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Hitchcock County, Nebraska · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Hitchcock County, Nebraska grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Hitchcock County's biggest by acreage are wheat (34,958 acres), corn (28,014 acres) and sorghum (6,701 acres). Its farms sold $57 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 83rd of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Farm sales, 2022
$57 million1852nd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
283360,921 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
58% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1311 published, 2 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+
Hitchcock County
$57 million
under 1% of Nebraska farm sales. No. 83 of 93 counties reporting.

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

What does Hitchcock County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat8th in Nebraska34,958 acres
  2. 2Corn78th in Nebraska28,014 acres
  3. 3Sorghum13th in Nebraska*6,701 acres
  4. 4Hay79th in Nebraska5,014 acres
  5. 5Soybeans75th in Nebraska3,171 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers8th in Nebraska*240 acres

How does Hitchcock 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.

Hitchcock County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NEMeasure
Wheat1.1 million bushels83604%production
Sorghum155,354 bushels13*190*3%production
Sunflowers307,200 pounds8*161*under 1%production
Goats194 goats45*2,140*under 1%head on farms
Hay14,107 tons791,831*under 1%production
Cattle20,565 cattle791,215*under 1%head on farms
Corn2.8 million bushels78945*under 1%production
Sheep46 sheep67*2,524*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans129,658 bushels751,414*under 1%production
Milk3 milk cows32*1,479*under 1%head on farms
Eggs205 laying hens65*2,484*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats and grapes.

What livestock does Hitchcock County raise?

Hitchcock County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle20,56579head on farms
Laying hens20565*head on farms
Goats19445*head on farms
Sheep4667*head on farms
Milk cows332*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.