Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pierce 
Platte 
Polk 
Red Willow 
Richardson 
Rock 
Saline 
Sarpy 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
677 
942 
466 
405 
736 
247 
756 
396 
2007 
645 
882 
505 
386 
707 
237 
702 
360 
acres, 2012 
329,181 
426,329 
245,268 
419,608 
319,179 
644,551 
361,904 
91,718 
2007 
316,773 
425,730 
269,195 
446,479 
279,148 
631,940 
298,304 
100,835 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
510 
735 
387 
250 
536 
181 
558 
286 
2007 
484 
736 
443 
264 
486 
154 
525 
273 
acres, 2012 
243,545 
333,113 
206,122 
174,013 
222,484 
138,885 
284,672 
78,340 
TENURE 
2007 
231,013 
333,148 
220,110 
189,630 
175,634 
123,993 
227,376 
82,334 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
298 
379 
193 
213 
392 
91 
356 
264 
2007 
315 
344 
188 
182 
432 
108 
340 
233 
acres, 2012 
60,582 
90,891 
48,225 
129,958 
71,573 
97,909 
53,954 
12,530 
2007 
69,295 
91,471 
38,888 
99,213 
86,884 
118,629 
55,046 
14,015 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
179 
197 
125 
95 
230 
55 
202 
166 
2007 
192 
217 
136 
94 
227 
46 
186 
151 
acres, 2012 
38,057 
52,637 
36,206 
59,276 
35,392 
30,070 
30,518 
6,254 
2007 
41,976 
55,554 
27,748 
45,824 
33,372 
18,954 
30,419 
8,479 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
278 
431 
208 
145 
256 
119 
311 
82 
2007 
247 
412 
244 
160 
217 
97 
277 
85 
acres, 2012 
236,401 
297,345 
162,359 
257,740 
218,385 
445,264 
285,226 
55,980 
2007 
222,528 
289,082 
199,768 
312,353 
170,054 
456,438 
209,867 
65,222 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
94,359 
134,360 
56,911 
108,957 
100,664 
221,240 
112,555 
13,918 
2007 
84,383 
124,410 
80,345 
135,700 
64,462 
241,551 
76,644 
20,386 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
142,042 
162,985 
105,448 
148,783 
117,721 
224,024 
172,671 
42,062 
2007 
138,145 
164,672 
119,423 
176,653 
105,592 
214,887 
133,223 
44,836 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
267 
417 
200 
129 
238 
99 
295 
76 
2007 
233 
406 
241 
146 
212 
87 
270 
81 
acres, 2012 
184,403 
250,074 
137,982 
106,925 
165,891 
79,924 
235,780 
50,153 
2007 
169,375 
238,323 
165,700 
132,533 
126,359 
83,640 
167,421 
53,004 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
101 
132 
65 
47 
88 
37 
89 
50 
2007 
83 
126 
73 
44 
58 
32 
85 
42 
acres, 2012 
32,198 
38,093 
34,684 
31,910 
29,221 
101,378 
22,724 
23,208 
2007 
24,950 
45,177 
30,539 
34,913 
22,210 
56,873 
33,391 
21,598 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
64 
121 
62 
26 
68 
27 
61 
44 
2007 
59 
113 
66 
24 
47 
21 
69 
41 
acres, 2012 
21,085 
30,402 
31,934 
7,812 
21,201 
28,891 
18,374 
21,933 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
19,662 
39,271 
26,662 
1 1 ,273 
15,903 
21,399 
29,536 
20,851 
Total operators 
number 
976 
1,433 
667 
628 
1,076 
401 
1,109 
613 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
437 
557 
295 
220 
441 
118 
464 
200 
2 operators 
189 
311 
146 
158 
266 
107 
247 
180 
3 operators 
47 
61 
20 
20 
19 
19 
35 
11 
4 operators 
1 
7 
5 
4 
6 
3 
6 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
6 
- 
3 
4 
4 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
225 
320 
132 
164 
289 
130 
269 
197 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
219 
287 
128 
162 
257 
114 
248 
187 
2 operators 
3 
7 
2 
1 
12 
8 
9 
2 
3 operators 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
962 
1,361 
748 
580 
996 
379 
1,009 
558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
381 
522 
311 
242 
456 
129 
464 
199 
2 operators 
227 
277 
154 
113 
222 
87 
183 
135 
3 operators 
26 
59 
31 
20 
21 
15 
46 
17 
4 operators 
6 
17 
9 
7 
7 
5 
5 
7 
5 or more operators 
5 
7 
- 
4 
1 
1 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
253 
290 
147 
146 
236 
117 
214 
153 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
245 
266 
133 
132 
223 
94 
204 
137 
2 operators 
4 
7 
7 
2 
5 
5 
5 
8 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
646 
908 
453 
378 
657 
234 
708 
354 
2007 
611 
834 
494 
354 
625 
219 
648 
325 
acres, 2012 
326,341 
416,221 
(D) 
415,210 
303,207 
598,573 
354,419 
88,530 
2007 
309,907 
411,941 
268,122 
434,037 
264,883 
587,326 
290,892 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
31 
34 
13 
27 
79 
13 
48 
42 
2007 
34 
48 
11 
32 
82 
18 
54 
35 
acres, 2012 
2,840 
10,108 
(D) 
4,398 
15,972 
45,978 
7,485 
3,188 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,866 
13,789 
1,073 
12,442 
14,265 
44,614 
7,412 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
409 
611 
308 
192 
410 
151 
428 
156 
2007 
385 
586 
345 
217 
345 
157 
400 
181 
Other 
2012 
268 
331 
158 
213 
326 
96 
328 
240 
Place of residence: 
2007 
260 
296 
160 
169 
362 
80 
302 
179 
On farm operated 
2012 
521 
663 
318 
278 
435 
198 
515 
311 
2007 
500 
636 
357 
268 
431 
167 
483 
287 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
156 
279 
148 
127 
301 
49 
241 
85 
2007 
145 
246 
148 
118 
276 
70 
219 
73 
-continued 
578 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
