19 
6 
7 
1 
36 
19 
acres 
10,023 
10,687 
4,503 
1,394 
1,683 
(D) 
8,510 
4,572 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
150 
149 
122 
22 
9 
12 
101 
63 
acres 
56,178 
54,559 
43,699 
8,511 
3,321 
4,398 
37,673 
24,233 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
206 
103 
145 
23 
14 
16 
121 
89 
acres 
142,973 
71,978 
106,920 
13,592 
10,019 
10,094 
87,436 
65,650 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
118 
99 
131 
19 
29 
24 
48 
58 
acres 
159,242 
130,662 
184,646 
28,384 
43,240 
34,742 
66,304 
78,365 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
44 
28 
230 
44 
40 
68 
32 
24 
acres 
139,925 
81,144 
1 ,234,499 
308,708 
293,572 
491,422 
86,622 
60,291 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
890 
1,588 
779 
97 
96 
53 
616 
393 
2007 
735 
1,511 
771 
109 
102 
74 
601 
396 
acres, 2012 
326,636 
402,619 
432,296 
61,448 
29,347 
20,167 
290,980 
200,159 
2007 
273,593 
323,610 
527,021 
69,963 
35,265 
34,854 
257,990 
199,641 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
775 
1,367 
702 
91 
79 
49 
562 
380 
2007 
659 
1,208 
680 
96 
94 
65 
525 
374 
acres, 2012 
276,631 
373,212 
364,437 
52,575 
25,633 
18,090 
276,670 
193,720 
2007 
243,266 
288,523 
470,131 
49,593 
30,066 
18,886 
240,227 
187,894 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
75 
69 
57 
6 
7 
2 
28 
19 
2007 
119 
224 
134 
17 
21 
17 
94 
58 
acres, 2012 
5,659 
2,163 
14,523 
(D) 
779 
(D) 
2,517 
2,679 
2007 
10,902 
8,474 
17,338 
12,445 
3,920 
13,423 
5,928 
7,834 
-continued 
328 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
