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 
Codington 
Corson 
Custer 
Davison 
Day 
Deuel 
Dewey 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
713 
323 
446 
427 
693 
664 
342 
2007 
663 
392 
359 
406 
675 
583 
410 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
369,235 
1 ,242,269 
623,206 
275,291 
570,125 
341 ,853 
1,181,719 
2007 
367,107 
1 ,283,038 
601,129 
279,524 
567,218 
317,164 
1 ,449,585 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
518 
3,846 
1,397 
645 
823 
515 
3,455 
2007 
554 
3,273 
1,674 
688 
840 
544 
3,536 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
713 
323 
446 
427 
693 
664 
342 
2007 
663 
392 
359 
406 
675 
583 
410 
$1,000, 2012 
991,008 
812,157 
714,021 
933,972 
1 ,089,343 
1,008,953 
677,023 
2007 
575,006 
482,880 
345,406 
476,856 
698,993 
498,869 
508,394 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,389,913 
2,514,419 
1,600,944 
2,187,288 
1 ,571 ,924 
1,519,508 
1,979,601 
2007 
867,278 
1,231,837 
962,135 
1,174,521 
1,035,545 
855,693 
1 ,239,985 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,684 
654 
1,146 
3,393 
1,911 
2,951 
573 
2007 
1,566 
376 
575 
1,706 
1,232 
1,573 
351 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
58 
18 
50 
12 
56 
56 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
63 
12 
30 
33 
61 
58 
9 
$100,000 to $199,999 
92 
30 
54 
59 
103 
111 
29 
$200,000 to $499,999 
181 
59 
102 
113 
134 
129 
66 
$500,000 to $999,999 
109 
36 
106 
55 
106 
88 
41 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
88 
64 
39 
62 
78 
84 
59 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
74 
68 
52 
45 
103 
87 
71 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
33 
22 
9 
28 
34 
37 
25 
$10,000,000 or more 
15 
14 
4 
20 
18 
14 
8 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
440,371 
1,580,604 
996,499 
278,721 
657,836 
398,519 
1,473,596 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
83.8 
78.6 
62.5 
98.8 
86.7 
85.8 
80.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
36 
14 
33 
19 
16 
26 
29 
acres 
151 
14 
140 
69 
61 
114 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
184 
7 
114 
94 
81 
150 
21 
acres 
4,423 
(D) 
2,554 
2,540 
2,238 
3,953 
321 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
27 
34 
24 
31 
2 
acres 
1,861 
- 
1,599 
2,092 
1,317 
1,743 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
41 
6 
29 
30 
49 
37 
acres 
3,412 
496 
2,389 
2,468 
4,089 
3,080 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
46 
19 
32 
18 
53 
44 
3 
acres 
5,348 
2,254 
3,645 
2,103 
6,243 
5,218 
320 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
47 
11 
16 
21 
60 
46 
10 
acres 
7,488 
1,722 
2,529 
3,371 
9,614 
7,251 
1,600 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
3 
7 
17 
27 
30 
5 
acres 
3,329 
581 
1,413 
3,259 
5,356 
6,127 
980 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
1 
13 
12 
33 
19 
5 
acres 
4,750 
(D) 
3,142 
2,853 
8,037 
4,387 
1,123 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
79 
24 
30 
49 
101 
91 
44 
acres 
27,738 
8,842 
10,776 
17,402 
36,769 
33,192 
16,973 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
103 
39 
43 
55 
85 
88 
44 
acres 
70,580 
29,288 
32,281 
40,061 
58,947 
64,812 
31,403 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
62 
43 
30 
42 
76 
68 
29 
acres 
83,311 
65,917 
42,396 
59,023 
98,563 
93,961 
43,503 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
46 
156 
72 
36 
88 
34 
150 
acres 
156,844 
1,132,751 
520,342 
140,050 
338,891 
118,015 
1 ,085,347 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
34 
1 
17 
17 
12 
17 
8 
acres 
178 
(D) 
90 
87 
62 
98 
19 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
130 
19 
58 
82 
42 
73 
14 
acres 
3,440 
517 
1,419 
2,126 
1,170 
2,001 
401 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
35 
4 
30 
27 
25 
20 
3 
acres 
2,055 
(D) 
1,757 
1,579 
1,505 
1,188 
160 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
30 
6 
30 
19 
43 
32 
15 
acres 
2,480 
490 
2,369 
1,514 
3,580 
2,641 
1,237 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
37 
9 
28 
21 
19 
40 
4 
acres 
4,232 
1,085 
3,262 
2,507 
2,179 
4,625 
413 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
56 
24 
24 
23 
58 
48 
15 
acres 
8,851 
3,856 
3,773 
3,623 
9,219 
7,480 
2,360 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
25 
5 
11 
12 
26 
27 
13 
acres 
5,027 
948 
2,128 
2,359 
5,192 
5,431 
2,539 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
22 
5 
7 
11 
26 
24 
5 
acres 
5,180 
1,160 
1,668 
2,608 
6,248 
5,687 
1,180 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
98 
38 
26 
49 
130 
99 
34 
acres 
35,816 
14,005 
8,521 
18,649 
48,312 
35,032 
12,633 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
79 
37 
34 
60 
128 
110 
56 
acres 
57,974 
27,243 
25,134 
42,630 
94,218 
74,192 
41,846 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
77 
65 
29 
55 
92 
63 
61 
acres 
109,260 
95,353 
39,687 
77,570 
128,104 
85,267 
90,918 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
40 
179 
65 
30 
74 
30 
182 
acres 
132,614 
1,138,169 
511,321 
124,272 
267,429 
93,522 
1,295,879 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
584 
239 
202 
360 
597 
567 
245 
2007 
533 
335 
193 
342 
615 
504 
299 
acres, 2012 
255,903 
346,430 
46,911 
210,170 
395,007 
207,641 
214,442 
2007 
247,710 
372,883 
87,234 
214,888 
386,994 
199,572 
249,994 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
462 
218 
141 
298 
389 
424 
215 
2007 
415 
288 
130 
302 
422 
364 
257 
acres, 2012 
227,518 
295,332 
18,984 
194,255 
328,825 
178,764 
165,496 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
207,057 
293,028 
15,895 
187,268 
280,644 
157,295 
191,666 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
43 
21 
13 
24 
46 
42 
27 
2007 
78 
51 
50 
77 
135 
91 
44 
acres, 2012 
2,256 
15,755 
8,195 
2,738 
(D) 
2,063 
14,972 
2007 
9,129 
22,639 
52,414 
17,305 
22,650 
9,413 
(D) 
--continued 
298 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
