Counties in Nebraska by farms

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 93 counties in 2017, at 1,786. Grant County had the lowest, at 64. The median was 432 and the figure for Nebraska was 46,332. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,786Lancaster County
Lowest64Grant County
Median43293 counties
Nebraska46,332History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 545 countAntelope County: 704 countArthur County: 95 countBanner County: 239 countBlaine County: 101 countBoone County: 524 countBox Butte County: 431 countBoyd County: 286 countBrown County: 268 countBuffalo County: 953 countBurt County: 521 countButler County: 723 countCass County: 766 countCedar County: 784 countChase County: 325 countCherry County: 567 countCheyenne County: 572 countClay County: 441 countColfax County: 516 countCuming County: 804 countCuster County: 1,108 countDakota County: 267 countDawes County: 491 countDawson County: 686 countDeuel County: 225 countDixon County: 567 countDodge County: 676 countDouglas County: 367 countDundy County: 268 countFillmore County: 439 countFranklin County: 317 countFrontier County: 371 countFurnas County: 377 countGage County: 1,188 countGarden County: 221 countGarfield County: 202 countGosper County: 287 countGrant County: 64 countGreeley County: 369 countHall County: 582 countHamilton County: 586 countHarlan County: 281 countHayes County: 220 countHitchcock County: 288 countHolt County: 1,142 countHooker County: 97 countHoward County: 617 countJefferson County: 590 countJohnson County: 502 countKearney County: 342 countKeith County: 318 countKeya Paha County: 237 countKimball County: 443 countKnox County: 956 countLancaster County: 1,786 countLincoln County: 1,040 countLogan County: 117 countLoup County: 130 countMcPherson County: 109 countMadison County: 659 countMerrick County: 483 countMorrill County: 426 countNance County: 375 countNemaha County: 410 countNuckolls County: 431 countOtoe County: 815 countPawnee County: 460 countPerkins County: 418 countPhelps County: 371 countPierce County: 625 countPlatte County: 836 countPolk County: 432 countRed Willow County: 333 countRichardson County: 708 countRock County: 220 countSaline County: 717 countSarpy County: 417 countSaunders County: 1,118 countScotts Bluff County: 760 countSeward County: 944 countSheridan County: 525 countSherman County: 384 countSioux County: 307 countStanton County: 571 countThayer County: 414 countThomas County: 90 countThurston County: 309 countValley County: 362 countWashington County: 747 countWayne County: 485 countWebster County: 406 countWheeler County: 215 countYork County: 521 count
  • Under 250
  • 250 to 370
  • 370 to 430
  • 430 to 570
  • 570 to 740
  • 740 and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Lancaster County: 1,786 countLancaster County1,786Gage County: 1,188 countGage County1,188Holt County: 1,142 countHolt County1,142Saunders County: 1,118 countSaunders County1,118Custer County: 1,108 countCuster County1,108Lincoln County: 1,040 countLincoln County1,040Knox County: 956 countKnox County956Buffalo County: 953 countBuffalo County953Seward County: 944 countSeward County944Platte County: 836 countPlatte County836Otoe County: 815 countOtoe County815Cuming County: 804 countCuming County804Cedar County: 784 countCedar County784Cass County: 766 countCass County766Scotts Bluff County: 760 countScotts Bluff County760Washington County: 747 countWashington County747Butler County: 723 countButler County723Saline County: 717 countSaline County717Richardson County: 708 countRichardson County708Antelope County: 704 countAntelope County704Dawson County: 686 countDawson County686Dodge County: 676 countDodge County676Madison County: 659 countMadison County659Pierce County: 625 countPierce County625Howard County: 617 countHoward County617Jefferson County: 590 countJefferson County590Hamilton County: 586 countHamilton County586Hall County: 582 countHall County582Cheyenne County: 572 countCheyenne County572Stanton County: 571 countStanton County571Cherry County: 567 countCherry County567Dixon County: 567 countDixon County567Adams County: 545 countAdams County545Sheridan County: 525 countSheridan County525Boone County: 524 countBoone County524Burt County: 521 countBurt County521York County: 521 countYork County521Colfax County: 516 countColfax County516Johnson County: 502 countJohnson County502Dawes County: 491 countDawes County491Lancaster County: 1,786 countLancaster County1,786Gage County: 1,188 countGage County1,188Holt County: 1,142 countHolt County1,142Saunders County: 1,118 countSaunders County1,118Custer County: 1,108 countCuster County1,108Lincoln County: 1,040 countLincoln County1,040Knox County: 956 countKnox County956Buffalo County: 953 countBuffalo County953Seward County: 944 countSeward County944Platte County: 836 countPlatte County836Otoe County: 815 countOtoe County815Cuming County: 804 countCuming County804Cedar County: 784 countCedar County784Cass County: 766 countCass County766Scotts Bluff County: 760 countScotts Bluff County760Washington County: 747 countWashington County747Butler County: 723 countButler County723Saline County: 717 countSaline County717Richardson County: 708 countRichardson County708Antelope County: 704 countAntelope County704Dawson County: 686 countDawson County686Dodge County: 676 countDodge County676Madison County: 659 countMadison County659Pierce County: 625 countPierce County625Howard County: 617 countHoward County617Jefferson County: 590 countJefferson County590Hamilton County: 586 countHamilton County586Hall County: 582 countHall County582Cheyenne County: 572 countCheyenne County572Stanton County: 571 countStanton County571Cherry County: 567 countCherry County567Dixon County: 567 countDixon County567Adams County: 545 countAdams County545Sheridan County: 525 countSheridan County525Boone County: 524 countBoone County524Burt County: 521 countBurt County521York County: 521 countYork County521Colfax County: 516 countColfax County516Johnson County: 502 countJohnson County502Dawes County: 491 countDawes County491
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Lancaster County1,786
2Gage County1,188
3Holt County1,142
4Saunders County1,118
5Custer County1,108
6Lincoln County1,040
7Knox County956
8Buffalo County953
9Seward County944
10Platte County836
11Otoe County815
12Cuming County804
13Cedar County784
14Cass County766
15Scotts Bluff County760
16Washington County747
17Butler County723
18Saline County717
19Richardson County708
20Antelope County704
21Dawson County686
22Dodge County676
23Madison County659
24Pierce County625
25Howard County617
26Jefferson County590
27Hamilton County586
28Hall County582
29Cheyenne County572
30Stanton County571
31Cherry County567
31Dixon County567
33Adams County545
34Sheridan County525
35Boone County524
36Burt County521
36York County521
38Colfax County516
39Johnson County502
40Dawes County491
41Wayne County485
42Merrick County483
43Pawnee County460
44Kimball County443
45Clay County441
46Fillmore County439
47Polk County432
48Box Butte County431
48Nuckolls County431
50Morrill County426
51Perkins County418
52Sarpy County417
53Thayer County414
54Nemaha County410
55Webster County406
56Sherman County384
57Furnas County377
58Nance County375
59Frontier County371
59Phelps County371
61Greeley County369
62Douglas County367
63Valley County362
64Kearney County342
65Red Willow County333
66Chase County325
67Keith County318
68Franklin County317
69Thurston County309
70Sioux County307
71Hitchcock County288
72Gosper County287
73Boyd County286
74Harlan County281
75Brown County268
75Dundy County268
77Dakota County267
78Banner County239
79Keya Paha County237
80Deuel County225
81Garden County221
82Hayes County220
82Rock County220
84Wheeler County215
85Garfield County202
86Loup County130
87Logan County117
88McPherson County109
89Blaine County101
90Hooker County97
91Arthur County95
92Thomas County90
93Grant County64

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/nebraska-counties?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Lancaster County, with 1,786 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Grant County, with 64 in 2017.

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