Table 42. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - South Dakota: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
20,835 
2,824 
4,961 
2,959 
2,793 
4,434 
1,928 
135 
801 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
180,188 
34,745 
30,101 
31,357 
102,221 
244,044 
738,636 
2,400,208 
372,377 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
138 
355 
95 
8 
1 
- 
- 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
396 
922 
362 
38 
22 
5 
- 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
416 
637 
297 
36 
19 
- 
- 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
697 
1,231 
742 
194 
99 
8 
- 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
558 
881 
801 
298 
152 
20 
2 
84 
$50,000 or more 
11,068 
619 
935 
662 
2,219 
4,141 
1,895 
133 
464 
Farms with net losses 
number 
11,154 
1,807 
4,966 
2,607 
720 
568 
191 
18 
277 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
41,694 
17,283 
18,249 
36,185 
98,710 
132,556 
368,557 
617,865 
75,784 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
135 
347 
129 
7 
5 
- 
- 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
514 
1,308 
382 
38 
18 
3 
- 
58 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
353 
1,058 
343 
39 
22 
2 
- 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
450 
1,329 
739 
108 
67 
6 
- 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
249 
558 
506 
127 
78 
15 
1 
53 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
106 
366 
508 
401 
378 
165 
17 
59 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
31,989 
4,631 
9,927 
5,566 
3,513 
5,002 
2,119 
153 
1,078 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
65,218 
49,446 
-8,957 
190,337 
953,228 
1,304,660 
308,023 
272,942 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
97,999 
14,083 
4,981 
-1,609 
54,181 
190,569 
615,696 
2,013,220 
253,193 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
20,702 
2,812 
4,931 
2,945 
2,774 
4,396 
1,914 
135 
795 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
174,911 
34,441 
28,729 
29,702 
95,372 
234,982 
721,099 
2,363,020 
375,211 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
136 
357 
96 
6 
1 
1 
- 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,834 
395 
926 
373 
52 
20 
3 
- 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,493 
409 
653 
312 
42 
13 
- 
- 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
700 
1,218 
753 
195 
100 
10 
- 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,819 
561 
889 
794 
312 
155 
20 
1 
87 
$50,000 or more 
10,862 
611 
888 
617 
2,167 
4,107 
1,880 
134 
458 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
11,287 
1,819 
4,996 
2,621 
739 
606 
205 
18 
283 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
43,069 
17,389 
18,459 
36,792 
100,439 
131,604 
368,405 
610,275 
89,577 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
653 
137 
350 
126 
9 
15 
- 
- 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,320 
515 
1,314 
378 
32 
21 
2 
- 
58 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,846 
353 
1,060 
336 
39 
16 
2 
- 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,768 
457 
1,326 
752 
114 
60 
6 
- 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,600 
248 
569 
512 
122 
82 
13 
1 
53 
$50,000 or more 
2,100 
109 
377 
517 
423 
412 
182 
17 
63 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
312 
7 
16 
24 
34 
106 
92 
10 
23 
$1,000 
34,716 
62 
276 
348 
1,519 
6,290 
17,684 
4,370 
4,168 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
20,242 
2,875 
5,168 
3,286 
2,759 
3,894 
1,439 
105 
716 
$1,000 
939,643 
62,696 
88,054 
50,958 
107,056 
300,550 
219,888 
55,744 
54,697 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
2,757 
130 
279 
337 
488 
968 
457 
22 
76 
$1,000 
55,855 
817 
2,547 
3,423 
7,034 
18,839 
17,818 
1,787 
3,591 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
9,028 
2,051 
2,994 
1,484 
754 
910 
397 
36 
402 
$1,000 
236,345 
50,299 
56,747 
26,722 
18,737 
27,708 
27,539 
8,035 
20,558 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
46 
20 
12 
10 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
217 
32 
(□) 
84 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
606 
107 
124 
74 
87 
126 
52 
4 
32 
$1,000 
12,400 
1,300 
1,708 
842 
1,331 
3,699 
(D) 
(D) 
2,711 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
12,180 
1,152 
2,233 
1,923 
2,115 
3,147 
1,172 
82 
356 
$1,000 
35,715 
896 
1,564 
1,318 
3,801 
1 1 ,452 
11,317 
3,104 
2,262 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
6,486 
361 
854 
780 
1,315 
2,187 
748 
50 
191 
$1,000 
567,390 
8,281 
23,872 
16,697 
74,121 
233,188 
154,190 
31,906 
25,135 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
426 
81 
77 
50 
74 
84 
39 
2 
19 
$1,000 
2,932 
281 
(D) 
395 
361 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
1,131 
157 
247 
186 
144 
230 
134 
14 
19 
$1,000 
28,414 
789 
1,336 
1,476 
1,672 
4,685 
7,662 
10,501 
292 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
26,422 
3,776 
7,084 
4,189 
3,357 
4,873 
2,082 
144 
917 
acres 
19,147,320 
659,240 
969,682 
955,569 
2,107,342 
5,999,796 
6,136,287 
1,269,050 
1,050,354 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
21,340 
2,181 
4,752 
3,512 
3,267 
4,813 
2,069 
140 
606 
acres 
16,392,000 
325,635 
570,279 
644,865 
1,749,082 
5,302,878 
5,696,245 
1,220,429 
882,587 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
576 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
