Counties in Nebraska by farms

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 93 counties in 1997, at 1,615. Arthur County had the lowest, at 84. The median was 534 and the figure for Nebraska was 54,539. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,615Lancaster County
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Nebraska54,539History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 661 countAntelope County: 845 countArthur County: 84 countBanner County: 238 countBlaine County: 119 countBoone County: 805 countBox Butte County: 540 countBoyd County: 373 countBrown County: 368 countBuffalo County: 1,153 countBurt County: 614 countButler County: 851 countCass County: 748 countCedar County: 1,017 countChase County: 396 countCherry County: 690 countCheyenne County: 706 countClay County: 566 countColfax County: 642 countCuming County: 1,045 countCuster County: 1,359 countDakota County: 314 countDawes County: 497 countDawson County: 903 countDeuel County: 277 countDixon County: 625 countDodge County: 848 countDouglas County: 410 countDundy County: 339 countFillmore County: 607 countFranklin County: 449 countFrontier County: 368 countFurnas County: 452 countGage County: 1,232 countGarden County: 328 countGarfield County: 217 countGosper County: 260 countGrant County: 91 countGreeley County: 403 countHall County: 750 countHamilton County: 697 countHarlan County: 392 countHayes County: 271 countHitchcock County: 357 countHolt County: 1,341 countHooker County: 90 countHoward County: 680 countJefferson County: 666 countJohnson County: 522 countKearney County: 521 countKeith County: 405 countKeya Paha County: 222 countKimball County: 359 countKnox County: 1,103 countLancaster County: 1,615 countLincoln County: 1,078 countLogan County: 130 countLoup County: 146 countMcPherson County: 115 countMadison County: 837 countMerrick County: 587 countMorrill County: 497 countNance County: 441 countNemaha County: 511 countNuckolls County: 523 countOtoe County: 875 countPawnee County: 472 countPerkins County: 534 countPhelps County: 580 countPierce County: 761 countPlatte County: 1,083 countPolk County: 633 countRed Willow County: 471 countRichardson County: 767 countRock County: 328 countSaline County: 773 countSarpy County: 401 countSaunders County: 1,260 countScotts Bluff County: 846 countSeward County: 895 countSheridan County: 686 countSherman County: 512 countSioux County: 352 countStanton County: 654 countThayer County: 599 countThomas County: 91 countThurston County: 407 countValley County: 464 countWashington County: 749 countWayne County: 651 countWebster County: 458 countWheeler County: 194 countYork County: 747 count
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count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Lancaster County: 1,615 countLancaster County1,615Custer County: 1,359 countCuster County1,359Holt County: 1,341 countHolt County1,341Saunders County: 1,260 countSaunders County1,260Gage County: 1,232 countGage County1,232Buffalo County: 1,153 countBuffalo County1,153Knox County: 1,103 countKnox County1,103Platte County: 1,083 countPlatte County1,083Lincoln County: 1,078 countLincoln County1,078Cuming County: 1,045 countCuming County1,045Cedar County: 1,017 countCedar County1,017Dawson County: 903 countDawson County903Seward County: 895 countSeward County895Otoe County: 875 countOtoe County875Butler County: 851 countButler County851Dodge County: 848 countDodge County848Scotts Bluff County: 846 countScotts Bluff County846Antelope County: 845 countAntelope County845Madison County: 837 countMadison County837Boone County: 805 countBoone County805Saline County: 773 countSaline County773Richardson County: 767 countRichardson County767Pierce County: 761 countPierce County761Hall County: 750 countHall County750Washington County: 749 countWashington County749Cass County: 748 countCass County748York County: 747 countYork County747Cheyenne County: 706 countCheyenne County706Hamilton County: 697 countHamilton County697Cherry County: 690 countCherry County690Sheridan County: 686 countSheridan County686Howard County: 680 countHoward County680Jefferson County: 666 countJefferson County666Adams County: 661 countAdams County661Stanton County: 654 countStanton County654Wayne County: 651 countWayne County651Colfax County: 642 countColfax County642Polk County: 633 countPolk County633Dixon County: 625 countDixon County625Burt County: 614 countBurt County614Lancaster County: 1,615 countLancaster County1,615Custer County: 1,359 countCuster County1,359Holt County: 1,341 countHolt County1,341Saunders County: 1,260 countSaunders County1,260Gage County: 1,232 countGage County1,232Buffalo County: 1,153 countBuffalo County1,153Knox County: 1,103 countKnox County1,103Platte County: 1,083 countPlatte County1,083Lincoln County: 1,078 countLincoln County1,078Cuming County: 1,045 countCuming County1,045Cedar County: 1,017 countCedar County1,017Dawson County: 903 countDawson County903Seward County: 895 countSeward County895Otoe County: 875 countOtoe County875Butler County: 851 countButler County851Dodge County: 848 countDodge County848Scotts Bluff County: 846 countScotts Bluff County846Antelope County: 845 countAntelope County845Madison County: 837 countMadison County837Boone County: 805 countBoone County805Saline County: 773 countSaline County773Richardson County: 767 countRichardson County767Pierce County: 761 countPierce County761Hall County: 750 countHall County750Washington County: 749 countWashington County749Cass County: 748 countCass County748York County: 747 countYork County747Cheyenne County: 706 countCheyenne County706Hamilton County: 697 countHamilton County697Cherry County: 690 countCherry County690Sheridan County: 686 countSheridan County686Howard County: 680 countHoward County680Jefferson County: 666 countJefferson County666Adams County: 661 countAdams County661Stanton County: 654 countStanton County654Wayne County: 651 countWayne County651Colfax County: 642 countColfax County642Polk County: 633 countPolk County633Dixon County: 625 countDixon County625Burt County: 614 countBurt County614
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

RankCounties1997
count
1Lancaster County1,615
2Custer County1,359
3Holt County1,341
4Saunders County1,260
5Gage County1,232
6Buffalo County1,153
7Knox County1,103
8Platte County1,083
9Lincoln County1,078
10Cuming County1,045
11Cedar County1,017
12Dawson County903
13Seward County895
14Otoe County875
15Butler County851
16Dodge County848
17Scotts Bluff County846
18Antelope County845
19Madison County837
20Boone County805
21Saline County773
22Richardson County767
23Pierce County761
24Hall County750
25Washington County749
26Cass County748
27York County747
28Cheyenne County706
29Hamilton County697
30Cherry County690
31Sheridan County686
32Howard County680
33Jefferson County666
34Adams County661
35Stanton County654
36Wayne County651
37Colfax County642
38Polk County633
39Dixon County625
40Burt County614
41Fillmore County607
42Thayer County599
43Merrick County587
44Phelps County580
45Clay County566
46Box Butte County540
47Perkins County534
48Nuckolls County523
49Johnson County522
50Kearney County521
51Sherman County512
52Nemaha County511
53Dawes County497
53Morrill County497
55Pawnee County472
56Red Willow County471
57Valley County464
58Webster County458
59Furnas County452
60Franklin County449
61Nance County441
62Douglas County410
63Thurston County407
64Keith County405
65Greeley County403
66Sarpy County401
67Chase County396
68Harlan County392
69Boyd County373
70Brown County368
70Frontier County368
72Kimball County359
73Hitchcock County357
74Sioux County352
75Dundy County339
76Garden County328
76Rock County328
78Dakota County314
79Deuel County277
80Hayes County271
81Gosper County260
82Banner County238
83Keya Paha County222
84Garfield County217
85Wheeler County194
86Loup County146
87Logan County130
88Blaine County119
89McPherson County115
90Grant County91
90Thomas County91
92Hooker County90
93Arthur County84

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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.

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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, 1997) [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, 1997. 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?period=1997. 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, 1997. 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?period=1997.

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Nebraska by farms, 1997}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Lancaster County, with 1,615 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Arthur County, with 84 in 1997.

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