Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
31,989 
442 
754 
219 
671 
1,023 
1,056 
2007 
31,169 
379 
750 
265 
563 
986 
1,036 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
43,257,079 
442,007 
793,756 
606,496 
351,596 
449,020 
1 ,078,794 
2007 
43,666,403 
364,612 
769,855 
753,263 
308,583 
462,579 
1,085,020 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,352 
1,000 
1,053 
2,769 
524 
439 
1,022 
2007 
1,401 
962 
1,026 
2,843 
548 
469 
1,047 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
31,989 
442 
754 
219 
671 
1,023 
1,056 
2007 
31,169 
379 
750 
265 
563 
986 
1,036 
$1,000, 2012 
72,967,757 
1,043,576 
2,273,027 
342,734 
1,026,605 
1,913,077 
3,147,312 
2007 
39,127,431 
498,826 
1,003,846 
279,147 
452,831 
987,336 
1,716,262 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,281,026 
2,361,031 
3,014,624 
1 ,564,995 
1,529,962 
1,870,065 
2,980,409 
2007 
1,255,332 
1,316,163 
1,338,462 
1,053,384 
804,317 
1,001,355 
1,656,624 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,687 
2,361 
2,864 
565 
2,920 
4,261 
2,917 
2007 
896 
1,368 
1,304 
371 
1,467 
2,134 
1,582 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,258 
12 
45 
20 
74 
62 
95 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,973 
22 
41 
15 
36 
57 
74 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,597 
52 
99 
21 
93 
169 
123 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,280 
92 
137 
29 
93 
269 
221 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,451 
66 
70 
44 
82 
132 
121 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,121 
72 
101 
46 
119 
112 
123 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,430 
75 
154 
28 
142 
122 
130 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2,485 
25 
53 
12 
26 
54 
75 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,394 
26 
54 
4 
6 
46 
94 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
48,518,870 
453,391 
805,572 
758,214 
360,769 
507,012 
1 ,096,339 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
89.2 
97.5 
98.5 
80.0 
97.5 
88.6 
98.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,300 
9 
28 
8 
20 
76 
56 
acres 
4,814 
39 
126 
8 
121 
282 
219 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,976 
45 
118 
8 
116 
248 
193 
acres 
130,425 
1,272 
2,912 
328 
3,054 
5,958 
5,322 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,180 
13 
19 
4 
10 
43 
48 
acres 
68,092 
742 
1,029 
252 
606 
2,541 
2,763 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,723 
12 
54 
10 
59 
72 
57 
acres 
140,992 
995 
4,515 
790 
4,732 
5,943 
4,526 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,470 
22 
38 
5 
32 
72 
33 
acres 
170,689 
2,511 
4,285 
540 
3,796 
8,480 
3,884 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,046 
24 
54 
11 
34 
75 
79 
acres 
323,083 
3,673 
8,529 
1,722 
5,311 
11,742 
12,351 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
886 
15 
18 
3 
23 
26 
31 
acres 
175,200 
3,036 
3,447 
613 
4,548 
5,277 
5,987 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
863 
22 
23 
3 
15 
29 
40 
acres 
205,499 
5,390 
5,381 
728 
3,627 
6,932 
9,568 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,604 
70 
75 
17 
105 
137 
108 
acres 
1 ,322,745 
24,629 
27,884 
6,014 
39,698 
49,058 
41,040 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,229 
57 
97 
23 
165 
121 
123 
acres 
3,039,631 
41,599 
71,162 
16,587 
118,831 
84,203 
85,299 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,075 
96 
107 
41 
76 
65 
121 
acres 
5,702,018 
133,185 
158,737 
60,978 
102,801 
86,705 
178,366 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,637 
57 
123 
86 
16 
59 
167 
acres 
31,973,891 
224,936 
505,749 
517,936 
64,471 
181,899 
729,469 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
920 
3 
28 
2 
9 
55 
21 
acres 
4,485 
6 
131 
(D) 
45 
256 
114 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
3,898 
52 
116 
16 
61 
196 
150 
acres 
103,542 
1,410 
3,001 
368 
1,708 
4,990 
4,135 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
920 
13 
15 
2 
12 
47 
24 
acres 
53,465 
773 
810 
(D) 
651 
2,754 
1,392 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,492 
16 
24 
7 
45 
56 
63 
acres 
120,817 
1,283 
1,951 
551 
3,657 
4,617 
5,046 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,283 
15 
42 
11 
22 
73 
29 
acres 
147,938 
1,612 
4,960 
1,316 
2,590 
8,625 
3,334 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,214 
23 
66 
9 
41 
90 
83 
acres 
349,640 
3,645 
10,383 
1,425 
6,530 
14,165 
13,202 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
882 
14 
6 
6 
18 
35 
32 
acres 
174,908 
2,743 
1,226 
1,220 
3,583 
6,953 
6,369 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
929 
13 
25 
4 
32 
29 
22 
acres 
221,051 
3,050 
5,878 
990 
7,654 
6,910 
5,240 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,063 
64 
71 
25 
96 
143 
134 
acres 
1,501,281 
23,942 
24,530 
8,857 
35,829 
51,911 
51,335 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,714 
56 
107 
32 
131 
124 
173 
acres 
3,386,253 
43,718 
81,686 
22,382 
90,584 
90,605 
126,282 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,362 
73 
155 
46 
79 
93 
154 
acres 
6,124,293 
102,925 
222,030 
67,732 
99,911 
123,618 
218,467 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,492 
37 
95 
105 
17 
45 
151 
acres 
31,478,730 
179,505 
413,269 
648,280 
55,841 
147,175 
650,104 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
26,422 
387 
655 
179 
617 
820 
913 
2007 
26,625 
328 
650 
230 
525 
881 
905 
acres, 2012 
19,147,320 
267,707 
576,930 
178,644 
277,172 
327,406 
854,474 
2007 
19,094,311 
228,775 
492,427 
257,213 
219,754 
351,302 
827,589 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,340 
308 
554 
149 
512 
627 
716 
2007 
21,902 
262 
545 
211 
485 
678 
696 
acres, 2012 
16,392,000 
245,146 
524,271 
130,669 
253,714 
284,894 
748,210 
2007 
15,278,709 
204,221 
400,360 
190,866 
198,410 
296,896 
619,940 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,846 
39 
39 
12 
28 
46 
72 
2007 
4,958 
62 
155 
42 
107 
163 
158 
acres, 2012 
518,702 
3,106 
7,916 
(D) 
1,385 
6,702 
1 1 ,375 
2007 
1,257,737 
9,354 
34,843 
(D) 
12,367 
18,032 
43,773 
--continued 
296 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
