Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
percent 
100.0 
4.1 
15.6 
3.7 
5.4 
4.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,257,079 
4,814 
130,425 
68,092 
140,992 
170,689 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,352 
4 
26 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
10,454,024 
74,443 
211,861 
41,687 
53,052 
71,531 
Average per farm 
dollars 
326,801 
57,264 
42,577 
35,328 
30,790 
48,660 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,838 
288 
1,281 
150 
205 
169 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,931 
211 
1,059 
168 
125 
87 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,182 
158 
857 
254 
293 
196 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,643 
166 
693 
259 
377 
291 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,536 
178 
635 
205 
376 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,518 
92 
211 
83 
217 
199 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,038 
80 
73 
44 
102 
103 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,551 
68 
77 
7 
7 
38 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,759 
33 
30 
2 
5 
5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,635 
14 
27 
1 
9 
1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,358 
12 
33 
7 
7 
9 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,748 
9 
14 
2 
5 
4 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
403 
1 
11 
3 
1 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
207 
2 
8 
2 
1 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
73,489 
206,757 
38,748 
48,245 
66,703 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,961 
31 
394 
140 
341 
333 
$1,000 
5,809,792 
76 
2,965 
1,667 
7,634 
9,483 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,059 
- 
- 
2 
31 
55 
$1,000 
5,729,232 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,197 
Corn 
farms 
12,894 
27 
253 
107 
243 
248 
$1,000 
3,063,457 
65 
1,937 
1,242 
4,630 
5,819 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,433 
- 
- 
2 
19 
31 
$1,000 
2,973,334 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,376 
Wheat 
farms 
4,800 
- 
15 
4 
19 
28 
$1,000 
755,870 
- 
74 
(D) 
257 
421 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,742 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
709,038 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,960 
5 
164 
51 
185 
188 
$1,000 
1,692,677 
10 
931 
386 
2,641 
3,100 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,832 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,597,736 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
526 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
39,738 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
33,672 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
147 
- 
6 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
3,844 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,289 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,088 
. 
12 
5 
22 
16 
$1,000 
254,206 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
863 
- 
- 
$1,000 
236,339 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
177 
34 
70 
10 
11 
2 
$1,000 
2,186 
187 
492 
256 
139 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
961 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
86 
17 
41 
13 
4 
_ 
$1,000 
887 
48 
294 
28 
22 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
524 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
66 
13 
38 
6 
4 
- 
$1,000 
810 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
26 
4 
6 
7 
3 
- 
$1,000 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
153 
40 
67 
13 
3 
3 
$1,000 
14,670 
5,927 
4,444 
352 
46 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
14 
21 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
13,261 
5,551 
3,921 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
