Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
31,989 
27,544 
2,150 
1,477 
percent 
100.0 
86.1 
6.7 
4.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,257,079 
29,203,602 
6,174,315 
4,483,990 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,352 
1,060 
2,872 
3,036 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
31,989 
27,544 
2,150 
1,477 
$1,000 
10,454,024 
6,463,408 
1,880,101 
1,490,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
326,801 
234,658 
874,466 
1,009,287 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,838 
2,505 
120 
66 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,931 
1,718 
100 
89 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,182 
1,965 
102 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,643 
2,302 
172 
122 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,536 
3,142 
200 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,518 
2,281 
120 
79 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,038 
2,782 
151 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,551 
4,122 
215 
128 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,759 
3,303 
226 
145 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,635 
2,044 
287 
184 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,358 
1,380 
457 
343 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,748 
1,134 
279 
196 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
403 
191 
117 
92 
$5,000,000 or more 
207 
55 
61 
55 
Total sales 
farms 
31,989 
27,544 
2,150 
1,477 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
6,251,818 
1 ,844,948 
1,465,223 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,961 
12,707 
1,120 
741 
$1,000 
5,809,792 
3,831,040 
1,015,874 
740,307 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,059 
9,123 
945 
630 
$1,000 
5,729,232 
3,756,923 
1,012,545 
738,306 
Corn 
farms 
12,894 
10,917 
983 
643 
$1,000 
3,063,457 
2,055,620 
481,951 
340,501 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,433 
6,809 
762 
511 
$1,000 
2,973,334 
1 ,972,494 
477,801 
338,101 
Wheat 
farms 
4,800 
3,733 
566 
400 
$1,000 
755,870 
431,086 
206,940 
168,552 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,742 
1,926 
424 
300 
$1,000 
709,038 
390,895 
203,208 
166,053 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,960 
9,317 
777 
494 
$1,000 
1,692,677 
1,178,694 
251,607 
171,121 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,832 
5,518 
600 
395 
$1,000 
1,597,736 
1,091,035 
247,893 
169,013 
Sorghum 
farms 
526 
381 
79 
43 
$1,000 
39,738 
25,264 
6,000 
3,627 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
148 
36 
18 
$1,000 
33,672 
20,892 
(D) 
3,036 
Barley 
farms 
147 
117 
10 
6 
$1,000 
3,844 
2,873 
135 
114 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
14 
2 
2 
$1,000 
2,289 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,088 
1,614 
270 
185 
$1,000 
254,206 
137,504 
69,241 
56,392 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
863 
559 
176 
130 
$1,000 
236,339 
122,690 
67,571 
55,614 
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 
140 
5 
4 
$1,000 
2,186 
1,726 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
6 
2 
1 
$1,000 
961 
742 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
86 
61 
4 
3 
$1,000 
887 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
524 
(D) 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
66 
48 
3 
2 
$1,000 
810 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
26 
17 
1 
1 
$1,000 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
153 
104 
6 
4 
$1,000 
14,670 
4,396 
(D) 
497 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
23 
3 
2 
$1,000 
13,261 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
132 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
