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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
65 to 69 years 
3,188 
1,009 
626 
458 
306 
418 
197 
9 
165 
70 years and over 
5,363 
2,305 
676 
961 
490 
543 
204 
18 
166 
Average age 
55.9 
69.8 
51.6 
54,6 
54.3 
54.4 
54.8 
56.4 
57.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
200 
16 
68 
49 
24 
32 
6 
1 
4 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
817 
110 
234 
271 
79 
63 
17 
2 
41 
Asian 
5 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
6 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
31,052 
4,512 
9,643 
5,270 
3,413 
4,929 
2,099 
151 
1,035 
More than one race reported 
109 
5 
45 
23 
21 
10 
3 
" 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,792 
1,215 
1,168 
1,036 
482 
566 
179 
13 
133 
2 people 
15,111 
3,008 
4,001 
2,475 
1,706 
2,344 
968 
65 
544 
3 people 
4,295 
255 
1,574 
795 
532 
685 
308 
12 
134 
4 people 
4,167 
83 
1,698 
722 
445 
741 
309 
30 
139 
5 or more people 
3,624 
70 
1,486 
538 
348 
666 
355 
33 
128 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,268 
2,891 
7,542 
2,355 
337 
403 
147 
28 
565 
25 to 49 percent 
3,140 
556 
1,221 
638 
271 
250 
97 
15 
92 
50 to 74 percent 
4,697 
655 
823 
1,012 
721 
969 
351 
17 
149 
75 to 99 percent 
5,600 
459 
281 
918 
1,253 
1,806 
714 
36 
133 
1 00 percent 
4,284 
70 
60 
643 
931 
1,574 
810 
57 
139 
Operator is a hired manager 
.farms 
1,168 
85 
245 
171 
78 
194 
200 
24 
171 
acres 
3,663,551 
48,751 
488,756 
342,025 
382,071 
582,118 
1,123,739 
277,138 
418,953 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
24,110 
2,824 
7,762 
3,733 
2,717 
4,241 
1,935 
141 
757 
Dial-up service 
2,021 
360 
459 
396 
302 
332 
118 
6 
48 
DSL service 
8,570 
801 
2,623 
1,349 
990 
1,668 
808 
47 
284 
Cable modem service 
4,018 
695 
1,643 
529 
325 
465 
199 
21 
141 
Fiber-optic service 
4,765 
416 
1,189 
702 
610 
1,091 
546 
45 
166 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,864 
370 
1,470 
577 
395 
643 
281 
25 
103 
Satellite service 
3,578 
451 
1,006 
504 
435 
733 
315 
19 
115 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) .. 
644 
105 
262 
90 
39 
72 
55 
7 
14 
Other Internet service 
553 
71 
210 
97 
54 
76 
19 
1 
25 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
24,737 
3,716 
8,424 
4,329 
2,807 
3,594 
1,324 
57 
486 
2 households 
5,245 
725 
1,096 
935 
527 
1,058 
530 
35 
339 
3 households 
1,155 
104 
208 
159 
106 
242 
178 
31 
127 
4 households 
502 
54 
121 
72 
45 
61 
61 
13 
75 
5 or more households 
350 
32 
78 
71 
28 
47 
26 
17 
51 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
.farms 
30,911 
4,631 
9,927 
5,566 
3,513 
5,002 
2,119 
153 
- 
acres 
40,934,161 
1,974,770 
3,497,468 
4,246,117 
6,084,626 
12,989,185 
9,967,146 
2,174,849 
- 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms 
944 
117 
263 
127 
50 
145 
67 
14 
161 
acres 
1,832,507 
90,822 
122,499 
131,409 
161,166 
713,312 
342,627 
73,173 
197,499 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms 
27,544 
4,155 
9,183 
5,220 
3,270 
4,250 
1,411 
55 
- 
acres 
29,203,602 
1,585,793 
2,302,422 
3,497,976 
5,250,866 
9,934,694 
6,022,053 
609,798 
- 
Partnership 
.farms 
2,150 
207 
349 
171 
109 
355 
323 
49 
587 
acres 
6,174,315 
144,582 
178,683 
193,771 
299,837 
1,710,583 
1,840,119 
613,422 
1,193,318 
Registered under state law 
.farms 
1,477 
149 
234 
109 
63 
226 
223 
43 
430 
acres 
4,483,990 
112,095 
131,586 
91,436 
183,020 
1,102,985 
1,390,713 
494,500 
977,655 
Corporation 
.farms 
1,644 
121 
228 
118 
113 
366 
367 
35 
296 
acres 
4,561,391 
131,273 
127,461 
81,759 
393,215 
1,264,244 
1,679,065 
258,802 
625,572 
Family held 
.farms 
1,534 
117 
215 
114 
113 
359 
351 
33 
232 
acres 
4,379,824 
130,703 
123,446 
(D) 
393,215 
1,248,542 
1,618,706 
(D) 
538,285 
More than 10 stockholders 
.farms 
25 
2 
2 
1 
1 
7 
3 
9 
10 or less stockholders 
.farms 
1,509 
115 
213 
114 
112 
358 
344 
30 
223 
Other than family held 
.farms 
110 
4 
13 
4 
_ 
7 
16 
2 
64 
acres 
181,567 
570 
4,015 
(D) 
- 
15,702 
60,359 
(D) 
87,287 
More than 10 stockholders 
.farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.farms 
102 
4 
13 
4 
- 
7 
15 
2 
57 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
.farms 
651 
148 
167 
57 
21 
31 
18 
14 
195 
acres 
3,317,771 
113,122 
888,902 
472,611 
140,708 
79,664 
425,909 
692,827 
504,028 
580 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
