Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
407 
78 
659 
242 
759 
597 
461 
2007 
370 
86 
584 
318 
693 
577 
484 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
513,888 
296,175 
1,134,603 
360,341 
692,319 
608,805 
258,692 
2007 
518,462 
312,068 
1,140,405 
400,871 
660,519 
508,768 
266,697 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,263 
3,797 
1,722 
1,489 
912 
1,020 
561 
2007 
1,401 
3,629 
1,953 
1,261 
953 
882 
551 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
407 
78 
659 
242 
759 
597 
461 
2007 
370 
86 
584 
318 
693 
577 
484 
$1,000, 2012 
1,170,711 
350,101 
702,810 
459,488 
1,629,330 
1 ,542,692 
1,143,999 
2007 
544,572 
171,222 
558,864 
293,892 
829,435 
741,538 
620,310 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,876,440 
4,488,481 
1,066,479 
1,898,711 
2,146,679 
2,584,073 
2,481,559 
2007 
1,471,816 
1,990,955 
956,959 
924,190 
1,196,875 
1,285,162 
1,281,632 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,278 
1,182 
619 
1,275 
2,353 
2,534 
4,422 
2007 
1,050 
549 
490 
733 
1,256 
1,458 
2,326 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
28 
3 
45 
13 
62 
35 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
4 
42 
16 
40 
43 
36 
$100,000 to $199,999 
56 
9 
66 
23 
73 
33 
58 
$200,000 to $499,999 
64 
6 
230 
41 
133 
92 
63 
$500,000 to $999,999 
43 
9 
103 
45 
93 
82 
61 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
52 
7 
87 
37 
108 
87 
65 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
66 
16 
62 
44 
155 
128 
93 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
50 
15 
15 
14 
79 
74 
52 
$10,000,000 or more 
23 
9 
9 
9 
16 
23 
17 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
523,034 
301,690 
1,439,935 
469,553 
702,391 
612,867 
263,800 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.3 
98.2 
78.8 
76.7 
98.6 
99.3 
98.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9 
1 
33 
1 
15 
15 
34 
acres 
12 
(D) 
83 
(D) 
60 
34 
184 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
78 
5 
106 
18 
92 
54 
91 
acres 
1,916 
(D) 
3,298 
644 
2,663 
1,661 
2,231 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5 
23 
9 
36 
17 
13 
acres 
289 
- 
1,366 
531 
2,104 
1,038 
769 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
29 
- 
58 
3 
43 
38 
16 
acres 
2,278 
- 
4,654 
(D) 
3,520 
3,152 
1,312 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
8 
28 
21 
46 
26 
25 
acres 
833 
907 
3,200 
2,427 
5,187 
3,066 
2,765 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
25 
1 
54 
17 
51 
51 
21 
acres 
3,896 
(D) 
8,735 
2,727 
8,045 
8,108 
3,173 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
8 
3 
30 
8 
36 
27 
15 
acres 
1,580 
592 
5,945 
1,646 
7,069 
5,457 
2,980 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
15 
1 
26 
5 
13 
20 
14 
acres 
3,550 
(D) 
6,150 
1,224 
3,061 
4,706 
3,379 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
39 
7 
69 
23 
85 
62 
60 
acres 
13,352 
2,397 
25,217 
8,511 
31,317 
23,464 
22,581 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
42 
8 
75 
41 
115 
86 
73 
acres 
31,385 
4,352 
52,044 
30,079 
83,526 
65,365 
53,378 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
63 
12 
41 
31 
143 
106 
75 
acres 
86,517 
18,919 
53,203 
47,197 
197,830 
144,409 
103,267 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
87 
32 
116 
65 
84 
95 
24 
acres 
368,280 
268,403 
970,708 
265,113 
347,937 
348,345 
62,673 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11 
5 
32 
3 
19 
5 
17 
acres 
43 
9 
169 
7 
57 
20 
68 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
32 
9 
85 
25 
72 
56 
87 
acres 
874 
227 
2,592 
773 
2,167 
1,653 
2,111 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4 
3 
12 
5 
18 
6 
15 
acres 
243 
180 
695 
291 
1,053 
359 
851 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
14 
1 
41 
12 
35 
20 
27 
acres 
1,101 
(D) 
3,305 
942 
2,790 
1,608 
2,140 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5 
4 
34 
19 
40 
17 
19 
acres 
620 
436 
3,860 
2,271 
4,566 
1,998 
2,232 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
23 
- 
53 
27 
36 
67 
20 
acres 
3,647 
- 
8,489 
4,256 
5,632 
10,518 
3,179 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5 
1 
15 
8 
25 
16 
8 
acres 
963 
(D) 
2,971 
1,623 
4,956 
3,260 
1,612 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
2 
17 
5 
25 
23 
17 
acres 
2,584 
(D) 
4,053 
1,190 
5,952 
5,466 
4,085 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
27 
4 
59 
33 
93 
112 
70 
acres 
9,983 
1,456 
21,905 
12,855 
34,777 
41,138 
26,047 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
70 
11 
67 
63 
135 
104 
107 
acres 
52,390 
8,092 
46,228 
44,775 
99,045 
76,535 
76,579 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
87 
9 
40 
53 
103 
85 
79 
acres 
124,946 
14,426 
57,042 
76,778 
145,320 
119,449 
105,260 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
81 
37 
129 
65 
92 
66 
18 
acres 
321,068 
286,486 
989,096 
255,110 
354,204 
246,764 
42,533 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
342 
64 
466 
214 
679 
533 
407 
2007 
336 
69 
442 
281 
617 
520 
435 
acres, 2012 
263,853 
86,974 
116,836 
210,950 
448,940 
401,298 
237,577 
2007 
287,619 
73,824 
163,375 
205,605 
403,374 
335,735 
237,334 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
293 
54 
398 
161 
558 
411 
337 
2007 
292 
62 
389 
179 
524 
401 
384 
acres, 2012 
233,934 
79,779 
71,500 
179,911 
409,912 
353,202 
226,896 
2007 
249,064 
68,450 
89,343 
157,939 
353,320 
260,180 
221,128 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
30 
3 
58 
24 
46 
45 
21 
2007 
86 
6 
109 
43 
121 
102 
76 
acres, 2012 
4,794 
(D) 
1 1 ,433 
8,653 
15,693 
1 1 ,726 
1,480 
2007 
24,706 
(D) 
40,293 
15,406 
34,716 
18,054 
4,589 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 297 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
