Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
24,334 
863 
3,852 
812 
1,117 
945 
Not on farm operated 
7,655 
437 
1,124 
368 
606 
525 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,049 
317 
1,060 
307 
460 
454 
Any 
17,940 
983 
3,916 
873 
1,263 
1,016 
1 to 49 days 
2,991 
112 
471 
106 
163 
160 
50 to 99 days 
1,190 
58 
173 
52 
52 
65 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,208 
96 
371 
88 
144 
103 
200 days or more 
11,551 
717 
2,901 
627 
904 
688 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
787 
69 
170 
30 
83 
47 
3 or 4 years 
1,268 
107 
276 
48 
100 
82 
5 to 9 years 
3,569 
231 
864 
167 
225 
173 
1 0 years or more 
26,365 
893 
3,666 
935 
1,315 
1,168 
Average years on present farm 
25.5 
18.1 
19.3 
21.6 
21.6 
23.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
535 
47 
120 
25 
56 
36 
3 or 4 years 
949 
86 
195 
36 
78 
72 
5 to 9 years 
3,000 
197 
717 
129 
212 
139 
1 0 years or more 
27,505 
970 
3,944 
990 
1,377 
1,223 
Average years operating any farm 
27.4 
20.3 
21.5 
23.7 
23.5 
25.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
258 
19 
26 
4 
16 
25 
25 to 34 years 
2,631 
212 
461 
81 
154 
126 
35 to 44 years 
3,922 
215 
734 
122 
216 
127 
45 to 49 years 
3,034 
147 
565 
105 
143 
132 
50 to 54 years 
4,411 
153 
677 
168 
186 
165 
55 to 59 years 
4,639 
155 
655 
144 
283 
169 
60 to 64 years 
4,543 
163 
716 
202 
211 
216 
65 to 69 years 
3,188 
106 
495 
150 
187 
155 
70 years and over 
5,363 
130 
647 
204 
327 
355 
Average age 
55.9 
50.9 
54.4 
57.5 
56.6 
58.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
200 
1 
34 
6 
5 
15 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
817 
43 
83 
9 
27 
40 
Asian 
5 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
Black or African American 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
31,052 
1,254 
4,875 
1,169 
1,693 
1,424 
More than one race reported 
109 
3 
13 
2 
2 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,792 
212 
691 
201 
295 
279 
2 people 
15,111 
535 
2,250 
585 
810 
702 
3 people 
4,295 
200 
675 
148 
222 
199 
4 people 
4,167 
184 
702 
151 
230 
178 
5 or more people 
3,624 
169 
658 
95 
166 
112 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,268 
1,006 
4,188 
874 
1,259 
1,015 
25 to 49 percent 
3,140 
88 
336 
119 
210 
216 
50 to 74 percent 
4,697 
106 
211 
133 
155 
132 
75 to 99 percent 
5,600 
47 
140 
37 
66 
68 
1 00 percent 
4,284 
53 
101 
17 
33 
39 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,168 
49 
120 
41 
54 
66 
acres 
3,663,551 
131 
3,344 
2,407 
4,258 
7,810 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
24,110 
976 
3,796 
895 
1,212 
1,063 
Dial-up service 
2,021 
68 
254 
60 
118 
91 
DSL service 
8,570 
362 
1,192 
242 
383 
342 
Cable modem service 
4,018 
220 
689 
216 
275 
252 
Fiber-optic service 
4,765 
112 
705 
137 
200 
146 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,864 
180 
678 
141 
199 
167 
Satellite service 
3,578 
109 
620 
133 
138 
151 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
644 
31 
133 
54 
34 
35 
Other Internet service 
553 
15 
126 
23 
42 
39 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
24,737 
1,106 
4,197 
989 
1,392 
1,222 
2 households 
5,245 
148 
583 
133 
244 
163 
3 households 
1,155 
30 
92 
35 
47 
47 
4 households 
502 
11 
45 
11 
23 
29 
5 or more households 
350 
5 
59 
12 
17 
9 
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 
1,267 
4,849 
1,137 
1,668 
1,413 
acres 
40,934,161 
4,690 
126,737 
65,462 
136,525 
164,160 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
