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Kimball County, Nebraska · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Kimball County, Nebraska grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Kimball County's biggest by acreage are wheat (86,119 acres), corn (25,124 acres) and hay (14,831 acres). Its farms sold $49 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 84th of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Farm sales, 2022
$49 million1973rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
447607,195 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
75% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1613 published, 3 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+
Kimball County
$49 million
under 1% of Nebraska farm sales. No. 84 of 93 counties reporting.

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

What does Kimball County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat5th in Nebraska86,119 acres
  2. 2Corn82nd in Nebraska25,124 acres
  3. 3Hay39th in Nebraska14,831 acres
  4. 4Sunflowers3rd in Nebraska*6,112 acres
  5. 5Sorghum41st in Nebraska*1,419 acres
  6. 6Dry beans14th in Nebraska*1,252 acres
  7. 7Barley2nd in Nebraska*394 acres
  8. 8Soybeans86th in Nebraska*280 acres

How does Kimball 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.

Kimball County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NEMeasure
Barley23,640 bushels2*289*14%production
Sunflowers5.2 million pounds3*88*12%production
Wheat1.3 million bushels53045%production
Dry beans3 million pounds14*100*1%production
Hay33,232 tons39979*under 1%production
Sorghum34,198 bushels41*347*under 1%production
Cattle18,702 cattle801,298*under 1%head on farms
Goats97 goats62*2,508*under 1%head on farms
Corn1.7 million bushels821,117*under 1%production
Milk14 milk cows17*1,231*under 1%head on farms
Eggs423 laying hens43*2,215*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans6,120 bushels86*1,821*under 1%production
Hogs19 hogs60*2,247*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Kimball County raise?

Kimball County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle18,70280head on farms
Laying hens42343*head on farms
Goats9762*head on farms
Hogs1960*head on farms
Milk cows1417*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.