Nebraska Farm Numbers Lower in 2024

by USDA NASS

February 21, 2025

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The number of farms and ranches have decreased again in Nebraska — one of many states across the nation that have experienced steady decline for well over a decade.

Nebraska's number of farms and ranches declined during 2024, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of farms and ranches in the state, at 44,300, was down 100 farms from 2023. Numbers of farms and ranches in Nebraska with less than $100,000 in agricultural sales decreased 400 farms from a year earlier while operations with agricultural sales of $100,000 or more increased 300 farms. 

Land in farms and ranches in Nebraska totaled 44.0 million acres, unchanged from 2023. The average size of operation, at 993 acres, was up 2 acres from a year earlier.