Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
percent 
100.0 
51.3 
40.0 
8.7 
58.0 
42.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,257,079 
11,965,042 
28,350,099 
2,941,938 
21,444,323 
21,812,756 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,352 
729 
2,215 
1,061 
1,157 
1,622 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
$1,000 
10,454,024 
2,284,169 
7,453,694 
716,161 
4,863,124 
5,590,900 
Average per farm 
dollars 
326,801 
139,168 
582,229 
258,169 
262,304 
415,711 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,838 
2,384 
257 
197 
1,626 
1,212 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,931 
1,698 
134 
99 
1,170 
761 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,182 
1,920 
161 
101 
1,284 
898 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,643 
2,251 
260 
132 
1,528 
1,115 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,536 
2,604 
616 
316 
2,139 
1,397 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,518 
1,441 
746 
331 
1,511 
1,007 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,038 
1,356 
1,253 
429 
1,881 
1,157 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,551 
1,329 
2,701 
521 
2,801 
1,750 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,759 
635 
2,787 
337 
2,219 
1,540 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,635 
393 
2,071 
171 
1,367 
1,268 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,358 
402 
1,816 
140 
1,014 
1,344 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,748 
253 
1,397 
98 
821 
927 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
403 
91 
278 
34 
141 
262 
$5,000,000 or more 
207 
58 
141 
8 
52 
155 
Total sales 
farms 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
2,194,459 
7,276,522 
699,246 
4,713,898 
5,456,329 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,961 
3,717 
9,691 
1,553 
8,946 
6,015 
$1,000 
5,809,792 
826,507 
4,524,707 
458,578 
2,773,311 
3,036,481 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,059 
1,953 
8,016 
1,090 
6,468 
4,591 
$1,000 
5,729,232 
795,141 
4,485,504 
448,587 
2,721,616 
3,007,616 
Corn 
farms 
12,894 
2,812 
8,783 
1,299 
7,728 
5,166 
$1,000 
3,063,457 
388,512 
2,428,169 
246,777 
1,485,122 
1 ,578,334 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,433 
1,255 
6,394 
784 
4,904 
3,529 
$1,000 
2,973,334 
361,971 
2,375,054 
236,308 
1,428,859 
1,544,475 
Wheat 
farms 
4,800 
1,053 
3,354 
393 
2,555 
2,245 
$1,000 
755,870 
165,570 
540,782 
49,519 
308,183 
447,687 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,742 
516 
2,022 
204 
1,371 
1,371 
$1,000 
709,038 
154,317 
509,291 
45,430 
281,919 
427,119 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,960 
2,189 
7,628 
1,143 
6,689 
4,271 
$1,000 
1,692,677 
197,352 
1 ,352,994 
142,331 
838,465 
854,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,832 
804 
5,415 
613 
3,978 
2,854 
$1,000 
1,597,736 
171,064 
1,296,659 
130,013 
777,350 
820,386 
Sorghum 
farms 
526 
153 
345 
28 
267 
259 
$1,000 
39,738 
12,668 
24,974 
2,096 
23,904 
15,834 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
74 
141 
4 
124 
95 
$1,000 
33,672 
11,145 
20,826 
1,701 
21,330 
12,341 
Barley 
farms 
147 
51 
88 
8 
69 
78 
$1,000 
3,844 
1,030 
2,383 
431 
2,090 
1,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
6 
11 
3 
13 
7 
$1,000 
2,289 
447 
1,504 
338 
1,346 
943 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,088 
552 
1,340 
196 
1,078 
1,010 
$1,000 
254,206 
61,376 
175,405 
17,425 
115,547 
138,659 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
863 
201 
563 
99 
411 
452 
$1,000 
236,339 
56,873 
163,355 
16,111 
106,255 
130,084 
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 
112 
48 
17 
65 
112 
$1,000 
2,186 
669 
(D) 
(D) 
642 
1,544 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
8 
1 
1 
8 
$1,000 
961 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
86 
66 
16 
4 
23 
63 
$1,000 
887 
(D) 
483 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
524 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
66 
59 
5 
2 
20 
46 
$1,000 
810 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
158 
652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
26 
13 
11 
2 
6 
20 
$1,000 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
153 
107 
33 
13 
58 
95 
$1,000 
14,670 
10,846 
2,145 
1,679 
4,176 
10,494 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
35 
7 
5 
15 
32 
$1,000 
13,261 
9,796 
1,905 
1,560 
3,671 
9,591 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
