Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
3,289,165 
30,766 
83,889 
22,879 
28,330 
99,432 
203,768 
2007 
2,217,996 
31,181 
72,518 
12,880 
34,410 
53,369 
96,956 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
102,822 
69,605 
1 1 1 ,258 
104,469 
42,221 
97,196 
192,962 
2007 
71,160 
82,272 
96,691 
48,603 
61,118 
54,127 
93,587 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number, 2012 
20,835 
325 
548 
142 
424 
587 
745 
2007 
21,983 
262 
546 
184 
442 
670 
736 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
180,188 
115,706 
171,747 
182,602 
86,365 
188,661 
289,889 
2007 
109,965 
132,921 
140,079 
77,354 
81,930 
87,814 
139,172 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
11,154 
117 
206 
77 
247 
436 
311 
2007 
9,186 
117 
204 
81 
121 
316 
300 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
41,694 
58,452 
49,654 
39,621 
33,557 
25,946 
39,225 
2007 
21,702 
31,147 
19,437 
16,706 
14,906 
17,298 
18,249 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
3,134,896 
30,183 
80,309 
21,832 
27,500 
92,468 
194,844 
2007 
2,106,109 
30,683 
70,228 
1 1 ,835 
33,512 
49,366 
91,632 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
97,999 
68,287 
106,511 
99,690 
40,984 
90,389 
184,511 
2007 
67,571 
80,957 
93,638 
44,662 
59,525 
50,067 
88,448 
Farm operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms, 2012 
20,702 
325 
546 
138 
419 
585 
738 
2007 
21,792 
261 
540 
178 
440 
664 
731 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
174,911 
114,054 
166,327 
182,815 
85,920 
177,992 
281,051 
2007 
106,223 
131,363 
137,869 
75,250 
80,479 
83,182 
133,131 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
11,287 
117 
208 
81 
252 
438 
318 
2007 
9,377 
118 
210 
87 
123 
322 
305 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
43,069 
58,841 
50,506 
41,930 
33,730 
26,615 
39,534 
2007 
22,257 
30,533 
20,100 
17,920 
15,433 
18,220 
18,646 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
47,513 
12,472 
22,070 
34,067 
68,994 
81,363 
37,014 
2007 
37,591 
6,416 
15,631 
22,488 
56,360 
47,017 
33,529 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
116,739 
159,897 
33,490 
140,772 
90,901 
136,287 
80,291 
2007 
101,598 
74,605 
26,765 
70,718 
81,328 
81,485 
69,275 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number, 2012 
247 
50 
360 
177 
500 
442 
285 
2007 
276 
59 
306 
229 
542 
458 
373 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
223,083 
278,811 
89,684 
210,424 
182,856 
208,120 
155,750 
2007 
144,949 
123,735 
64,172 
103,609 
109,923 
109,306 
93,565 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
160 
28 
299 
65 
259 
155 
176 
2007 
94 
27 
278 
89 
151 
119 
111 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,430 
52,449 
34,167 
48,895 
86,617 
68,553 
41,901 
2007 
25,690 
32,752 
14,410 
13,914 
21,313 
25,588 
12,352 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
45,122 
1 1 ,564 
21,768 
33,244 
66,308 
77,725 
32,987 
2007 
37,042 
6,1 56 
14,442 
22,007 
54,631 
44,542 
29,718 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
110,864 
148,251 
33,032 
137,373 
87,363 
130,193 
71,556 
2007 
100,113 
71,586 
24,729 
69,203 
78,833 
77,195 
61,401 
Farm operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms, 2012 
245 
49 
358 
178 
502 
436 
282 
2007 
274 
59 
304 
225 
538 
458 
365 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
216,527 
266,711 
89,781 
207,034 
177,692 
203,592 
144,288 
2007 
144,314 
124,433 
60,918 
103,498 
106,866 
103,523 
86,182 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
162 
29 
301 
64 
257 
161 
179 
2007 
96 
27 
280 
93 
155 
119 
119 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
48,934 
51,907 
34,463 
56,372 
89,078 
68,576 
43,028 
2007 
26,046 
43,896 
14,562 
13,770 
18,468 
24,132 
14,606 
Item 
Codington 
Corson 
Custer 
Davison 
Day 
Deuel 
Dewey 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
49,440 
42,258 
6,274 
23,085 
84,303 
65,554 
26,527 
2007 
35,844 
25,620 
3,561 
30,073 
37,614 
31,220 
21,339 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
69,340 
130,828 
14,067 
54,062 
121,649 
98,726 
77,565 
2007 
54,064 
65,356 
9,918 
74,072 
55,725 
53,551 
52,045 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number, 2012 
442 
244 
184 
224 
450 
455 
221 
2007 
457 
278 
141 
267 
531 
446 
263 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
134,838 
187,805 
62,746 
131,691 
195,769 
152,439 
142,213 
2007 
85,016 
103,620 
42,652 
119,325 
76,016 
78,591 
95,626 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
271 
79 
262 
203 
243 
209 
121 
2007 
206 
114 
218 
139 
144 
137 
147 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
37,487 
45,150 
20,120 
31,597 
15,610 
18,209 
40,510 
2007 
14,603 
27,954 
1 1 ,254 
12,854 
19,097 
27,968 
25,925 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
47,105 
41,593 
6,033 
22,580 
81,967 
62,464 
26,067 
2007 
34,892 
25,045 
3,405 
28,907 
35,890 
30,263 
21,160 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
66,066 
128,770 
13,526 
52,881 
118,278 
94,073 
76,219 
2007 
52,628 
63,890 
9,484 
71,200 
53,170 
51,909 
51,611 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
farms, 2012 
441 
243 
182 
223 
452 
455 
222 
2007 
452 
276 
141 
266 
527 
443 
260 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
131,809 
187,823 
62,659 
130,129 
190,617 
145,595 
139,445 
2007 
83,882 
102,357 
41,610 
115,469 
73,674 
77,117 
96,447 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
272 
80 
264 
204 
241 
209 
120 
2007 
211 
116 
218 
140 
148 
140 
150 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
40,525 
50,604 
20,346 
31,562 
17,394 
18,093 
40,748 
2007 
14,324 
27,634 
1 1 ,295 
12,912 
19,843 
27,855 
26,105 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
270 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
