Counties in Nebraska by farms

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 93 counties in 2007, at 1,698. Arthur County had the lowest, at 68. The median was 469 and the figure for Nebraska was 47,712. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,698Lancaster County
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Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 485 countAntelope County: 716 countArthur County: 68 countBanner County: 218 countBlaine County: 114 countBoone County: 619 countBox Butte County: 466 countBoyd County: 259 countBrown County: 292 countBuffalo County: 949 countBurt County: 549 countButler County: 809 countCass County: 682 countCedar County: 924 countChase County: 347 countCherry County: 560 countCheyenne County: 603 countClay County: 454 countColfax County: 519 countCuming County: 863 countCuster County: 1,187 countDakota County: 278 countDawes County: 469 countDawson County: 728 countDeuel County: 240 countDixon County: 568 countDodge County: 715 countDouglas County: 362 countDundy County: 263 countFillmore County: 478 countFranklin County: 312 countFrontier County: 283 countFurnas County: 365 countGage County: 1,280 countGarden County: 297 countGarfield County: 223 countGosper County: 218 countGrant County: 84 countGreeley County: 334 countHall County: 608 countHamilton County: 550 countHarlan County: 384 countHayes County: 275 countHitchcock County: 272 countHolt County: 1,171 countHooker County: 88 countHoward County: 564 countJefferson County: 601 countJohnson County: 541 countKearney County: 381 countKeith County: 398 countKeya Paha County: 206 countKimball County: 372 countKnox County: 863 countLancaster County: 1,698 countLincoln County: 1,053 countLogan County: 152 countLoup County: 137 countMcPherson County: 143 countMadison County: 699 countMerrick County: 473 countMorrill County: 495 countNance County: 362 countNemaha County: 449 countNuckolls County: 405 countOtoe County: 804 countPawnee County: 489 countPerkins County: 446 countPhelps County: 420 countPierce County: 645 countPlatte County: 882 countPolk County: 505 countRed Willow County: 386 countRichardson County: 707 countRock County: 237 countSaline County: 702 countSarpy County: 360 countSaunders County: 1,131 countScotts Bluff County: 730 countSeward County: 893 countSheridan County: 574 countSherman County: 411 countSioux County: 366 countStanton County: 636 countThayer County: 483 countThomas County: 103 countThurston County: 372 countValley County: 391 countWashington County: 762 countWayne County: 573 countWebster County: 430 countWheeler County: 205 countYork County: 549 count
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count, 2007. 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, 2007

Lancaster County: 1,698 countLancaster County1,698Gage County: 1,280 countGage County1,280Custer County: 1,187 countCuster County1,187Holt County: 1,171 countHolt County1,171Saunders County: 1,131 countSaunders County1,131Lincoln County: 1,053 countLincoln County1,053Buffalo County: 949 countBuffalo County949Cedar County: 924 countCedar County924Seward County: 893 countSeward County893Platte County: 882 countPlatte County882Cuming County: 863 countCuming County863Knox County: 863 countKnox County863Butler County: 809 countButler County809Otoe County: 804 countOtoe County804Washington County: 762 countWashington County762Scotts Bluff County: 730 countScotts Bluff County730Dawson County: 728 countDawson County728Antelope County: 716 countAntelope County716Dodge County: 715 countDodge County715Richardson County: 707 countRichardson County707Saline County: 702 countSaline County702Madison County: 699 countMadison County699Cass County: 682 countCass County682Pierce County: 645 countPierce County645Stanton County: 636 countStanton County636Boone County: 619 countBoone County619Hall County: 608 countHall County608Cheyenne County: 603 countCheyenne County603Jefferson County: 601 countJefferson County601Sheridan County: 574 countSheridan County574Wayne County: 573 countWayne County573Dixon County: 568 countDixon County568Howard County: 564 countHoward County564Cherry County: 560 countCherry County560Hamilton County: 550 countHamilton County550Burt County: 549 countBurt County549York County: 549 countYork County549Johnson County: 541 countJohnson County541Colfax County: 519 countColfax County519Polk County: 505 countPolk County505Lancaster County: 1,698 countLancaster County1,698Gage County: 1,280 countGage County1,280Custer County: 1,187 countCuster County1,187Holt County: 1,171 countHolt County1,171Saunders County: 1,131 countSaunders County1,131Lincoln County: 1,053 countLincoln County1,053Buffalo County: 949 countBuffalo County949Cedar County: 924 countCedar County924Seward County: 893 countSeward County893Platte County: 882 countPlatte County882Cuming County: 863 countCuming County863Knox County: 863 countKnox County863Butler County: 809 countButler County809Otoe County: 804 countOtoe County804Washington County: 762 countWashington County762Scotts Bluff County: 730 countScotts Bluff County730Dawson County: 728 countDawson County728Antelope County: 716 countAntelope County716Dodge County: 715 countDodge County715Richardson County: 707 countRichardson County707Saline County: 702 countSaline County702Madison County: 699 countMadison County699Cass County: 682 countCass County682Pierce County: 645 countPierce County645Stanton County: 636 countStanton County636Boone County: 619 countBoone County619Hall County: 608 countHall County608Cheyenne County: 603 countCheyenne County603Jefferson County: 601 countJefferson County601Sheridan County: 574 countSheridan County574Wayne County: 573 countWayne County573Dixon County: 568 countDixon County568Howard County: 564 countHoward County564Cherry County: 560 countCherry County560Hamilton County: 550 countHamilton County550Burt County: 549 countBurt County549York County: 549 countYork County549Johnson County: 541 countJohnson County541Colfax County: 519 countColfax County519Polk County: 505 countPolk County505
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Lancaster County1,698
2Gage County1,280
3Custer County1,187
4Holt County1,171
5Saunders County1,131
6Lincoln County1,053
7Buffalo County949
8Cedar County924
9Seward County893
10Platte County882
11Cuming County863
11Knox County863
13Butler County809
14Otoe County804
15Washington County762
16Scotts Bluff County730
17Dawson County728
18Antelope County716
19Dodge County715
20Richardson County707
21Saline County702
22Madison County699
23Cass County682
24Pierce County645
25Stanton County636
26Boone County619
27Hall County608
28Cheyenne County603
29Jefferson County601
30Sheridan County574
31Wayne County573
32Dixon County568
33Howard County564
34Cherry County560
35Hamilton County550
36Burt County549
36York County549
38Johnson County541
39Colfax County519
40Polk County505
41Morrill County495
42Pawnee County489
43Adams County485
44Thayer County483
45Fillmore County478
46Merrick County473
47Dawes County469
48Box Butte County466
49Clay County454
50Nemaha County449
51Perkins County446
52Webster County430
53Phelps County420
54Sherman County411
55Nuckolls County405
56Keith County398
57Valley County391
58Red Willow County386
59Harlan County384
60Kearney County381
61Kimball County372
61Thurston County372
63Sioux County366
64Furnas County365
65Douglas County362
65Nance County362
67Sarpy County360
68Chase County347
69Greeley County334
70Franklin County312
71Garden County297
72Brown County292
73Frontier County283
74Dakota County278
75Hayes County275
76Hitchcock County272
77Dundy County263
78Boyd County259
79Deuel County240
80Rock County237
81Garfield County223
82Banner County218
82Gosper County218
84Keya Paha County206
85Wheeler County205
86Logan County152
87McPherson County143
88Loup County137
89Blaine County114
90Thomas County103
91Hooker County88
92Grant County84
93Arthur County68

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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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/nebraska-counties?period=2007 (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, 2007}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Lancaster County, with 1,698 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Arthur County, with 68 in 2007.

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