TENURE OF FARM OPERATORS

Nebraska - Selected Years

 

All Farm

Full

Part

 

 

Year

Operators

Owners

Owners

Managers

Tenants

1910

128,678

79,250

NA

987

48,441

1920

124,417

50,565

19,107

1,315

53,430

1925

127,734

45,493

22,273

669

59,299

1930

129,458

43,301

24,117

1,020

61,020

1935

133,616

42,861

24,152

795

65,808

1940

121,062

35,064

21,497

554

63,947

1945

111,756

33,622

24,603

432

53,099

1950

107,183

37,939

27,164

333

41,747

1954

100,846

35,141

26,342

327

38,923

1959

90,475

31,141

26,520

324

32,490

1964

80,163

28,629

26,663

398

24,473

1969

72,257

28,416

26,087

---

17,754

1974

67,597

28,674

25,084

---

13,839

1978

63,768

25,239

24,842

---

13,687

1982

60,240

24,837

23,083

---

12,320

1987

60,502

25,301

22,361

---

12,840

1992

52,923

21,477

21,030

---

10,416

1997

54,539

24,700

20,283

---

9,556

2002

49,355

24,191

18,646

---

6,518

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture,  National Agricultural Statistics Service,

2002 Census of Agriculture, 2004.

 

 

 

Last Updated

12/27/06

 

 

 

by Nebraska Databook

 

 

 

 

email:

michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov