Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
799,868 |
769,957 |
1,569,825 |
| 1990 |
751,172 |
827,213 |
1,578,385 |
| 2000 |
768,760 |
942,503 |
1,711,263 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
743,536 |
1,039,896 |
1,783,432 |
More information on Nebraska population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
28,939 |
39,506 |
35,023 |
| 2007 |
30,823 |
40,398 |
36,372 |
| Percent change |
13.0 |
4.5 |
7.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
30,229 |
45,443 |
39,291 |
| 2007 |
32,087 |
45,559 |
40,139 |
| Percent change |
12.3 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.4 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
| 1989 |
12.7 |
9.7 |
11.1 |
| 1999 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
9.7 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
11.9 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
More information on Nebraska poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
30.7 |
22.1 |
26.6 |
| 1990 |
22.1 |
14.4 |
18.2 |
| 2000 |
15.9 |
11.3 |
13.4 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
42.0 |
39.1 |
40.6 |
| 1990 |
38.8 |
30.8 |
34.7 |
| 2000 |
36.4 |
26.9 |
31.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
15.9 |
18.8 |
17.3 |
| 1990 |
25.7 |
30.5 |
28.2 |
| 2000 |
31.0 |
32.1 |
31.6 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
11.4 |
20.0 |
15.5 |
| 1990 |
13.4 |
24.3 |
18.9 |
| 2000 |
16.8 |
29.7 |
23.7 |
More information on Nebraska education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
49,201,722 |
49,198,344 |
49,168,368 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
45,853,656 |
45,903,116 |
45,480,358 |
| Percent of total land area |
93.2 |
93.3 |
92.5 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
22,633,381 |
22,520,874 |
21,486,025 |
| Percent of total farmland |
49.4 |
49.1 |
47.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.3 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
30.7 |
33.3 |
39.3 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
17,897,591 |
17,336,624 |
18,169,876 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
436,981 |
382,151 |
409,785 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
56.4 |
61.2 |
56.1 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
21,621,524 |
21,940,679 |
22,619,904 |
| Percent of total farmland |
47.2 |
47.8 |
49.7 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,161,770 |
1,059,412 |
964,644 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
1,276,757 |
1,166,443 |
1,396,457 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
841 |
930 |
953 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
23.2 |
23.4 |
27.5 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
36.5 |
35.0 |
32.8 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
19.5 |
18.3 |
16.2 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
12.4 |
13.4 |
12.5 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
8.4 |
9.9 |
11.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
25.1 |
30.5 |
31.5 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
26.0 |
24.1 |
16.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
11.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
29.3 |
26.3 |
28.6 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
12.4 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
24,700 |
24,191 |
23,989 |
| Percent of total |
45.3 |
49.0 |
50.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
20,283 |
18,646 |
17,958 |
| Percent of total |
37.2 |
37.8 |
37.6 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
9,556 |
6,518 |
5,765 |
| Percent of total |
17.5 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
44,985 |
42,835 |
39,848 |
| Percent of total |
82.5 |
86.8 |
83.5 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
4,177 |
2,950 |
3,394 |
| Percent of total |
7.7 |
6.0 |
7.1 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
4,736 |
3,080 |
3,616 |
| Percent of total |
8.7 |
6.2 |
7.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
219 |
115 |
177 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
422 |
375 |
677 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.5 |
53.9 |
55.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
67.8 |
73.0 |
60.5 |
| Men |
51,591 |
46,350 |
43,687 |
| Women |
2,948 |
3,005 |
4,025 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
47,700 |
47,400 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
6,796,617 |
8,969,827 |
| + Final animal output |
8,307,732 |
8,237,236 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,074,324 |
1,253,892 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
16,178,673 |
18,460,955 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
10,320,909 |
11,339,094 |
| + Net government transactions |
-199,615 |
-176,990 |
| = Gross value added |
5,658,150 |
6,944,871 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
810,152 |
867,599 |
| |
| = Net value added |
4,847,998 |
6,077,272 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,853,632 |
2,050,893 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
521,499 |
545,469 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
557,755 |
769,652 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
774,378 |
735,772 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,994,366 |
4,026,379 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
7,068,679 |
40.8 |
14.7 |
| 2. Corn |
5,712,110 |
33.0 |
11.1 |
| 3. Soybeans |
2,209,240 |
12.8 |
7.6 |
| 4. Hogs |
728,702 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
| 5. Wheat |
514,655 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
17,315,688 |
|
5.3 |
| |
More information on Nebraska's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Feed grains and products |
3 |
1,939.8 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
5 |
1,476.4 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
2 |
1,134.8 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
12 |
426.1 |
| 5. Hides and skins |
1 |
391.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
5 |
5,944.6 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Cuming County |
5.5 |
856,613 |
| 2. Dawson County |
3.8 |
588,547 |
| 3. Custer County |
3.3 |
513,770 |
| 4. Phelps County |
3.0 |
470,220 |
| 5. Lincoln County |
2.8 |
431,868 |
| |
| State total |
|
15,506,035 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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