Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
31,989 
67 
349 
1,615 
4,704 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
1.1 
5.0 
14.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,257,079 
616,638 
3,000,800 
9,293,890 
19,487,633 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,352 
9,204 
8,598 
5,755 
4,143 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
31,989 
67 
349 
1,615 
4,704 
$1,000 
72,967,757 
1,534,036 
7,410,147 
20,776,595 
38,305,186 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,281,026 
22,896,054 
21,232,512 
12,864,764 
8,143,109 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,687 
2,488 
2,469 
2,236 
1,966 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
7,721,279 
182,858 
779,982 
2,201,626 
4,169,697 
percent 
100.0 
2.4 
10.1 
28.5 
54.0 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
19,147,320 
515,251 
2,283,288 
6,299,674 
11,430,699 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
16,392,000 
494,389 
2,179,101 
5,915,711 
10,537,151 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
23,063,771 
95,547 
690,390 
2,890,817 
7,843,790 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
1,021,038 
2,542,984 
5,086,253 
7,627,786 
Average per farm 
dollars 
317,929 
15,239,377 
7,286,487 
3,149,383 
1,621,553 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,961 
49 
300 
1,490 
4,314 
$1,000 
5,809,792 
251,077 
1,025,121 
2,735,389 
4,417,387 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
177 
1 
5 
7 
10 
$1,000 
2,186 
(D) 
129 
(D) 
181 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
86 
- 
1 
$1,000 
887 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
66 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
810 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
76 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
153 
- 
- 
2 
11 
$1,000 
14,670 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
131 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
126 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,875 
16 
74 
424 
1,440 
$1,000 
245,257 
1,842 
10,214 
42,906 
107,704 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,306 
51 
216 
1,008 
2,971 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
387,240 
762,572 
1,382,467 
2,077,463 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
420 
18 
45 
88 
150 
$1,000 
374,490 
184,279 
279,162 
329,219 
350,931 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
678 
20 
74 
155 
261 
$1,000 
446,756 
113,134 
285,617 
387,156 
433,002 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
1,915 
1 
8 
37 
136 
$1,000 
43,636 
(D) 
698 
5,284 
15,066 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,251 
3 
8 
44 
147 
$1,000 
23,629 
6 
39 
329 
1,688 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,157 
17 
47 
58 
82 
$1 ,000 
182,076 
82,799 
169,143 
178,212 
178,315 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
2,498 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
463 
9 
25 
37 
74 
$1,000 
55,223 
(D) 
10,289 
23,311 
38,340 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
82 
- 
- 
5 
11 
$1,000 
12,810 
- 
- 
4,924 
7,154 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
2,893 
5 
40 
328 
1,017 
$1,000 
151,075 
1,240 
14,073 
51,437 
102,186 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
31,989 
67 
349 
1,615 
4,704 
$1,000 
8,104,502 
851,063 
2,014,588 
3,780,148 
5,624,058 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,365 
55 
313 
1,509 
4,311 
$1,000 
989,154 
39,887 
158,570 
415,036 
682,867 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
57 
318 
1,534 
4,419 
$1,000 
485,145 
28,696 
100,096 
219,595 
343,400 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,987 
52 
237 
1,009 
2,755 
$1,000 
978,174 
183,225 
357,250 
595,750 
789,244 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,795 
59 
266 
1,128 
3,224 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
338,812 
589,377 
815,847 
1,012,257 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,123 
67 
349 
1,612 
4,700 
$1,000 
447,956 
23,377 
76,710 
165,471 
273,116 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
24,712 
67 
349 
1,615 
4,704 
$1,000 
152,299 
10,795 
31,294 
55,718 
85,616 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
53 
297 
1,371 
3,415 
$1,000 
267,349 
35,285 
78,349 
147,076 
206,376 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
53 
307 
1,432 
4,021 
$1,000 
392,136 
1 7,636 
61,844 
138,191 
230,697 
Government payments 
farms 
22,793 
49 
286 
1,431 
4,263 
$1,000 
283,797 
3,811 
18,646 
62,994 
129,096 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,583 
53 
222 
1,032 
3,042 
number 
3,893,251 
211,130 
469,162 
1,112,506 
2,119,209 
Milk cows 
farms 
689 
18 
47 
93 
164 
number 
91,831 
41,326 
63,814 
76,974 
82,986 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
681 
20 
73 
155 
253 
number 
1,191,162 
263,604 
759,333 
1,026,943 
1,138,809 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Dakota 35 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
