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 
Saunders 
Scotts Bluff 
Seward 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Sioux 
Stanton 
Thayer 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,204 
966 
992 
536 
414 
354 
619 
432 
2007 
1,131 
730 
893 
574 
411 
366 
636 
483 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
469,462 
445,217 
354,857 
1,534,321 
281,176 
1,224,389 
254,418 
326,300 
2007 
427,682 
360,286 
332,597 
1,540,316 
270,072 
1,292,053 
235,686 
351,364 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
390 
461 
358 
2,863 
679 
3,459 
411 
755 
2007 
378 
494 
372 
2,683 
657 
3,530 
371 
727 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,204 
966 
992 
536 
414 
354 
619 
432 
2007 
1,131 
730 
893 
574 
411 
366 
636 
483 
$1,000, 2012 
2,473,201 
831,190 
1,785,462 
1,063,254 
666,197 
701,446 
1,113,132 
1,345,470 
2007 
1,142,771 
392,383 
842,292 
742,501 
295,443 
616,562 
436,735 
639,979 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,054,153 
860,445 
1,799,861 
1,983,683 
1,609,171 
1,981,485 
1,798,275 
3,114,514 
2007 
1,010,408 
537,511 
943,216 
1,293,556 
718,838 
1,684,596 
686,690 
1,325,009 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,268 
1,867 
5,031 
693 
2,369 
573 
4,375 
4,123 
2007 
2,672 
1,089 
2,532 
482 
1,094 
477 
1,853 
1,821 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
72 
88 
78 
76 
31 
26 
27 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
120 
68 
32 
13 
20 
24 
21 
$100,000 to $199,999 
161 
141 
149 
64 
46 
33 
96 
50 
$200,000 to $499,999 
258 
298 
232 
102 
72 
66 
100 
74 
$500,000 to $999,999 
171 
109 
116 
69 
96 
55 
102 
36 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
185 
102 
117 
66 
69 
65 
111 
39 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
152 
80 
146 
67 
53 
55 
114 
91 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
109 
21 
52 
39 
31 
21 
31 
78 
$10,000,000 or more 
47 
7 
34 
21 
3 
13 
14 
27 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
480,150 
473,217 
365,714 
1,562,159 
362,130 
1,322,641 
273,887 
367,236 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
97.8 
94,1 
97.0 
98.2 
77.6 
92.6 
92.9 
88.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
86 
81 
97 
44 
11 
7 
23 
23 
acres 
368 
319 
321 
104 
28 
24 
54 
94 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
280 
215 
264 
43 
39 
22 
106 
45 
acres 
6,665 
6,073 
6,395 
1,232 
981 
544 
2,351 
1,087 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
46 
35 
4 
13 
14 
34 
20 
acres 
2,653 
2,688 
2,048 
236 
741 
785 
1,992 
1,178 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
75 
79 
44 
25 
23 
27 
35 
18 
acres 
6,107 
6,475 
3,552 
2,182 
1,938 
2,234 
2,853 
1,433 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
67 
57 
43 
15 
23 
8 
37 
12 
acres 
7,964 
6,948 
4,883 
1,654 
2,597 
931 
4,324 
1,382 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
78 
79 
59 
37 
47 
19 
46 
34 
acres 
12,340 
12,398 
9,301 
5,826 
7,599 
3,065 
7,349 
5,495 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
50 
32 
42 
17 
6 
7 
26 
14 
acres 
9,816 
6,253 
8,102 
3,415 
1,221 
1,362 
5,123 
2,807 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
49 
33 
32 
13 
21 
8 
22 
12 
acres 
1 1 ,432 
7,938 
7,568 
3,104 
4,946 
1,950 
5,158 
2,806 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
171 
125 
145 
65 
70 
17 
105 
60 
acres 
61,787 
45,935 
53,624 
23,979 
27,991 
5,696 
39,882 
21,218 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
177 
99 
121 
59 
79 
45 
127 
68 
acres 
124,964 
68,757 
85,498 
41,308 
55,197 
31,345 
87,185 
50,021 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
92 
73 
95 
51 
53 
46 
41 
87 
acres 
120,599 
96,026 
127,439 
75,826 
77,019 
65,632 
52,931 
118,551 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
33 
47 
15 
163 
29 
134 
17 
39 
acres 
104,767 
185,407 
46,126 
1 ,375,455 
100,918 
1,110,821 
45,216 
120,228 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
65 
44 
66 
17 
10 
5 
21 
17 
acres 
363 
187 
302 
61 
31 
11 
122 
76 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
245 
114 
197 
60 
57 
7 
90 
35 
acres 
6,190 
3,223 
5,106 
1,638 
1,677 
194 
2,330 
1,026 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
34 
38 
46 
- 
15 
8 
29 
15 
acres 
1,950 
2,194 
2,659 
- 
834 
457 
1,730 
843 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
79 
87 
66 
11 
19 
20 
62 
34 
acres 
6,406 
7,056 
5,282 
874 
1,570 
1,613 
5,017 
2,687 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
83 
52 
40 
16 
26 
13 
41 
19 
acres 
9,596 
6,275 
4,626 
1,885 
3,036 
1,551 
4,797 
2,213 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
84 
70 
83 
38 
41 
18 
69 
53 
acres 
13,351 
11,160 
13,000 
5,998 
6,429 
2,873 
10,774 
8,342 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
51 
23 
33 
20 
13 
8 
28 
6 
acres 
10,020 
4,575 
6,464 
3,942 
2,574 
1,540 
5,600 
1,146 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
50 
29 
31 
9 
12 
9 
30 
24 
acres 
11,901 
6,950 
7,364 
2,150 
2,794 
2,160 
7,138 
5,657 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
172 
102 
100 
79 
62 
34 
115 
55 
acres 
64,865 
37,334 
36,422 
28,553 
22,390 
11,488 
42,663 
20,228 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
158 
80 
137 
68 
70 
38 
94 
101 
acres 
112,878 
56,239 
98,266 
49,707 
50,049 
24,725 
63,364 
74,296 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
79 
56 
77 
72 
53 
39 
46 
91 
acres 
104,523 
78,149 
108,211 
102,191 
69,921 
53,858 
59,844 
126,422 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
31 
35 
17 
184 
33 
167 
11 
33 
acres 
85,639 
146,944 
44,895 
1,343,317 
108,767 
1,191,583 
32,307 
108,428 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,051 
731 
809 
367 
337 
232 
517 
388 
2007 
1,031 
632 
770 
458 
344 
289 
547 
432 
acres, 2012 
412,033 
239,731 
294,273 
275,463 
127,686 
93,967 
195,055 
253,995 
2007 
359,915 
192,776 
272,420 
285,985 
125,561 
119,572 
177,938 
266,148 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
928 
622 
700 
310 
304 
167 
432 
356 
2007 
880 
516 
631 
365 
294 
235 
388 
390 
acres, 2012 
382,536 
203,070 
278,286 
173,762 
112,900 
52,860 
178,257 
246,632 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
331,509 
152,421 
252,855 
180,773 
108,722 
71,307 
148,220 
253,053 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
72 
57 
47 
39 
22 
23 
28 
22 
2007 
157 
125 
107 
79 
53 
62 
99 
55 
acres, 2012 
1,474 
2,173 
2,017 
21,805 
3,451 
12,178 
617 
1,717 
2007 
6,178 
7,836 
4,800 
29,101 
9,148 
16,178 
10,331 
5,845 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
