Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lancaster 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Loup 
McPherson 
Madison 
Merrick 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,080 
1,836 
1,168 
149 
138 
118 
753 
492 
2007 
863 
1,698 
1,053 
152 
137 
143 
699 
473 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
243,266 
288,523 
470,131 
49,593 
30,066 
18,886 
240,227 
187,894 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
545 
1,227 
665 
80 
60 
54 
358 
253 
2007 
450 
1,152 
551 
80 
68 
64 
337 
222 
acres, 2012 
169,441 
91,294 
407,326 
132,389 
118,880 
165,787 
79,849 
42,656 
2007 
150,449 
99,285 
354,585 
154,975 
119,930 
140,334 
70,936 
55,519 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
334 
796 
320 
45 
32 
17 
205 
155 
2007 
287 
701 
283 
42 
39 
23 
189 
135 
acres, 2012 
63,877 
43,419 
86,848 
20,957 
8,162 
(D) 
55,707 
27,724 
2007 
55,204 
44,507 
67,883 
10,539 
8,462 
7,449 
40,566 
34,250 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
401 
479 
348 
41 
57 
46 
307 
179 
2007 
328 
442 
376 
50 
52 
58 
267 
190 
acres, 2012 
398,562 
366,139 
885,442 
172,586 
135,269 
281,605 
243,010 
165,601 
2007 
350,767 
296,975 
1,068,054 
188,083 
188,512 
343,687 
207,043 
167,749 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
192,262 
124,461 
464,226 
107,026 
82,422 
170,103 
100,321 
65,817 
2007 
166,650 
98,596 
506,054 
110,179 
109,474 
213,437 
77,668 
60,930 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
206,300 
241,678 
421,216 
65,560 
52,847 
111,502 
142,689 
99,784 
2007 
184,117 
198,379 
562,000 
77,904 
79,038 
130,250 
129,375 
106,819 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
358 
453 
299 
35 
39 
30 
291 
174 
2007 
307 
422 
324 
47 
49 
35 
262 
183 
acres, 2012 
188,358 
301,690 
231,458 
26,192 
14,584 
10,623 
197,320 
144,715 
2007 
167,796 
222,974 
342,766 
37,894 
18,362 
9,017 
169,556 
132,599 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
134 
130 
155 
28 
21 
18 
88 
60 
2007 
85 
104 
126 
22 
17 
21 
95 
61 
acres, 2012 
59,732 
31,590 
130,630 
25,176 
28,840 
23,428 
28,940 
26,815 
2007 
35,241 
25,149 
178,546 
20,395 
46,246 
58,342 
37,231 
24,659 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
83 
118 
83 
11 
8 
2 
66 
51 
2007 
65 
85 
73 
7 
6 
7 
74 
56 
acres, 2012 
24,396 
28,103 
46,131 
5,426 
2,887 
(D) 
23,643 
21,281 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
20,266 
21,042 
59,482 
1,160 
3,242 
2,420 
30,105 
21,045 
Total operators 
number 
1,608 
2,755 
1,870 
243 
217 
198 
1,059 
753 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
619 
1,027 
558 
63 
66 
50 
491 
262 
2 operators 
404 
714 
528 
78 
66 
57 
229 
208 
3 operators 
49 
82 
74 
8 
5 
10 
30 
14 
4 operators 
6 
12 
6 
- 
1 
1 
1 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
2 
" 
- 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
424 
859 
637 
94 
77 
71 
276 
216 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
416 
782 
559 
88 
75 
67 
248 
210 
2 operators 
4 
37 
33 
3 
1 
2 
11 
3 
3 operators 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,286 
2,479 
1,696 
236 
217 
233 
998 
714 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
501 
1,016 
517 
79 
71 
65 
440 
264 
2 operators 
313 
618 
458 
63 
57 
68 
221 
184 
3 operators 
40 
47 
57 
9 
5 
8 
36 
18 
4 operators 
7 
14 
15 
1 
3 
2 
2 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
6 
" 
1 
" 
" 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
331 
737 
535 
82 
76 
79 
259 
175 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
318 
681 
477 
79 
74 
71 
249 
165 
2 operators 
4 
23 
23 
- 
1 
4 
5 
5 
3 operators 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,015 
1,607 
1,062 
120 
124 
Ill 
687 
457 
2007 
794 
1,520 
954 
133 
116 
124 
646 
441 
acres, 2012 
616,096 
468,668 
1,304,171 
312,735 
274,645 
454,220 
338,905 
231,796 
2007 
516,770 
406,663 
1,495,032 
348,447 
301,320 
490,254 
307,094 
243,457 
Female 
farms, 2012 
65 
229 
106 
29 
14 
7 
66 
35 
2007 
69 
178 
99 
19 
21 
19 
53 
32 
acres, 2012 
11,639 
20,355 
119,227 
17,416 
8,344 
16,600 
12,894 
3,276 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
19,687 
14,746 
106,153 
15,006 
53,368 
52,109 
8,116 
4,470 
Farming 
2012 
738 
628 
692 
95 
86 
70 
446 
281 
2007 
595 
699 
601 
103 
96 
103 
406 
312 
Other 
2012 
342 
1,208 
476 
54 
52 
48 
307 
211 
Place of residence: 
2007 
268 
999 
452 
49 
41 
40 
293 
161 
On farm operated 
2012 
828 
1,493 
831 
119 
109 
89 
583 
375 
2007 
654 
1,357 
801 
124 
119 
125 
569 
360 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
252 
343 
337 
30 
29 
29 
170 
117 
2007 
209 
341 
252 
28 
18 
18 
130 
113 
-continued 
576 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
