Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2022

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 93 counties in 2022, at 1,771. Grant County had the lowest, at 66. The median was 437 and the figure for Nebraska was 44,479. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,771Lancaster County
Lowest66Grant County
Median43793 counties
Nebraska44,479History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lancaster County: 1,771 countLancaster County1,771Holt County: 1,198 countHolt County1,198Gage County: 1,156 countGage County1,156Saunders County: 1,143 countSaunders County1,143Custer County: 1,083 countCuster County1,083Buffalo County: 1,001 countBuffalo County1,001Lincoln County: 995 countLincoln County995Seward County: 986 countSeward County986Knox County: 950 countKnox County950Platte County: 902 countPlatte County902Otoe County: 856 countOtoe County856Cedar County: 850 countCedar County850Cuming County: 832 countCuming County832Scotts Bluff County: 752 countScotts Bluff County752Butler County: 718 countButler County718Richardson County: 707 countRichardson County707Dodge County: 694 countDodge County694Washington County: 688 countWashington County688Saline County: 685 countSaline County685Madison County: 681 countMadison County681Dawson County: 671 countDawson County671Antelope County: 664 countAntelope County664Cass County: 662 countCass County662Cheyenne County: 622 countCheyenne County622Cherry County: 610 countCherry County610Jefferson County: 572 countJefferson County572Burt County: 553 countBurt County553Hall County: 552 countHall County552Stanton County: 532 countStanton County532Pierce County: 529 countPierce County529Howard County: 526 countHoward County526Dixon County: 515 countDixon County515Sheridan County: 515 countSheridan County515Hamilton County: 507 countHamilton County507Morrill County: 500 countMorrill County500York County: 498 countYork County498Fillmore County: 496 countFillmore County496Adams County: 487 countAdams County487Boone County: 485 countBoone County485Merrick County: 482 countMerrick County482
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Lancaster County1,771
2Holt County1,198
3Gage County1,156
4Saunders County1,143
5Custer County1,083
6Buffalo County1,001
7Lincoln County995
8Seward County986
9Knox County950
10Platte County902
11Otoe County856
12Cedar County850
13Cuming County832
14Scotts Bluff County752
15Butler County718
16Richardson County707
17Dodge County694
18Washington County688
19Saline County685
20Madison County681
21Dawson County671
22Antelope County664
23Cass County662
24Cheyenne County622
25Cherry County610
26Jefferson County572
27Burt County553
28Hall County552
29Stanton County532
30Pierce County529
31Howard County526
32Dixon County515
32Sheridan County515
34Hamilton County507
35Morrill County500
36York County498
37Fillmore County496
38Adams County487
39Boone County485
40Merrick County482
41Clay County461
42Colfax County456
43Kimball County447
44Wayne County446
45Polk County445
46Dawes County442
47Box Butte County437
47Thayer County437
49Nemaha County397
50Johnson County382
51Perkins County379
52Pawnee County374
53Furnas County369
54Webster County350
55Phelps County340
56Frontier County338
57Keith County336
57Nuckolls County336
59Kearney County327
60Sherman County326
61Sarpy County322
62Douglas County312
62Sioux County312
64Chase County304
65Nance County298
66Franklin County295
67Brown County291
67Red Willow County291
69Harlan County287
70Hitchcock County283
71Valley County264
72Hayes County254
73Dakota County250
74Dundy County240
75Thurston County238
76Rock County232
77Banner County226
78Garden County223
79Greeley County220
80Boyd County218
81Gosper County214
82Deuel County203
83Wheeler County173
84Keya Paha County169
85Garfield County166
86McPherson County121
87Thomas County105
88Hooker County98
89Logan County96
90Loup County93
91Blaine County85
92Arthur County79
93Grant County66

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/nebraska-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/nebraska-counties.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Lancaster County, with 1,771 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Grant County, with 66 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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