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Morrill County, Nebraska · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Morrill County, Nebraska grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Morrill County, Nebraska (72% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 160,127 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (67,127 acres), hay (47,281 acres) and wheat (19,385 acres). Its farms sold $398 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 26th of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Farm sales, 2022
$398 million305th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
500909,153 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
28% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1911 published, 7 withheld, 1 under half a unit
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+
Morrill County
$398 million
1% of Nebraska farm sales. No. 26 of 93 counties reporting.

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

What does Morrill County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn60th in Nebraska67,127 acres
  2. 2Hay9th in Nebraska47,281 acres
  3. 3Wheat18th in Nebraska19,385 acres
  4. 4Dry beans5th in Nebraska9,819 acres
  5. 5Sugar beets3rd in Nebraska7,199 acres
  6. 6Sorghum36th in Nebraska*2,229 acres
  7. 7Soybeans81st in Nebraska587 acres

How does Morrill 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.

Morrill County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NEMeasure
Sugar beets168,277 tons34618%production
Dry beans22.8 million pounds534*9%production
Hay116,818 tons9122*3%production
Cattle160,127 cattle8593%head on farms
Wheat476,119 bushels18591*2%production
Sorghum45,319 bushels36*318*under 1%production
Sheep431 sheep35*1,602*under 1%head on farms
Goats236 goats40*1,988*under 1%head on farms
Corn9.6 million bushels60491under 1%production
Soybeans30,138 bushels811,691*under 1%production
Eggs446 laying hens41*2,187*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, sunflowers, potatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins, chickens and milk.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): peaches.

What livestock does Morrill County raise?

Morrill County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle160,1278head on farms
Laying hens44641*head on farms
Sheep43135*head on farms
Goats23640*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.