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 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
745,905 |
1,028,666 |
1,774,571 |
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
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
28,462 |
38,043 |
33,943 |
| 2006 |
28,493 |
38,821 |
34,440 |
| Percent change |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
30,092 |
43,730 |
38,156 |
| 2006 |
29,111 |
43,778 |
37,799 |
| Percent change |
-3.4 |
0.1 |
-0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.4 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
| 1989 |
12.7 |
9.7 |
11.1 |
| 1999 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
9.7 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
11.7 |
10.4 |
11.0 |
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 Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
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
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
49.20 |
49.20 |
49.20 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
44.39 |
45.85 |
45.90 |
| Percent of total land area |
90.2 |
93.2 |
93.3 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
22.40 |
22.63 |
22.52 |
| Percent of total farmland |
50.5 |
49.4 |
49.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
11.6 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
27.8 |
30.7 |
33.3 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
16.15 |
17.90 |
17.34 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.38 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
59.7 |
56.4 |
61.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
20.56 |
21.62 |
21.94 |
| Percent of total farmland |
46.3 |
47.2 |
47.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.99 |
1.16 |
1.06 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.99 |
1.28 |
1.17 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
839 |
841 |
930 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
21.9 |
23.2 |
23.4 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
37.5 |
36.5 |
35.0 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
20.7 |
19.5 |
18.3 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
11.9 |
12.4 |
13.4 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
8.1 |
8.4 |
9.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
20.1 |
25.1 |
30.5 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
32.0 |
26.0 |
24.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
17.5 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
27.3 |
29.3 |
26.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
21,477 |
24,700 |
24,191 |
| Percent of total |
40.6 |
45.3 |
49.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
21,030 |
20,283 |
18,646 |
| Percent of total |
39.7 |
37.2 |
37.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
10,416 |
9,556 |
6,518 |
| Percent of total |
19.7 |
17.5 |
13.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
44,577 |
44,985 |
42,835 |
| Percent of total |
84.2 |
82.5 |
86.8 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
3,192 |
4,177 |
2,950 |
| Percent of total |
6.0 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
4,604 |
4,736 |
3,080 |
| Percent of total |
8.7 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
238 |
219 |
115 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
312 |
422 |
375 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
50.7 |
52.5 |
53.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
73.9 |
67.8 |
73.0 |
| Men (persons) |
50,681 |
51,591 |
46,350 |
| Women (persons) |
2,242 |
2,948 |
3,005 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
47,600 |
47,300 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
4,136,952 |
6,730,567 |
| + Final animal output |
7,837,829 |
8,281,321 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,198,081 |
1,109,022 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
13,172,861 |
16,120,910 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
8,831,603 |
9,854,186 |
| + Net government transactions |
204,981 |
-198,363 |
| = Gross value added |
4,546,239 |
6,068,361 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
778,307 |
795,333 |
| |
| = Net value added |
3,767,932 |
5,273,028 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,774,044 |
1,881,507 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
432,896 |
483,069 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
635,491 |
624,447 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
705,657 |
773,991 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,993,888 |
3,391,521 |
| |
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, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
7,137,669 |
49.0 |
14.4 |
| 2. Corn |
3,682,231 |
25.3 |
10.9 |
| 3. Soybeans |
1,597,084 |
11.0 |
7.6 |
| 4. Hogs |
755,129 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
| 5. Wheat |
435,278 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
| |
| All commodities |
14,555,819 |
|
5.1 |
| |
More information on Nebraska's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Feed grains and products |
3 |
1,268.8 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
6 |
812.1 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
2 |
801.5 |
| 4. Hides and skins |
2 |
403.1 |
| 5. Wheat and products |
10 |
312.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
5 |
4,046.8 |
| |
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 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Cuming County |
6.0 |
581.0 |
| 2. Dawson County |
3.8 |
371.3 |
| 3. Phelps County |
3.5 |
341.3 |
| 4. Lincoln County |
3.0 |
288.9 |
| 5. Custer County |
2.9 |
281.9 |
| |
| State total |
|
9,703.7 |
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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 2006, 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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