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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
944 
24 
108 
25 
54 
28 
acres 
1,832,507 
95 
2,483 
1,441 
4,393 
3,341 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
27,544 
1,194 
4,554 
1,060 
1,570 
1,303 
acres 
29,203,602 
4,420 
118,555 
61,101 
128,479 
151,402 
Partnership 
farms 
2,150 
47 
181 
54 
69 
83 
acres 
6,174,315 
183 
4,868 
3,092 
5,610 
9,723 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,477 
32 
129 
43 
51 
46 
acres 
4,483,990 
128 
3,462 
2,486 
4,114 
5,324 
Corporation 
farms 
1,644 
46 
140 
36 
40 
40 
acres 
4,561,391 
162 
3,907 
2,085 
3,228 
4,392 
Family held 
farms 
1,534 
45 
122 
34 
35 
34 
acres 
4,379,824 
(D) 
3,402 
(D) 
2,845 
3,711 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
25 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,509 
45 
122 
33 
35 
33 
Other than family held 
farms 
110 
1 
18 
2 
5 
6 
acres 
181,567 
(D) 
505 
(D) 
383 
681 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
8 
4 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
102 
1 
14 
2 
5 
5 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
651 
13 
101 
30 
44 
44 
acres 
3,317,771 
49 
3,095 
1,814 
3,675 
5,172 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
262 
636 
186 
219 
236 
workers 
27,199 
850 
1,843 
713 
518 
663 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,947 
144 
248 
72 
69 
71 
workers 
10,162 
338 
609 
187 
122 
216 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
6,933 
169 
457 
133 
167 
186 
workers 
17,037 
512 
1,234 
526 
396 
447 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
66 
2 
14 
4 
3 
1 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
9 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
11,065 
511 
1,720 
406 
565 
449 
workers 
25,248 
1,147 
4,042 
1,034 
1,178 
1,007 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,300 
1,300 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,976 
- 
4,976 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
1,180 
- 
- 
1,180 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
1,723 
- 
- 
- 
1,723 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,470 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,470 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,046 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
886 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
863 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
3,604 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
4,229 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,075 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
5,637 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
10,661 
25 
286 
94 
254 
220 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
69 
16 
37 
4 
4 
1 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
45 
20 
20 
- 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
100 
35 
45 
7 
1 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
7,996 
105 
1,841 
594 
829 
699 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
7,996 
105 
1,841 
594 
829 
699 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,288 
532 
986 
214 
398 
356 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
646 
29 
40 
9 
12 
18 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
276 
7 
36 
21 
7 
13 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
223 
31 
63 
9 
7 
4 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
186 
51 
76 
8 
10 
10 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
690 
118 
283 
31 
46 
29 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,809 
331 
1,263 
189 
155 
117 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,583 
598 
1,328 
295 
564 
467 
number 
3,893,251 
36,511 
53,736 
12,103 
21,692 
31,262 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,425 
193 
604 
86 
137 
61 
1 0 to 49 
3,819 
235 
539 
176 
340 
268 
50 to 99 
2,382 
72 
88 
15 
47 
80 
100 to 199 
2,538 
54 
61 
7 
28 
34 
200 to 499 
3,181 
31 
24 
7 
11 
20 
500 or more 
2,238 
13 
12 
4 
1 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
13,584 
472 
904 
232 
451 
397 
number 
1,702,390 
17,364 
14,930 
8,117 
8,669 
13,083 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
70 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
