Total population (1990 census): 1,578,385
State Capital: Lincoln
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 29149 | 8279499 | 1055193186 bu | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 4 | 256 | 624700 | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 5965 | 720276 | 56264473 bu | |
| Wheat | 9826 | 1772069 | 61578806 bu | |
| Barley | 139 | 8674 | 411963 bu | |
| Oats | 2612 | 86955 | 5113274 bu | |
| Popcorn | 510 | 72844 | 269396712 lbs shelled | |
| Proso Millet | 435 | 81218 | 2582181 bu | |
| Rye | 306 | 11317 | 225897 bu | |
| Safflower | 3 | D | D | |
| Sunflower Seed | 384 | 50597 | 54934687 lbs | |
| Triticale | 6 | 425 | 11900 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 21072 | 3346701 | 131017170 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 1129 | 171889 | 3483866 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 71 | 4506 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 30 | 1011 | 78375 lbs | |
| Bromegrass Seed | 8 | 127 | 7850 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 11 | 129 | 13110 lbs | |
| Sweetclover Seed | 3 | D | D | |
| Wheatgrass Seed | 5 | 590 | D | |
| Other Seeds | 9 | 2152 | 216282 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 25215 | 2932880 | 6118280 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19375 | 1206822 | 3759981 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 1865 | 66370 | 114473 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 5953 | 325359 | 596637 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 8215 | 1284668 | 1539549 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 903 | 49661 | 322908 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 4058 | 209587 | 3282555 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 163 | 8190 | 23332 | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 905 | 26532 | 326231 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Hogged or Grazed | 19 | 767 | X | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 20 | 26 | ||
| Snap Beans | 29 | 30 | ||
| Beets | 11 | 2 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 367 | 60429 | 1032584 tons | |
| Broccoli | 6 | 4 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 26 | 57 | ||
| Cantaloups | 45 | 83 | ||
| Carrots | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 33 | 14 | ||
| Eggplant | 6 | 3 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 4 | 1 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 4 | D | ||
| Dry Onions | 17 | 18 | ||
| Green Onions | 6 | 4 | ||
| Okra | 4 | 1 | ||
| Green Peas | 7 | D | ||
| Hot Peppers | 5 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 21 | 15 | ||
| Potatoes | 93 | 24630 | 9370243 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 92 | 672 | ||
| Radishes | 8 | 6 | ||
| Rhubarb | 6 | 1 | ||
| Spinach | 6 | 3 | ||
| Squash | 39 | 84 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 161 | 1269 | ||
| Tomatoes | 92 | 81 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 10 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 75 | 405 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 12 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 95 | 601 | 49801 trees | |
| Apricots | 7 | 1 | 37 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 15 | 41 | 4559 trees | |
| Grapes | 24 | 46 | 19556 trees | |
| Peaches | 20 | D | D | |
| Pears | 11 | 3 | D | |
| Plums and Prunes | 7 | 1 | 33 | |
| Pecans | 17 | 66 | 2011 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 29 | 98 | 6459 | |
| Other Nuts | 6 | 23 | D | |
| Blackberries | 2 | D | D | |
| Raspberries | 21 | 11 | 18675 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 16 | 25 | 46679 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 3 | Z | 400 | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other | 35 | 1798 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 346 | 1700791 | 5311 | 21791 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 122 | X | 3520 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 119 | 1397194 | 118 | 9971 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 111 | 1080354 | 116 | 8957 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | D | D | 28 |
| Foliage Plants | 10 | D | D | 161 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 34 | 266740 | D | 826 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 5 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 98 | X | 532 | 825 |
| Nursery Crops | 102 | 121800 | 1258 | 5013 |
| Sod Harvested | 30 | X | 2938 | 4832 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 5 | D | D | 45 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 22 | 148438 | X | 840 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 47 | D | 391 | 245 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.