Farm Census

South Dakota farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 66 counties

28,299 farms42,304,601 acres in farms1,495 acres per farm on average

South Dakota farms sold $12.94 billion of products in 2022, 15th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks second in sunflower and ranks third in hay and haylage and oats.

Its average farm size is the seventh-largest among the states.

Grains and oilseeds: 57.1%Grains and oilseeds57.1%Cattle and calves: 24.1%Cattle and calves24.1%Milk: 7.9%Milk7.9%Hogs and pigs: 6.5%Hogs and pigs6.5%Hay and other crops: 2.0%2.0%Poultry and eggs: 1.3%1.3%Other animals: 0.4%0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Vegetables and melons: 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 57.1%Grains and oilseeds57.1%Cattle and calves: 24.1%Cattle and calves24.1%Milk: 7.9%Milk7.9%Hogs and pigs: 6.5%6.5%Hay and other crops: 2.0%2.0%Poultry and eggs: 1.3%Other animals: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Vegetables and melons: 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What South Dakota farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important South Dakota is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
SunflowerSully County15.2%32
OatsTripp County7.5%54
Corn for grainBrown County5.7%64
SoybeansBrown County6.3%55
Beef cowsMeade County5.3%40
Corn for silageHand County6.0%63
Hay and haylageMeade County8.3%66
Sheep and lambsCodington County17.6%58
Grain sorghumLyman County28.9%33
Cattle and calvesTripp County4.2%66
WheatSully County9.2%61
Hogs and pigsCharles Mix County8.6%35
Milk cowsBrookings County10.5%29
Horses and poniesMeade County6.8%66

Every county in South Dakota

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Spink County5891,498$551.5MGrains and oilseeds
Brown County1,073954$520.7MGrains and oilseeds
Brookings County801468$444.9MGrains and oilseeds
Minnehaha County995327$391.4MGrains and oilseeds
Edmunds County3462,075$381.7MGrains and oilseeds
Turner County627630$366.2MGrains and oilseeds
Charles Mix County677967$363.7MGrains and oilseeds
Beadle County673995$355.0MGrains and oilseeds
Marshall County5061,056$350.6MGrains and oilseeds
Hand County3992,289$345.6MGrains and oilseeds
Clark County537883$336.0MGrains and oilseeds
Grant County574674$328.7MGrains and oilseeds
Moody County413523$312.7MGrains and oilseeds
Faulk County2852,197$303.7MGrains and oilseeds
Hutchinson County757653$288.6MGrains and oilseeds
Hamlin County364636$286.6MGrains and oilseeds
Kingsbury County459915$273.9MGrains and oilseeds
Sully County2032,848$268.4MGrains and oilseeds
Roberts County757729$266.2MGrains and oilseeds
Tripp County5721,649$253.0MCattle and calves
Lincoln County752328$252.2MGrains and oilseeds
Deuel County498508$232.4MGrains and oilseeds
Potter County2292,398$222.8MGrains and oilseeds
Lake County428499$219.3MGrains and oilseeds
McPherson County3301,977$211.7MGrains and oilseeds
McCook County589508$197.8MGrains and oilseeds
Day County584817$194.2MGrains and oilseeds
Codington County500566$191.7MGrains and oilseeds
Brule County3681,289$186.9MGrains and oilseeds
Lyman County4212,480$186.8MGrains and oilseeds
Douglas County357544$184.7MGrains and oilseeds
Campbell County2321,935$172.7MGrains and oilseeds
Union County498396$171.9MGrains and oilseeds
Corson County2655,164$164.1MCattle and calves
Miner County408778$155.2MGrains and oilseeds
Aurora County362986$152.4MGrains and oilseeds
Bon Homme County490550$148.9MGrains and oilseeds
Jerauld County2101,490$143.5MGrains and oilseeds
Hanson County311740$140.7MGrains and oilseeds
Yankton County576438$139.2MGrains and oilseeds
Davison County406552$137.7MGrains and oilseeds
Walworth County2581,721$137.2MGrains and oilseeds
Hughes County3011,482$126.7MGrains and oilseeds
Fall River County3313,126$125.4MCattle and calves
Haakon County2913,958$124.5MGrains and oilseeds
Meade County7972,783$121.8MCattle and calves
Hyde County1832,653$117.4MGrains and oilseeds
Perkins County4044,534$116.7MCattle and calves
Sanborn County324906$109.6MGrains and oilseeds
Gregory County4291,384$104.7MCattle and calves
Clay County438437$99.9MGrains and oilseeds
Butte County5792,329$92.1MCattle and calves
Harding County2686,236$89.2MCattle and calves
Pennington County6501,795$84.8MCattle and calves
Dewey County3183,782$83.0MCattle and calves
Jones County1703,620$82.8MGrains and oilseeds
Stanley County1744,639$80.5MGrains and oilseeds
Ziebach County1915,360$71.7MCattle and calves
Bennett County2143,030$62.6MCattle and calves
Jackson County2584,576$56.1MCattle and calves
Mellette County2303,519$54.9MCattle and calves
Buffalo County496,133$54.6MGrains and oilseeds
Todd County1615,420$48.7MCattle and calves
Oglala Lakota County1457,386$43.0MCattle and calves
Custer County3991,634$30.7MCattle and calves
Lawrence County316530$20.6MCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms29,968−5.6%
Land in farms, acres43,243,742−2.2%
Average farm size, acres1,443+3.6%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$9.72 billion+33.1%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.