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Box Butte County, Nebraska · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Box Butte County, Nebraska grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Box Butte County's biggest by acreage are corn (95,156 acres), wheat (62,604 acres) and dry beans (23,596 acres). Its farms sold $239 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 45th of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for dry beans (11th of 190 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$239 million680th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
437685,555 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
69% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2016 published, 4 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $3.2M$3.2M to $13M$13M to $48M$48M to $160M$160M to $480M$480M+
Box Butte County
$239 million
under 1% of Nebraska farm sales. No. 45 of 93 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Box Butte County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Corn49th in Nebraska95,156 acres
  2. 2Wheat2nd in Nebraska62,604 acres
  3. 3Dry beans1st in Nebraska23,596 acres
  4. 4Hay26th in Nebraska20,584 acres
  5. 5Sunflowers1st in Nebraska17,931 acres
  6. 6Sugar beets1st in Nebraska13,131 acres
  7. 7Chickpeas1st in Nebraska4,057 acres
  8. 8Oats3rd in Nebraska*1,608 acres
  9. 9Sorghum37th in Nebraska*1,019 acres

How does Box Butte County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Nebraska and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Box Butte County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of NE
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NEMeasure
Sunflowers19.4 million pounds141*46%production
Chickpeas3.7 million pounds123*36%production
Sugar beets330,596 tons12835%production
Dry beans62.8 million pounds111*25%production
Wheat2.1 million bushels22038%production
Oats62,962 bushels3*221*7%production
Sheep657 sheep26*1,249*1%head on farms
Hay44,906 tons26696*1%production
Corn12.8 million bushels49383under 1%production
Cattle54,930 cattle37412*under 1%head on farms
Sorghum44,881 bushels37*320*under 1%production
Goats119 goats58*2,426*under 1%head on farms
Milk6 milk cows28*1,399*under 1%head on farms
Eggs518 laying hens35*2,113*under 1%head on farms
Hogs187 hogs50*1,299*under 1%head on farms
Show all 16 items
Box Butte County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NEMeasure
Turkeys6 turkeys23*1,700*head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: soybeans, potatoes, chickens and honey.

What livestock does Box Butte County raise?

Box Butte County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle54,93037head on farms
Sheep65726*head on farms
Laying hens51835*head on farms
Hogs18750*head on farms
Goats11958*head on farms
Turkeys623*head on farms
Milk cows628*head on farms

Other farm counties in Nebraska

Top Nebraska counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Cuming County$1.6 billion
Platte County$1 billion
Lincoln County$1 billion
Dawson County$1 billion
Custer County$994 million
Phelps County$851 million
Antelope County$773 million
Boone County$675 million
Holt County$648 million
Butler County$635 million
Cedar County$610 million
Kearney County$603 million

What does Nebraska grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.