Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
49,969 
567 
767 
85 
193 
117 
646 
2007 
47,712 
485 
716 
68 
218 
114 
619 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
18,169,876 
256,556 
341,257 
25,683 
71,984 
34,553 
267,237 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
24,898 
241 
366 
41 
111 
58 
265 
2007 
23,989 
170 
367 
28 
147 
47 
264 
acres, 2012 
11,859,293 
42,321 
103,924 
125,405 
107,322 
101,601 
122,269 
2007 
11,495,017 
36,090 
138,466 
119,750 
166,748 
135,138 
98,293 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,728 
141 
218 
17 
40 
24 
191 
2007 
13,383 
96 
230 
17 
52 
24 
185 
acres, 2012 
3,201,827 
23,930 
56,887 
4,546 
22,406 
6,213 
75,334 
2007 
2,994,391 
22,909 
73,803 
4,525 
23,447 
8,988 
50,760 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
18,836 
246 
278 
30 
62 
38 
286 
2007 
17,958 
232 
277 
31 
50 
51 
273 
acres, 2012 
28,659,615 
252,071 
316,378 
246,925 
251,215 
262,941 
278,908 
2007 
29,625,265 
213,293 
343,974 
299,660 
180,567 
276,455 
272,811 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,598,460 
80,280 
145,519 
154,334 
147,554 
163,133 
133,384 
2007 
14,095,143 
69,026 
147,315 
185,026 
107,954 
173,706 
115,760 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,061,155 
171,791 
170,859 
92,591 
103,661 
99,808 
145,524 
2007 
15,530,122 
144,267 
196,659 
114,634 
72,613 
102,749 
157,051 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,337 
229 
265 
24 
48 
25 
273 
2007 
16,893 
229 
265 
26 
41 
41 
259 
acres, 2012 
13,345,249 
212,575 
223,822 
17,362 
60,169 
19,661 
203,828 
2007 
12,969,384 
183,083 
240,940 
18,998 
39,526 
23,471 
192,593 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
6,235 
80 
123 
14 
20 
21 
95 
2007 
5,765 
83 
72 
9 
21 
16 
82 
acres, 2012 
4,812,875 
46,146 
54,715 
80,444 
63,739 
37,988 
33,193 
2007 
4,360,076 
56,990 
34,081 
34,205 
47,591 
31,664 
34,230 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,682 
64 
94 
12 
13 
9 
85 
2007 
4,439 
76 
54 
5 
12 
7 
67 
acres, 2012 
2,265,679 
41,249 
43,650 
3,989 
13,140 
3,761 
27,912 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,206,101 
50,564 
26,514 
2,160 
9,011 
2,094 
23,884 
Total operators 
number 
75,855 
842 
1,174 
137 
313 
204 
957 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,505 
339 
440 
43 
88 
54 
393 
2 operators 
18,111 
187 
262 
32 
92 
45 
207 
3 operators 
2,712 
35 
54 
10 
12 
15 
38 
4 operators 
449 
6 
7 
- 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
192 
" 
4 
" 
1 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
20,231 
230 
269 
41 
108 
71 
208 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,495 
183 
253 
35 
104 
53 
202 
2 operators 
750 
22 
8 
3 
2 
7 
3 
3 operators 
61 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
9 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
71,924 
711 
1,090 
Ill 
339 
186 
917 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,004 
294 
427 
34 
124 
56 
372 
2 operators 
16,438 
163 
231 
25 
73 
44 
212 
3 operators 
2,511 
21 
42 
9 
17 
14 
24 
4 operators 
528 
7 
9 
- 
2 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
231 
" 
7 
" 
2 
" 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
18,720 
179 
241 
31 
116 
57 
198 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
17,025 
163 
227 
27 
102 
38 
190 
2 operators 
682 
8 
4 
2 
7 
8 
4 
3 operators 
73 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
6 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
45,878 
522 
734 
73 
172 
104 
625 
2007 
43,687 
458 
664 
61 
189 
103 
589 
acres, 2012 
43,361,779 
332,183 
467,752 
416,864 
397,071 
369,186 
427,682 
2007 
43,248,525 
301,562 
503,961 
371,863 
363,833 
419,749 
396,094 
Female 
farms, 2012 
4,091 
45 
33 
12 
21 
13 
21 
2007 
4,025 
27 
52 
7 
29 
11 
30 
acres, 2012 
1,970,004 
8,355 
7,265 
35,910 
25,205 
33,344 
6,688 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,231,833 
4,811 
12,560 
81,752 
31,073 
23,508 
9,240 
Farming 
2012 
29,819 
369 
468 
61 
121 
89 
441 
2007 
28,854 
338 
492 
50 
121 
86 
409 
Other 
2012 
20,150 
198 
299 
24 
72 
28 
205 
Place of residence: 
2007 
18,858 
147 
224 
18 
97 
28 
210 
On farm operated 
2012 
36,652 
435 
535 
62 
141 
97 
452 
2007 
34,601 
375 
493 
62 
142 
93 
420 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
13,317 
132 
232 
23 
52 
20 
194 
2007 
13,111 
110 
223 
6 
76 
21 
199 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 569 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
