Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,644 
1,534 
1,509 
110 
102 
651 
percent 
5.1 
4.8 
4.7 
0.3 
0.3 
2.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,561,391 
4,379,824 
4,279,643 
181,567 
(D) 
3,317,771 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,775 
2,855 
2,836 
1,651 
(D) 
5,096 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,644 
1,534 
1,509 
110 
102 
651 
$1,000 
1,774,103 
1,582,938 
1,476,648 
191,165 
152,306 
336,412 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,079,138 
1,031,902 
978,560 
1,737,867 
1,493,192 
516,762 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
53 
47 
46 
6 
6 
160 
$1,000 to $2,499 
38 
29 
28 
9 
9 
75 
$2,500 to $4,999 
59 
54 
54 
5 
5 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
69 
69 
15 
15 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
130 
117 
116 
13 
12 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
74 
73 
8 
8 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
75 
69 
69 
6 
6 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
172 
167 
165 
5 
5 
42 
$250,000 to $499,999 
192 
191 
189 
1 
1 
38 
$500,000 to $999,999 
285 
278 
277 
7 
7 
19 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
474 
439 
423 
35 
28 
47 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
321 
307 
304 
14 
14 
14 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
89 
79 
76 
10 
5 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
64 
53 
43 
11 
9 
27 
Total sales 
farms 
1,644 
1,534 
1,509 
110 
102 
651 
$1,000 
1,741,833 
1,552,296 
1,447,095 
189,538 
(D) 
331,627 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
992 
957 
941 
35 
33 
142 
$1,000 
852,923 
806,549 
780,633 
46,374 
(D) 
109,956 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
885 
852 
836 
33 
31 
106 
$1,000 
(D) 
804,357 
778,442 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
875 
843 
829 
32 
30 
119 
$1,000 
470,390 
441,158 
427,283 
29,232 
(D) 
55,497 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
782 
751 
737 
31 
29 
80 
$1,000 
(D) 
439,220 
425,345 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
443 
429 
420 
14 
14 
58 
$1,000 
104,893 
102,231 
98,343 
2,662 
2,662 
12,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
359 
346 
337 
13 
13 
33 
$1,000 
(D) 
99,928 
96,040 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
762 
734 
721 
28 
27 
104 
$1,000 
232,111 
220,497 
212,639 
11,614 
(D) 
30,265 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
649 
628 
618 
21 
20 
65 
$1,000 
229,392 
217,997 
210,254 
1 1 ,395 
(D) 
29,416 
Sorghum 
farms 
52 
51 
49 
1 
1 
14 
$1,000 
8,053 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
421 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
33 
31 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
7,575 
7,575 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
20 
20 
20 
- 
- 
$1,000 
837 
837 
837 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
567 
567 
567 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
177 
172 
170 
5 
5 
27 
$1,000 
36,639 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
111 
110 
4 
4 
13 
$1,000 
35,446 
32,591 
(D) 
2,855 
2,855 
10,631 
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 
26 
23 
22 
3 
3 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
20 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
20 
19 
18 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
616 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
565 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
7 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
51 
51 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
40 
37 
37 
3 
3 
3 
$1,000 
8,348 
7,825 
7,825 
524 
524 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
16 
16 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
8,064 
7,540 
7,540 
524 
524 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Dakota 133 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
