Counties in Nebraska by land in farms, 2022

Cherry County had the highest land in farms of 93 counties in 2022, at 3,795,779 acres. Douglas County had the lowest, at 52,000 acres. The median was 356,737 acres and the figure for Nebraska was 43,975,693 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,795,779Cherry County
Lowest52,000Douglas County
Median356,73793 counties
Nebraska43,975,693History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 334,735 acresAntelope County: 525,448 acresArthur County: 408,830 acresBanner County: 447,050 acresBlaine County: 331,846 acresBoone County: 409,932 acresBox Butte County: 685,555 acresBoyd County: 227,518 acresBrown County: 774,981 acresBuffalo County: 617,069 acresBurt County: 249,577 acresButler County: 359,127 acresCass County: 299,543 acresCedar County: 451,579 acresChase County: 544,157 acresCherry County: 3,795,779 acresCheyenne County: 764,545 acresClay County: 365,518 acresColfax County: 212,605 acresCuming County: 362,361 acresCuster County: 1,551,863 acresDakota County: 167,882 acresDawes County: 841,294 acresDawson County: 643,088 acresDeuel County: 234,166 acresDixon County: 275,098 acresDodge County: 337,094 acresDouglas County: 52,000 acresDundy County: 527,593 acresFillmore County: 361,979 acresFranklin County: 278,695 acresFrontier County: 514,667 acresFurnas County: 425,046 acresGage County: 541,630 acresGarden County: 1,084,744 acresGarfield County: 356,737 acresGosper County: 218,098 acresGrant County: 494,881 acresGreeley County: 155,366 acresHall County: 273,923 acresHamilton County: 298,232 acresHarlan County: 245,201 acresHayes County: 404,934 acresHitchcock County: 360,921 acresHolt County: 1,542,780 acresHooker County: 421,510 acresHoward County: 230,525 acresJefferson County: 285,075 acresJohnson County: 128,141 acresKearney County: 308,416 acresKeith County: 440,532 acresKeya Paha County: 343,426 acresKimball County: 607,195 acresKnox County: 482,157 acresLancaster County: 407,381 acresLincoln County: 1,638,602 acresLogan County: 303,050 acresLoup County: 253,891 acresMcPherson County: 548,732 acresMadison County: 304,018 acresMerrick County: 208,714 acresMorrill County: 909,153 acresNance County: 134,404 acresNemaha County: 242,887 acresNuckolls County: 319,737 acresOtoe County: 368,524 acresPawnee County: 201,868 acresPerkins County: 559,496 acresPhelps County: 282,710 acresPierce County: 251,807 acresPlatte County: 430,831 acresPolk County: 218,406 acresRed Willow County: 429,119 acresRichardson County: 314,864 acresRock County: 634,797 acresSaline County: 286,753 acresSarpy County: 58,504 acresSaunders County: 475,844 acresScotts Bluff County: 381,842 acresSeward County: 359,043 acresSheridan County: 1,556,968 acresSherman County: 222,304 acresSioux County: 1,236,360 acresStanton County: 193,736 acresThayer County: 322,662 acresThomas County: 432,498 acresThurston County: 155,821 acresValley County: 262,372 acresWashington County: 216,575 acresWayne County: 262,185 acresWebster County: 324,449 acresWheeler County: 313,003 acresYork County: 349,139 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Cherry County: 3,795,779 acresCherry County3,795,779Lincoln County: 1,638,602 acresLincoln County1,638,602Sheridan County: 1,556,968 acresSheridan County1,556,968Custer County: 1,551,863 acresCuster County1,551,863Holt County: 1,542,780 acresHolt County1,542,780Sioux County: 1,236,360 acresSioux County1,236,360Garden County: 1,084,744 acresGarden County1,084,744Morrill County: 909,153 acresMorrill County909,153Dawes County: 841,294 acresDawes County841,294Brown County: 774,981 acresBrown County774,981Cheyenne County: 764,545 acresCheyenne County764,545Box Butte County: 685,555 acresBox Butte County685,555Dawson County: 643,088 acresDawson County643,088Rock County: 634,797 acresRock County634,797Buffalo County: 617,069 acresBuffalo County617,069Kimball County: 607,195 acresKimball County607,195Perkins County: 559,496 acresPerkins County559,496McPherson County: 548,732 acresMcPherson County548,732Chase County: 544,157 acresChase County544,157Gage County: 541,630 acresGage County541,630Dundy County: 527,593 acresDundy County527,593Antelope County: 525,448 acresAntelope County525,448Frontier County: 514,667 acresFrontier County514,667Grant County: 494,881 acresGrant County494,881Knox County: 482,157 acresKnox County482,157Saunders County: 475,844 acresSaunders County475,844Cedar County: 451,579 acresCedar County451,579Banner County: 447,050 acresBanner County447,050Keith County: 440,532 acresKeith County440,532Thomas County: 432,498 acresThomas County432,498Platte County: 430,831 acresPlatte County430,831Red Willow County: 429,119 acresRed Willow County429,119Furnas County: 425,046 acresFurnas County425,046Hooker County: 421,510 acresHooker County421,510Boone County: 409,932 acresBoone County409,932Arthur County: 408,830 acresArthur County408,830Lancaster County: 407,381 acresLancaster County407,381Hayes County: 404,934 acresHayes County404,934Scotts Bluff County: 381,842 acresScotts Bluff County381,842Otoe County: 368,524 acresOtoe County368,524Cherry County: 3,795,779 acresCherry County3,795,779Lincoln County: 1,638,602 acresLincoln County1,638,602Sheridan County: 1,556,968 acresSheridan County1,556,968Custer County: 1,551,863 acresCuster County1,551,863Holt County: 1,542,780 acresHolt County1,542,780Sioux County: 1,236,360 acresSioux County1,236,360Garden County: 1,084,744 acresGarden County1,084,744Morrill County: 909,153 acresMorrill County909,153Dawes County: 841,294 acresDawes County841,294Brown County: 774,981 acresBrown County774,981Cheyenne County: 764,545 acresCheyenne County764,545Box Butte County: 685,555 acresBox Butte County685,555Dawson County: 643,088 acresDawson County643,088Rock County: 634,797 acresRock County634,797Buffalo County: 617,069 acresBuffalo County617,069Kimball County: 607,195 acresKimball County607,195Perkins County: 559,496 acresPerkins County559,496McPherson County: 548,732 acresMcPherson County548,732Chase County: 544,157 acresChase County544,157Gage County: 541,630 acresGage County541,630Dundy County: 527,593 acresDundy County527,593Antelope County: 525,448 acresAntelope County525,448Frontier County: 514,667 acresFrontier County514,667Grant County: 494,881 acresGrant County494,881Knox County: 482,157 acresKnox County482,157Saunders County: 475,844 acresSaunders County475,844Cedar County: 451,579 acresCedar County451,579Banner County: 447,050 acresBanner County447,050Keith County: 440,532 acresKeith County440,532Thomas County: 432,498 acresThomas County432,498Platte County: 430,831 acresPlatte County430,831Red Willow County: 429,119 acresRed Willow County429,119Furnas County: 425,046 acresFurnas County425,046Hooker County: 421,510 acresHooker County421,510Boone County: 409,932 acresBoone County409,932Arthur County: 408,830 acresArthur County408,830Lancaster County: 407,381 acresLancaster County407,381Hayes County: 404,934 acresHayes County404,934Scotts Bluff County: 381,842 acresScotts Bluff County381,842Otoe County: 368,524 acresOtoe County368,524
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Cherry County3,795,779
2Lincoln County1,638,602
3Sheridan County1,556,968
4Custer County1,551,863
5Holt County1,542,780
6Sioux County1,236,360
7Garden County1,084,744
8Morrill County909,153
9Dawes County841,294
10Brown County774,981
11Cheyenne County764,545
12Box Butte County685,555
13Dawson County643,088
14Rock County634,797
15Buffalo County617,069
16Kimball County607,195
17Perkins County559,496
18McPherson County548,732
19Chase County544,157
20Gage County541,630
21Dundy County527,593
22Antelope County525,448
23Frontier County514,667
24Grant County494,881
25Knox County482,157
26Saunders County475,844
27Cedar County451,579
28Banner County447,050
29Keith County440,532
30Thomas County432,498
31Platte County430,831
32Red Willow County429,119
33Furnas County425,046
34Hooker County421,510
35Boone County409,932
36Arthur County408,830
37Lancaster County407,381
38Hayes County404,934
39Scotts Bluff County381,842
40Otoe County368,524
41Clay County365,518
42Cuming County362,361
43Fillmore County361,979
44Hitchcock County360,921
45Butler County359,127
46Seward County359,043
47Garfield County356,737
48York County349,139
49Keya Paha County343,426
50Dodge County337,094
51Adams County334,735
52Blaine County331,846
53Webster County324,449
54Thayer County322,662
55Nuckolls County319,737
56Richardson County314,864
57Wheeler County313,003
58Kearney County308,416
59Madison County304,018
60Logan County303,050
61Cass County299,543
62Hamilton County298,232
63Saline County286,753
64Jefferson County285,075
65Phelps County282,710
66Franklin County278,695
67Dixon County275,098
68Hall County273,923
69Valley County262,372
70Wayne County262,185
71Loup County253,891
72Pierce County251,807
73Burt County249,577
74Harlan County245,201
75Nemaha County242,887
76Deuel County234,166
77Howard County230,525
78Boyd County227,518
79Sherman County222,304
80Polk County218,406
81Gosper County218,098
82Washington County216,575
83Colfax County212,605
84Merrick County208,714
85Pawnee County201,868
86Stanton County193,736
87Dakota County167,882
88Thurston County155,821
89Greeley County155,366
90Nance County134,404
91Johnson County128,141
92Sarpy County58,504
93Douglas County52,000

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Nebraska by land in farms, 2022. 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/land-in-farms/nebraska-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Cherry County, with 3,795,779 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Douglas County, with 52,000 acres in 2022.

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