Counties in Nebraska by farms

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 93 counties in 2012, at 1,836. Grant County had the lowest, at 80. The median was 466 and the figure for Nebraska was 49,969. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,836Lancaster County
Lowest80Grant County
Median46693 counties
Nebraska49,969History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 567 countAntelope County: 767 countArthur County: 85 countBanner County: 193 countBlaine County: 117 countBoone County: 646 countBox Butte County: 466 countBoyd County: 266 countBrown County: 328 countBuffalo County: 1,046 countBurt County: 560 countButler County: 840 countCass County: 731 countCedar County: 939 countChase County: 342 countCherry County: 566 countCheyenne County: 555 countClay County: 457 countColfax County: 554 countCuming County: 918 countCuster County: 1,352 countDakota County: 243 countDawes County: 493 countDawson County: 806 countDeuel County: 237 countDixon County: 570 countDodge County: 767 countDouglas County: 396 countDundy County: 251 countFillmore County: 472 countFranklin County: 338 countFrontier County: 317 countFurnas County: 389 countGage County: 1,263 countGarden County: 261 countGarfield County: 226 countGosper County: 260 countGrant County: 80 countGreeley County: 389 countHall County: 593 countHamilton County: 572 countHarlan County: 360 countHayes County: 235 countHitchcock County: 299 countHolt County: 1,279 countHooker County: 82 countHoward County: 682 countJefferson County: 627 countJohnson County: 587 countKearney County: 344 countKeith County: 388 countKeya Paha County: 244 countKimball County: 402 countKnox County: 1,080 countLancaster County: 1,836 countLincoln County: 1,168 countLogan County: 149 countLoup County: 138 countMcPherson County: 118 countMadison County: 753 countMerrick County: 492 countMorrill County: 512 countNance County: 355 countNemaha County: 451 countNuckolls County: 435 countOtoe County: 897 countPawnee County: 540 countPerkins County: 394 countPhelps County: 405 countPierce County: 677 countPlatte County: 942 countPolk County: 466 countRed Willow County: 405 countRichardson County: 736 countRock County: 247 countSaline County: 756 countSarpy County: 396 countSaunders County: 1,204 countScotts Bluff County: 966 countSeward County: 992 countSheridan County: 536 countSherman County: 414 countSioux County: 354 countStanton County: 619 countThayer County: 432 countThomas County: 87 countThurston County: 367 countValley County: 402 countWashington County: 821 countWayne County: 518 countWebster County: 423 countWheeler County: 198 countYork County: 541 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Lancaster County: 1,836 countLancaster County1,836Custer County: 1,352 countCuster County1,352Holt County: 1,279 countHolt County1,279Gage County: 1,263 countGage County1,263Saunders County: 1,204 countSaunders County1,204Lincoln County: 1,168 countLincoln County1,168Knox County: 1,080 countKnox County1,080Buffalo County: 1,046 countBuffalo County1,046Seward County: 992 countSeward County992Scotts Bluff County: 966 countScotts Bluff County966Platte County: 942 countPlatte County942Cedar County: 939 countCedar County939Cuming County: 918 countCuming County918Otoe County: 897 countOtoe County897Butler County: 840 countButler County840Washington County: 821 countWashington County821Dawson County: 806 countDawson County806Antelope County: 767 countAntelope County767Dodge County: 767 countDodge County767Saline County: 756 countSaline County756Madison County: 753 countMadison County753Richardson County: 736 countRichardson County736Cass County: 731 countCass County731Howard County: 682 countHoward County682Pierce County: 677 countPierce County677Boone County: 646 countBoone County646Jefferson County: 627 countJefferson County627Stanton County: 619 countStanton County619Hall County: 593 countHall County593Johnson County: 587 countJohnson County587Hamilton County: 572 countHamilton County572Dixon County: 570 countDixon County570Adams County: 567 countAdams County567Cherry County: 566 countCherry County566Burt County: 560 countBurt County560Cheyenne County: 555 countCheyenne County555Colfax County: 554 countColfax County554York County: 541 countYork County541Pawnee County: 540 countPawnee County540Sheridan County: 536 countSheridan County536Lancaster County: 1,836 countLancaster County1,836Custer County: 1,352 countCuster County1,352Holt County: 1,279 countHolt County1,279Gage County: 1,263 countGage County1,263Saunders County: 1,204 countSaunders County1,204Lincoln County: 1,168 countLincoln County1,168Knox County: 1,080 countKnox County1,080Buffalo County: 1,046 countBuffalo County1,046Seward County: 992 countSeward County992Scotts Bluff County: 966 countScotts Bluff County966Platte County: 942 countPlatte County942Cedar County: 939 countCedar County939Cuming County: 918 countCuming County918Otoe County: 897 countOtoe County897Butler County: 840 countButler County840Washington County: 821 countWashington County821Dawson County: 806 countDawson County806Antelope County: 767 countAntelope County767Dodge County: 767 countDodge County767Saline County: 756 countSaline County756Madison County: 753 countMadison County753Richardson County: 736 countRichardson County736Cass County: 731 countCass County731Howard County: 682 countHoward County682Pierce County: 677 countPierce County677Boone County: 646 countBoone County646Jefferson County: 627 countJefferson County627Stanton County: 619 countStanton County619Hall County: 593 countHall County593Johnson County: 587 countJohnson County587Hamilton County: 572 countHamilton County572Dixon County: 570 countDixon County570Adams County: 567 countAdams County567Cherry County: 566 countCherry County566Burt County: 560 countBurt County560Cheyenne County: 555 countCheyenne County555Colfax County: 554 countColfax County554York County: 541 countYork County541Pawnee County: 540 countPawnee County540Sheridan County: 536 countSheridan County536
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

RankCounties2012
count
1Lancaster County1,836
2Custer County1,352
3Holt County1,279
4Gage County1,263
5Saunders County1,204
6Lincoln County1,168
7Knox County1,080
8Buffalo County1,046
9Seward County992
10Scotts Bluff County966
11Platte County942
12Cedar County939
13Cuming County918
14Otoe County897
15Butler County840
16Washington County821
17Dawson County806
18Antelope County767
18Dodge County767
20Saline County756
21Madison County753
22Richardson County736
23Cass County731
24Howard County682
25Pierce County677
26Boone County646
27Jefferson County627
28Stanton County619
29Hall County593
30Johnson County587
31Hamilton County572
32Dixon County570
33Adams County567
34Cherry County566
35Burt County560
36Cheyenne County555
37Colfax County554
38York County541
39Pawnee County540
40Sheridan County536
41Wayne County518
42Morrill County512
43Dawes County493
44Merrick County492
45Fillmore County472
46Box Butte County466
46Polk County466
48Clay County457
49Nemaha County451
50Nuckolls County435
51Thayer County432
52Webster County423
53Sherman County414
54Phelps County405
54Red Willow County405
56Kimball County402
56Valley County402
58Douglas County396
58Sarpy County396
60Perkins County394
61Furnas County389
61Greeley County389
63Keith County388
64Thurston County367
65Harlan County360
66Nance County355
67Sioux County354
68Kearney County344
69Chase County342
70Franklin County338
71Brown County328
72Frontier County317
73Hitchcock County299
74Boyd County266
75Garden County261
76Gosper County260
77Dundy County251
78Rock County247
79Keya Paha County244
80Dakota County243
81Deuel County237
82Hayes County235
83Garfield County226
84Wheeler County198
85Banner County193
86Logan County149
87Loup County138
88McPherson County118
89Blaine County117
90Thomas County87
91Arthur County85
92Hooker County82
93Grant County80

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Nebraska by farms, 2012}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Lancaster County, with 1,836 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Grant County, with 80 in 2012.

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