Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Saunders 
Scotts Bluff 
Seward 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Sioux 
Stanton 
Thayer 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,204 
966 
992 
536 
414 
354 
619 
432 
2007 
1,131 
730 
893 
574 
411 
366 
636 
483 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
331,509 
152,421 
252,855 
180,773 
108,722 
71,307 
148,220 
253,053 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
658 
604 
495 
326 
214 
179 
308 
176 
2007 
623 
455 
512 
339 
227 
180 
369 
199 
acres, 2012 
92,021 
162,822 
49,012 
615,678 
84,304 
287,014 
49,048 
39,341 
2007 
105,743 
130,421 
66,437 
593,190 
76,140 
306,214 
62,325 
44,390 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
414 
311 
250 
148 
130 
76 
156 
116 
2007 
386 
280 
274 
181 
132 
98 
145 
115 
acres, 2012 
52,297 
54,908 
25,286 
62,552 
26,654 
11,807 
20,270 
23,368 
2007 
49,620 
38,472 
28,777 
51,579 
22,594 
24,386 
18,535 
23,806 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
461 
244 
380 
175 
154 
120 
242 
202 
2007 
426 
195 
295 
172 
135 
141 
191 
220 
acres, 2012 
335,423 
242,544 
274,390 
759,317 
179,864 
706,876 
178,827 
247,780 
2007 
289,816 
192,051 
222,047 
795,052 
179,644 
859,767 
147,112 
272,875 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
132,136 
89,481 
109,371 
415,659 
85,212 
394,868 
63,357 
96,370 
2007 
105,079 
74,353 
78,767 
442,005 
89,144 
511,374 
58,174 
113,956 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
203,287 
153,063 
165,019 
343,658 
94,652 
312,008 
115,470 
151,410 
2007 
184,737 
117,698 
143,280 
353,047 
90,500 
348,393 
88,938 
158,919 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
444 
218 
357 
139 
140 
69 
230 
192 
2007 
419 
177 
284 
151 
129 
110 
185 
218 
acres, 2012 
293,288 
119,962 
225,534 
90,237 
76,075 
33,484 
136,081 
193,853 
2007 
252,707 
88,113 
185,322 
107,124 
78,482 
41,410 
110,030 
201,608 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
85 
118 
117 
35 
46 
55 
69 
54 
2007 
82 
80 
86 
63 
49 
45 
76 
64 
acres, 2012 
42,018 
39,851 
31,455 
159,326 
17,008 
230,499 
26,543 
39,179 
2007 
32,123 
37,814 
44,113 
152,074 
14,288 
126,072 
26,249 
34,099 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
93 
93 
23 
34 
22 
46 
48 
2007 
75 
59 
73 
33 
33 
27 
58 
57 
acres, 2012 
36,951 
28,200 
27,466 
20,973 
10,171 
7,569 
21,906 
29,411 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
29,182 
25,836 
38,756 
22,070 
7,646 
5,511 
19,655 
27,639 
Total operators 
number 
1,748 
1,562 
1,529 
845 
621 
577 
939 
640 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
750 
496 
537 
296 
230 
171 
326 
248 
2 operators 
394 
386 
387 
195 
161 
154 
267 
163 
3 operators 
37 
64 
55 
35 
23 
21 
25 
18 
4 operators 
18 
14 
12 
7 
- 
6 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
5 
6 
1 
3 
" 
2 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
428 
472 
387 
265 
176 
190 
248 
154 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
378 
404 
365 
236 
174 
167 
244 
150 
2 operators 
19 
30 
8 
10 
1 
10 
2 
2 
3 operators 
4 
1 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,630 
1,149 
1,277 
929 
604 
600 
917 
701 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
702 
381 
583 
304 
251 
182 
393 
304 
2 operators 
380 
297 
258 
212 
137 
146 
210 
149 
3 operators 
36 
40 
39 
39 
20 
30 
29 
25 
4 operators 
8 
7 
8 
13 
- 
6 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
5 
5 
5 
6 
3 
2 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
373 
343 
309 
299 
153 
202 
243 
160 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
356 
297 
286 
257 
141 
165 
231 
150 
2 operators 
7 
20 
8 
18 
6 
17 
6 
2 
3 operators 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,123 
848 
936 
454 
378 
321 
579 
419 
2007 
1,056 
651 
827 
470 
375 
318 
565 
459 
acres, 2012 
462,505 
431,624 
349,409 
1,381,768 
271,725 
1,181,106 
249,950 
322,237 
2007 
419,648 
332,080 
326,272 
1,414,948 
263,578 
1,201,620 
227,136 
347,180 
Female 
farms, 2012 
81 
118 
56 
82 
36 
33 
40 
13 
2007 
75 
79 
66 
104 
36 
48 
71 
24 
acres, 2012 
6,957 
13,593 
5,448 
152,553 
9,451 
43,283 
4,468 
4,063 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,034 
28,206 
6,325 
125,368 
6,494 
90,433 
8,550 
4,184 
Farming 
2012 
672 
480 
466 
367 
252 
252 
400 
276 
2007 
635 
417 
439 
354 
234 
265 
353 
298 
Other 
2012 
532 
486 
526 
169 
162 
102 
219 
156 
Place of residence: 
2007 
496 
313 
454 
220 
177 
101 
283 
185 
On farm operated 
2012 
909 
725 
699 
451 
332 
249 
488 
255 
2007 
866 
535 
674 
440 
287 
302 
442 
321 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
295 
241 
293 
85 
82 
105 
131 
177 
2007 
265 
195 
219 
134 
124 
64 
194 
162 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 579 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
