Counties in Nebraska by farms

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 93 counties in 2002, at 1,607. Grant County had the lowest, at 73. The median was 483 and the figure for Nebraska was 49,355. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,607Lancaster County
Lowest73Grant County
Median48393 counties
Nebraska49,355History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 561 countAntelope County: 792 countArthur County: 76 countBanner County: 226 countBlaine County: 106 countBoone County: 692 countBox Butte County: 476 countBoyd County: 314 countBrown County: 311 countBuffalo County: 989 countBurt County: 621 countButler County: 840 countCass County: 679 countCedar County: 949 countChase County: 326 countCherry County: 557 countCheyenne County: 616 countClay County: 503 countColfax County: 589 countCuming County: 904 countCuster County: 1,149 countDakota County: 296 countDawes County: 406 countDawson County: 718 countDeuel County: 252 countDixon County: 660 countDodge County: 734 countDouglas County: 361 countDundy County: 262 countFillmore County: 499 countFranklin County: 378 countFrontier County: 318 countFurnas County: 412 countGage County: 1,272 countGarden County: 253 countGarfield County: 190 countGosper County: 242 countGrant County: 73 countGreeley County: 361 countHall County: 595 countHamilton County: 603 countHarlan County: 346 countHayes County: 260 countHitchcock County: 299 countHolt County: 1,166 countHooker County: 81 countHoward County: 600 countJefferson County: 631 countJohnson County: 571 countKearney County: 412 countKeith County: 363 countKeya Paha County: 185 countKimball County: 362 countKnox County: 1,016 countLancaster County: 1,607 countLincoln County: 959 countLogan County: 119 countLoup County: 120 countMcPherson County: 128 countMadison County: 766 countMerrick County: 513 countMorrill County: 443 countNance County: 392 countNemaha County: 483 countNuckolls County: 476 countOtoe County: 797 countPawnee County: 531 countPerkins County: 438 countPhelps County: 470 countPierce County: 697 countPlatte County: 1,000 countPolk County: 527 countRed Willow County: 380 countRichardson County: 732 countRock County: 271 countSaline County: 728 countSarpy County: 355 countSaunders County: 1,157 countScotts Bluff County: 780 countSeward County: 862 countSheridan County: 613 countSherman County: 448 countSioux County: 318 countStanton County: 655 countThayer County: 558 countThomas County: 79 countThurston County: 438 countValley County: 419 countWashington County: 760 countWayne County: 623 countWebster County: 449 countWheeler County: 194 countYork County: 617 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Lancaster County: 1,607 countLancaster County1,607Gage County: 1,272 countGage County1,272Holt County: 1,166 countHolt County1,166Saunders County: 1,157 countSaunders County1,157Custer County: 1,149 countCuster County1,149Knox County: 1,016 countKnox County1,016Platte County: 1,000 countPlatte County1,000Buffalo County: 989 countBuffalo County989Lincoln County: 959 countLincoln County959Cedar County: 949 countCedar County949Cuming County: 904 countCuming County904Seward County: 862 countSeward County862Butler County: 840 countButler County840Otoe County: 797 countOtoe County797Antelope County: 792 countAntelope County792Scotts Bluff County: 780 countScotts Bluff County780Madison County: 766 countMadison County766Washington County: 760 countWashington County760Dodge County: 734 countDodge County734Richardson County: 732 countRichardson County732Saline County: 728 countSaline County728Dawson County: 718 countDawson County718Pierce County: 697 countPierce County697Boone County: 692 countBoone County692Cass County: 679 countCass County679Dixon County: 660 countDixon County660Stanton County: 655 countStanton County655Jefferson County: 631 countJefferson County631Wayne County: 623 countWayne County623Burt County: 621 countBurt County621York County: 617 countYork County617Cheyenne County: 616 countCheyenne County616Sheridan County: 613 countSheridan County613Hamilton County: 603 countHamilton County603Howard County: 600 countHoward County600Hall County: 595 countHall County595Colfax County: 589 countColfax County589Johnson County: 571 countJohnson County571Adams County: 561 countAdams County561Thayer County: 558 countThayer County558Lancaster County: 1,607 countLancaster County1,607Gage County: 1,272 countGage County1,272Holt County: 1,166 countHolt County1,166Saunders County: 1,157 countSaunders County1,157Custer County: 1,149 countCuster County1,149Knox County: 1,016 countKnox County1,016Platte County: 1,000 countPlatte County1,000Buffalo County: 989 countBuffalo County989Lincoln County: 959 countLincoln County959Cedar County: 949 countCedar County949Cuming County: 904 countCuming County904Seward County: 862 countSeward County862Butler County: 840 countButler County840Otoe County: 797 countOtoe County797Antelope County: 792 countAntelope County792Scotts Bluff County: 780 countScotts Bluff County780Madison County: 766 countMadison County766Washington County: 760 countWashington County760Dodge County: 734 countDodge County734Richardson County: 732 countRichardson County732Saline County: 728 countSaline County728Dawson County: 718 countDawson County718Pierce County: 697 countPierce County697Boone County: 692 countBoone County692Cass County: 679 countCass County679Dixon County: 660 countDixon County660Stanton County: 655 countStanton County655Jefferson County: 631 countJefferson County631Wayne County: 623 countWayne County623Burt County: 621 countBurt County621York County: 617 countYork County617Cheyenne County: 616 countCheyenne County616Sheridan County: 613 countSheridan County613Hamilton County: 603 countHamilton County603Howard County: 600 countHoward County600Hall County: 595 countHall County595Colfax County: 589 countColfax County589Johnson County: 571 countJohnson County571Adams County: 561 countAdams County561Thayer County: 558 countThayer County558
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Lancaster County1,607
2Gage County1,272
3Holt County1,166
4Saunders County1,157
5Custer County1,149
6Knox County1,016
7Platte County1,000
8Buffalo County989
9Lincoln County959
10Cedar County949
11Cuming County904
12Seward County862
13Butler County840
14Otoe County797
15Antelope County792
16Scotts Bluff County780
17Madison County766
18Washington County760
19Dodge County734
20Richardson County732
21Saline County728
22Dawson County718
23Pierce County697
24Boone County692
25Cass County679
26Dixon County660
27Stanton County655
28Jefferson County631
29Wayne County623
30Burt County621
31York County617
32Cheyenne County616
33Sheridan County613
34Hamilton County603
35Howard County600
36Hall County595
37Colfax County589
38Johnson County571
39Adams County561
40Thayer County558
41Cherry County557
42Pawnee County531
43Polk County527
44Merrick County513
45Clay County503
46Fillmore County499
47Nemaha County483
48Box Butte County476
48Nuckolls County476
50Phelps County470
51Webster County449
52Sherman County448
53Morrill County443
54Perkins County438
54Thurston County438
56Valley County419
57Furnas County412
57Kearney County412
59Dawes County406
60Nance County392
61Red Willow County380
62Franklin County378
63Keith County363
64Kimball County362
65Douglas County361
65Greeley County361
67Sarpy County355
68Harlan County346
69Chase County326
70Frontier County318
70Sioux County318
72Boyd County314
73Brown County311
74Hitchcock County299
75Dakota County296
76Rock County271
77Dundy County262
78Hayes County260
79Garden County253
80Deuel County252
81Gosper County242
82Banner County226
83Wheeler County194
84Garfield County190
85Keya Paha County185
86McPherson County128
87Loup County120
88Logan County119
89Blaine County106
90Hooker County81
91Thomas County79
92Arthur County76
93Grant County73

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/nebraska-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Lancaster County, with 1,607 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Grant County, with 73 in 2002.

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