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Frontier County, Nebraska · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Frontier County, Nebraska grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Frontier County's biggest by acreage are corn (99,906 acres), soybeans (35,160 acres) and wheat (18,292 acres). Its farms sold $181 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 60th of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Farm sales, 2022
$181 million923rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
338514,667 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
56% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
209 published, 11 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+
Frontier County
$181 million
under 1% of Nebraska farm sales. No. 60 of 93 counties reporting.

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

What does Frontier County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn59th in Nebraska99,906 acres
  2. 2Soybeans54th in Nebraska35,160 acres
  3. 3Wheat10th in Nebraska18,292 acres
  4. 4Hay31st in Nebraska13,842 acres
  5. 5Sorghum2nd in Nebraska8,326 acres
  6. 6Oats12th in Nebraska*619 acres

How does Frontier 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.

Frontier County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NEMeasure
Sorghum323,514 bushels2134*6%production
Wheat819,730 bushels104153%production
Oats22,444 bushels12*453*2%production
Hay40,472 tons31791*under 1%production
Cattle50,877 cattle42466*under 1%head on farms
Corn9.6 million bushels59490under 1%production
Sheep360 sheep39*1,715*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans1.5 million bushels54775*under 1%production
Eggs329 laying hens53*2,325*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: tomatoes, lettuce, sweet corn, bell peppers, chile peppers, asparagus, apples, peaches, pears, milk and hogs.

What livestock does Frontier County raise?

Frontier County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle50,87742head on farms
Sheep36039*head on farms
Laying hens32953*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.