Counties in Nebraska by land in farms

Cherry County had the highest land in farms of 93 counties in 2002, at 3,777,285 acres. Douglas County had the lowest, at 94,613 acres. The median was 364,178 acres and the figure for Nebraska was 45,903,116 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,777,285Cherry County
Lowest94,613Douglas County
Median364,17893 counties
Nebraska45,903,116History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 344,309 acresAntelope County: 526,896 acresArthur County: 436,252 acresBanner County: 411,153 acresBlaine County: 441,119 acresBoone County: 430,712 acresBox Butte County: 675,091 acresBoyd County: 308,008 acresBrown County: 686,466 acresBuffalo County: 601,256 acresBurt County: 310,113 acresButler County: 374,634 acresCass County: 320,187 acresCedar County: 459,952 acresChase County: 539,607 acresCherry County: 3,777,285 acresCheyenne County: 803,181 acresClay County: 373,994 acresColfax County: 244,361 acresCuming County: 365,994 acresCuster County: 1,501,959 acresDakota County: 151,599 acresDawes County: 786,277 acresDawson County: 622,805 acresDeuel County: 293,995 acresDixon County: 276,722 acresDodge County: 339,265 acresDouglas County: 94,613 acresDundy County: 566,881 acresFillmore County: 363,915 acresFranklin County: 331,093 acresFrontier County: 486,623 acresFurnas County: 440,776 acresGage County: 552,316 acresGarden County: 1,072,024 acresGarfield County: 293,081 acresGosper County: 262,216 acresGrant County: 489,926 acresGreeley County: 293,114 acresHall County: 315,787 acresHamilton County: 348,178 acresHarlan County: 308,814 acresHayes County: 408,290 acresHitchcock County: 433,525 acresHolt County: 1,481,135 acresHooker County: 423,838 acresHoward County: 293,537 acresJefferson County: 363,575 acresJohnson County: 205,371 acresKearney County: 331,283 acresKeith County: 627,842 acresKeya Paha County: 463,280 acresKimball County: 549,646 acresKnox County: 599,468 acresLancaster County: 448,600 acresLincoln County: 1,529,011 acresLogan County: 359,069 acresLoup County: 337,542 acresMcPherson County: 528,642 acresMadison County: 342,167 acresMerrick County: 283,026 acresMorrill County: 872,351 acresNance County: 228,985 acresNemaha County: 255,366 acresNuckolls County: 350,539 acresOtoe County: 342,521 acresPawnee County: 256,818 acresPerkins County: 548,264 acresPhelps County: 366,154 acresPierce County: 332,550 acresPlatte County: 434,529 acresPolk County: 264,455 acresRed Willow County: 429,109 acresRichardson County: 320,783 acresRock County: 628,839 acresSaline County: 344,736 acresSarpy County: 105,173 acresSaunders County: 458,329 acresScotts Bluff County: 427,400 acresSeward County: 364,178 acresSheridan County: 1,485,895 acresSherman County: 316,260 acresSioux County: 1,103,122 acresStanton County: 243,223 acresThayer County: 380,447 acresThomas County: 348,802 acresThurston County: 214,181 acresValley County: 314,661 acresWashington County: 242,419 acresWayne County: 281,408 acresWebster County: 318,325 acresWheeler County: 338,136 acresYork County: 353,762 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Cherry County: 3,777,285 acresCherry County3,777,285Lincoln County: 1,529,011 acresLincoln County1,529,011Custer County: 1,501,959 acresCuster County1,501,959Sheridan County: 1,485,895 acresSheridan County1,485,895Holt County: 1,481,135 acresHolt County1,481,135Sioux County: 1,103,122 acresSioux County1,103,122Garden County: 1,072,024 acresGarden County1,072,024Morrill County: 872,351 acresMorrill County872,351Cheyenne County: 803,181 acresCheyenne County803,181Dawes County: 786,277 acresDawes County786,277Brown County: 686,466 acresBrown County686,466Box Butte County: 675,091 acresBox Butte County675,091Rock County: 628,839 acresRock County628,839Keith County: 627,842 acresKeith County627,842Dawson County: 622,805 acresDawson County622,805Buffalo County: 601,256 acresBuffalo County601,256Knox County: 599,468 acresKnox County599,468Dundy County: 566,881 acresDundy County566,881Gage County: 552,316 acresGage County552,316Kimball County: 549,646 acresKimball County549,646Perkins County: 548,264 acresPerkins County548,264Chase County: 539,607 acresChase County539,607McPherson County: 528,642 acresMcPherson County528,642Antelope County: 526,896 acresAntelope County526,896Grant County: 489,926 acresGrant County489,926Frontier County: 486,623 acresFrontier County486,623Keya Paha County: 463,280 acresKeya Paha County463,280Cedar County: 459,952 acresCedar County459,952Saunders County: 458,329 acresSaunders County458,329Lancaster County: 448,600 acresLancaster County448,600Blaine County: 441,119 acresBlaine County441,119Furnas County: 440,776 acresFurnas County440,776Arthur County: 436,252 acresArthur County436,252Platte County: 434,529 acresPlatte County434,529Hitchcock County: 433,525 acresHitchcock County433,525Boone County: 430,712 acresBoone County430,712Red Willow County: 429,109 acresRed Willow County429,109Scotts Bluff County: 427,400 acresScotts Bluff County427,400Hooker County: 423,838 acresHooker County423,838Banner County: 411,153 acresBanner County411,153Cherry County: 3,777,285 acresCherry County3,777,285Lincoln County: 1,529,011 acresLincoln County1,529,011Custer County: 1,501,959 acresCuster County1,501,959Sheridan County: 1,485,895 acresSheridan County1,485,895Holt County: 1,481,135 acresHolt County1,481,135Sioux County: 1,103,122 acresSioux County1,103,122Garden County: 1,072,024 acresGarden County1,072,024Morrill County: 872,351 acresMorrill County872,351Cheyenne County: 803,181 acresCheyenne County803,181Dawes County: 786,277 acresDawes County786,277Brown County: 686,466 acresBrown County686,466Box Butte County: 675,091 acresBox Butte County675,091Rock County: 628,839 acresRock County628,839Keith County: 627,842 acresKeith County627,842Dawson County: 622,805 acresDawson County622,805Buffalo County: 601,256 acresBuffalo County601,256Knox County: 599,468 acresKnox County599,468Dundy County: 566,881 acresDundy County566,881Gage County: 552,316 acresGage County552,316Kimball County: 549,646 acresKimball County549,646Perkins County: 548,264 acresPerkins County548,264Chase County: 539,607 acresChase County539,607McPherson County: 528,642 acresMcPherson County528,642Antelope County: 526,896 acresAntelope County526,896Grant County: 489,926 acresGrant County489,926Frontier County: 486,623 acresFrontier County486,623Keya Paha County: 463,280 acresKeya Paha County463,280Cedar County: 459,952 acresCedar County459,952Saunders County: 458,329 acresSaunders County458,329Lancaster County: 448,600 acresLancaster County448,600Blaine County: 441,119 acresBlaine County441,119Furnas County: 440,776 acresFurnas County440,776Arthur County: 436,252 acresArthur County436,252Platte County: 434,529 acresPlatte County434,529Hitchcock County: 433,525 acresHitchcock County433,525Boone County: 430,712 acresBoone County430,712Red Willow County: 429,109 acresRed Willow County429,109Scotts Bluff County: 427,400 acresScotts Bluff County427,400Hooker County: 423,838 acresHooker County423,838Banner County: 411,153 acresBanner County411,153
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Cherry County3,777,285
2Lincoln County1,529,011
3Custer County1,501,959
4Sheridan County1,485,895
5Holt County1,481,135
6Sioux County1,103,122
7Garden County1,072,024
8Morrill County872,351
9Cheyenne County803,181
10Dawes County786,277
11Brown County686,466
12Box Butte County675,091
13Rock County628,839
14Keith County627,842
15Dawson County622,805
16Buffalo County601,256
17Knox County599,468
18Dundy County566,881
19Gage County552,316
20Kimball County549,646
21Perkins County548,264
22Chase County539,607
23McPherson County528,642
24Antelope County526,896
25Grant County489,926
26Frontier County486,623
27Keya Paha County463,280
28Cedar County459,952
29Saunders County458,329
30Lancaster County448,600
31Blaine County441,119
32Furnas County440,776
33Arthur County436,252
34Platte County434,529
35Hitchcock County433,525
36Boone County430,712
37Red Willow County429,109
38Scotts Bluff County427,400
39Hooker County423,838
40Banner County411,153
41Hayes County408,290
42Thayer County380,447
43Butler County374,634
44Clay County373,994
45Phelps County366,154
46Cuming County365,994
47Seward County364,178
48Fillmore County363,915
49Jefferson County363,575
50Logan County359,069
51York County353,762
52Nuckolls County350,539
53Thomas County348,802
54Hamilton County348,178
55Saline County344,736
56Adams County344,309
57Otoe County342,521
58Madison County342,167
59Dodge County339,265
60Wheeler County338,136
61Loup County337,542
62Pierce County332,550
63Kearney County331,283
64Franklin County331,093
65Richardson County320,783
66Cass County320,187
67Webster County318,325
68Sherman County316,260
69Hall County315,787
70Valley County314,661
71Burt County310,113
72Harlan County308,814
73Boyd County308,008
74Deuel County293,995
75Howard County293,537
76Greeley County293,114
77Garfield County293,081
78Merrick County283,026
79Wayne County281,408
80Dixon County276,722
81Polk County264,455
82Gosper County262,216
83Pawnee County256,818
84Nemaha County255,366
85Colfax County244,361
86Stanton County243,223
87Washington County242,419
88Nance County228,985
89Thurston County214,181
90Johnson County205,371
91Dakota County151,599
92Sarpy County105,173
93Douglas County94,613

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Cherry County, with 3,777,285 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Douglas County, with 94,613 acres in 2002.

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