Counties in Nebraska by land in farms

Cherry County had the highest land in farms of 93 counties in 2007, at 3,759,629 acres. Douglas County had the lowest, at 84,374 acres. The median was 360,052 acres and the figure for Nebraska was 45,480,358 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,759,629Cherry County
Lowest84,374Douglas County
Median360,05293 counties
Nebraska45,480,358History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 306,373 acresAntelope County: 516,521 acresArthur County: 453,615 acresBanner County: 394,906 acresBlaine County: 443,257 acresBoone County: 405,334 acresBox Butte County: 670,815 acresBoyd County: 251,747 acresBrown County: 661,606 acresBuffalo County: 612,171 acresBurt County: 275,041 acresButler County: 356,151 acresCass County: 280,920 acresCedar County: 474,744 acresChase County: 555,971 acresCherry County: 3,759,629 acresCheyenne County: 754,598 acresClay County: 365,099 acresColfax County: 213,220 acresCuming County: 360,052 acresCuster County: 1,614,280 acresDakota County: 166,555 acresDawes County: 848,753 acresDawson County: 640,541 acresDeuel County: 278,915 acresDixon County: 248,506 acresDodge County: 338,475 acresDouglas County: 84,374 acresDundy County: 594,834 acresFillmore County: 362,155 acresFranklin County: 291,515 acresFrontier County: 475,252 acresFurnas County: 445,844 acresGage County: 540,226 acresGarden County: 1,048,554 acresGarfield County: 365,685 acresGosper County: 225,572 acresGrant County: 495,493 acresGreeley County: 282,395 acresHall County: 328,294 acresHamilton County: 319,115 acresHarlan County: 350,947 acresHayes County: 453,818 acresHitchcock County: 347,924 acresHolt County: 1,532,629 acresHooker County: 456,758 acresHoward County: 278,876 acresJefferson County: 325,577 acresJohnson County: 175,500 acresKearney County: 324,218 acresKeith County: 581,567 acresKeya Paha County: 483,450 acresKimball County: 527,611 acresKnox County: 536,457 acresLancaster County: 421,409 acresLincoln County: 1,601,185 acresLogan County: 363,453 acresLoup County: 354,688 acresMcPherson County: 542,363 acresMadison County: 315,210 acresMerrick County: 247,927 acresMorrill County: 902,005 acresNance County: 226,299 acresNemaha County: 212,686 acresNuckolls County: 307,096 acresOtoe County: 322,146 acresPawnee County: 217,669 acresPerkins County: 558,405 acresPhelps County: 340,291 acresPierce County: 316,773 acresPlatte County: 425,730 acresPolk County: 269,195 acresRed Willow County: 446,479 acresRichardson County: 279,148 acresRock County: 631,940 acresSaline County: 298,304 acresSarpy County: 100,835 acresSaunders County: 427,682 acresScotts Bluff County: 360,286 acresSeward County: 332,597 acresSheridan County: 1,540,316 acresSherman County: 270,072 acresSioux County: 1,292,053 acresStanton County: 235,686 acresThayer County: 351,364 acresThomas County: 424,918 acresThurston County: 199,689 acresValley County: 356,296 acresWashington County: 217,306 acresWayne County: 276,578 acresWebster County: 305,507 acresWheeler County: 360,200 acresYork County: 346,137 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Cherry County: 3,759,629 acresCherry County3,759,629Custer County: 1,614,280 acresCuster County1,614,280Lincoln County: 1,601,185 acresLincoln County1,601,185Sheridan County: 1,540,316 acresSheridan County1,540,316Holt County: 1,532,629 acresHolt County1,532,629Sioux County: 1,292,053 acresSioux County1,292,053Garden County: 1,048,554 acresGarden County1,048,554Morrill County: 902,005 acresMorrill County902,005Dawes County: 848,753 acresDawes County848,753Cheyenne County: 754,598 acresCheyenne County754,598Box Butte County: 670,815 acresBox Butte County670,815Brown County: 661,606 acresBrown County661,606Dawson County: 640,541 acresDawson County640,541Rock County: 631,940 acresRock County631,940Buffalo County: 612,171 acresBuffalo County612,171Dundy County: 594,834 acresDundy County594,834Keith County: 581,567 acresKeith County581,567Perkins County: 558,405 acresPerkins County558,405Chase County: 555,971 acresChase County555,971McPherson County: 542,363 acresMcPherson County542,363Gage County: 540,226 acresGage County540,226Knox County: 536,457 acresKnox County536,457Kimball County: 527,611 acresKimball County527,611Antelope County: 516,521 acresAntelope County516,521Grant County: 495,493 acresGrant County495,493Keya Paha County: 483,450 acresKeya Paha County483,450Frontier County: 475,252 acresFrontier County475,252Cedar County: 474,744 acresCedar County474,744Hooker County: 456,758 acresHooker County456,758Hayes County: 453,818 acresHayes County453,818Arthur County: 453,615 acresArthur County453,615Red Willow County: 446,479 acresRed Willow County446,479Furnas County: 445,844 acresFurnas County445,844Blaine County: 443,257 acresBlaine County443,257Saunders County: 427,682 acresSaunders County427,682Platte County: 425,730 acresPlatte County425,730Thomas County: 424,918 acresThomas County424,918Lancaster County: 421,409 acresLancaster County421,409Boone County: 405,334 acresBoone County405,334Banner County: 394,906 acresBanner County394,906Cherry County: 3,759,629 acresCherry County3,759,629Custer County: 1,614,280 acresCuster County1,614,280Lincoln County: 1,601,185 acresLincoln County1,601,185Sheridan County: 1,540,316 acresSheridan County1,540,316Holt County: 1,532,629 acresHolt County1,532,629Sioux County: 1,292,053 acresSioux County1,292,053Garden County: 1,048,554 acresGarden County1,048,554Morrill County: 902,005 acresMorrill County902,005Dawes County: 848,753 acresDawes County848,753Cheyenne County: 754,598 acresCheyenne County754,598Box Butte County: 670,815 acresBox Butte County670,815Brown County: 661,606 acresBrown County661,606Dawson County: 640,541 acresDawson County640,541Rock County: 631,940 acresRock County631,940Buffalo County: 612,171 acresBuffalo County612,171Dundy County: 594,834 acresDundy County594,834Keith County: 581,567 acresKeith County581,567Perkins County: 558,405 acresPerkins County558,405Chase County: 555,971 acresChase County555,971McPherson County: 542,363 acresMcPherson County542,363Gage County: 540,226 acresGage County540,226Knox County: 536,457 acresKnox County536,457Kimball County: 527,611 acresKimball County527,611Antelope County: 516,521 acresAntelope County516,521Grant County: 495,493 acresGrant County495,493Keya Paha County: 483,450 acresKeya Paha County483,450Frontier County: 475,252 acresFrontier County475,252Cedar County: 474,744 acresCedar County474,744Hooker County: 456,758 acresHooker County456,758Hayes County: 453,818 acresHayes County453,818Arthur County: 453,615 acresArthur County453,615Red Willow County: 446,479 acresRed Willow County446,479Furnas County: 445,844 acresFurnas County445,844Blaine County: 443,257 acresBlaine County443,257Saunders County: 427,682 acresSaunders County427,682Platte County: 425,730 acresPlatte County425,730Thomas County: 424,918 acresThomas County424,918Lancaster County: 421,409 acresLancaster County421,409Boone County: 405,334 acresBoone County405,334Banner County: 394,906 acresBanner County394,906
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Cherry County3,759,629
2Custer County1,614,280
3Lincoln County1,601,185
4Sheridan County1,540,316
5Holt County1,532,629
6Sioux County1,292,053
7Garden County1,048,554
8Morrill County902,005
9Dawes County848,753
10Cheyenne County754,598
11Box Butte County670,815
12Brown County661,606
13Dawson County640,541
14Rock County631,940
15Buffalo County612,171
16Dundy County594,834
17Keith County581,567
18Perkins County558,405
19Chase County555,971
20McPherson County542,363
21Gage County540,226
22Knox County536,457
23Kimball County527,611
24Antelope County516,521
25Grant County495,493
26Keya Paha County483,450
27Frontier County475,252
28Cedar County474,744
29Hooker County456,758
30Hayes County453,818
31Arthur County453,615
32Red Willow County446,479
33Furnas County445,844
34Blaine County443,257
35Saunders County427,682
36Platte County425,730
37Thomas County424,918
38Lancaster County421,409
39Boone County405,334
40Banner County394,906
41Garfield County365,685
42Clay County365,099
43Logan County363,453
44Fillmore County362,155
45Scotts Bluff County360,286
46Wheeler County360,200
47Cuming County360,052
48Valley County356,296
49Butler County356,151
50Loup County354,688
51Thayer County351,364
52Harlan County350,947
53Hitchcock County347,924
54York County346,137
55Phelps County340,291
56Dodge County338,475
57Seward County332,597
58Hall County328,294
59Jefferson County325,577
60Kearney County324,218
61Otoe County322,146
62Hamilton County319,115
63Pierce County316,773
64Madison County315,210
65Nuckolls County307,096
66Adams County306,373
67Webster County305,507
68Saline County298,304
69Franklin County291,515
70Greeley County282,395
71Cass County280,920
72Richardson County279,148
73Deuel County278,915
74Howard County278,876
75Wayne County276,578
76Burt County275,041
77Sherman County270,072
78Polk County269,195
79Boyd County251,747
80Dixon County248,506
81Merrick County247,927
82Stanton County235,686
83Nance County226,299
84Gosper County225,572
85Pawnee County217,669
86Washington County217,306
87Colfax County213,220
88Nemaha County212,686
89Thurston County199,689
90Johnson County175,500
91Dakota County166,555
92Sarpy County100,835
93Douglas County84,374

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Cherry County, with 3,759,629 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Douglas County, with 84,374 acres in 2007.

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