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 
Hamlin 
Hand 
Hanson 
Harding 
Hughes 
Hutchinson 
Hyde 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
489 
415 
370 
250 
338 
802 
207 
2007 
449 
484 
308 
252 
305 
723 
181 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
311,102 
905,141 
274,069 
1 ,467,327 
430,930 
513,352 
514,618 
2007 
309,740 
898,741 
219,023 
1,596,101 
411,199 
509,775 
480,989 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
636 
2,181 
741 
5,869 
1,275 
640 
2,486 
2007 
690 
1,857 
711 
6,334 
1,348 
705 
2,657 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
489 
415 
370 
250 
338 
802 
207 
2007 
449 
484 
308 
252 
305 
723 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
1,111,170 
1 ,726,948 
1,026,287 
616,304 
845,995 
1 ,687,238 
715,081 
2007 
579,076 
834,833 
428,216 
580,723 
342,971 
933,999 
306,680 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,272,330 
4,161,320 
2,773,748 
2,465,215 
2,502,945 
2,103,788 
3,454,496 
2007 
1,289,702 
1,724,861 
1,390,310 
2,304,456 
1,124,494 
1,291,838 
1,694,362 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,572 
1,908 
3,745 
420 
1,963 
3,287 
1,390 
2007 
1,870 
929 
1,955 
364 
834 
1,832 
638 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
57 
17 
15 
25 
34 
76 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
18 
27 
3 
26 
39 
17 
$100,000 to $199,999 
68 
26 
38 
9 
38 
89 
6 
$200,000 to $499,999 
100 
47 
56 
26 
88 
133 
33 
$500,000 to $999,999 
76 
48 
56 
26 
41 
107 
18 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
42 
46 
25 
64 
20 
98 
31 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
65 
110 
88 
60 
49 
175 
46 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
39 
57 
49 
31 
24 
54 
14 
$10,000,000 or more 
21 
46 
16 
6 
18 
31 
25 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
324,630 
919,422 
278,090 
1 ,709,696 
474,591 
520,258 
550,742 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
95.8 
98.4 
98.6 
85.8 
90.8 
98.7 
93.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
26 
6 
9 
11 
20 
26 
8 
acres 
118 
12 
34 
11 
70 
65 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
114 
21 
53 
3 
92 
106 
16 
acres 
2,726 
617 
1,423 
(D) 
2,504 
3,015 
375 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
18 
6 
19 
5 
13 
34 
2 
acres 
1,063 
365 
1,120 
258 
762 
2,005 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
29 
24 
20 
6 
15 
76 
6 
acres 
2,385 
2,034 
1,731 
480 
1,187 
6,085 
456 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
39 
13 
26 
1 
11 
34 
5 
acres 
4,680 
1,494 
3,030 
(D) 
1,219 
3,944 
580 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
23 
23 
8 
11 
57 
17 
acres 
5,590 
3,691 
3,597 
1,280 
1,736 
8,874 
2,600 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
7 
6 
4 
15 
22 
- 
acres 
3,481 
1,346 
1,206 
778 
2,849 
4,233 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
12 
8 
1 
8 
18 
- 
acres 
1,664 
2,821 
1,821 
(D) 
1,964 
4,293 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
56 
35 
43 
10 
37 
104 
21 
acres 
20,209 
12,998 
15,187 
3,750 
12,564 
37,528 
7,806 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
53 
51 
68 
17 
19 
156 
17 
acres 
38,109 
38,011 
48,860 
11,098 
13,823 
113,329 
1 1 ,032 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
57 
83 
52 
24 
31 
111 
44 
acres 
76,096 
122,328 
68,847 
33,716 
45,132 
149,697 
65,304 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
38 
134 
43 
160 
66 
58 
71 
acres 
154,981 
719,424 
127,213 
1,415,537 
347,120 
180,284 
426,341 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
17 
10 
13 
1 
6 
23 
4 
acres 
88 
28 
72 
(D) 
18 
90 
10 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
93 
25 
40 
4 
49 
72 
9 
acres 
2,412 
661 
906 
(D) 
1,309 
2,085 
184 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
11 
10 
11 
2 
11 
31 
- 
acres 
649 
533 
665 
(D) 
614 
1,780 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
26 
13 
13 
4 
21 
42 
12 
acres 
2,104 
1,009 
1,074 
(D) 
1,691 
3,332 
998 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
12 
15 
18 
5 
11 
34 
6 
acres 
1,430 
1,754 
2,057 
520 
1,284 
3,891 
708 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
30 
32 
21 
6 
14 
40 
11 
acres 
4,821 
5,071 
3,419 
925 
2,107 
6,248 
1,732 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
13 
12 
- 
4 
20 
1 
acres 
2,023 
2,538 
2,424 
- 
822 
3,981 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
16 
19 
12 
2 
10 
25 
2 
acres 
3,794 
4,498 
2,790 
(D) 
2,365 
6,026 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
69 
49 
42 
21 
45 
100 
12 
acres 
24,758 
1 7,739 
14,740 
7,510 
15,361 
36,287 
4,712 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
69 
62 
46 
10 
31 
162 
25 
acres 
50,415 
45,417 
34,488 
7,146 
21,534 
116,347 
18,216 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
56 
84 
53 
27 
38 
129 
32 
acres 
78,781 
118,582 
72,299 
38,789 
57,611 
175,561 
45,228 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
40 
152 
27 
170 
65 
45 
67 
acres 
138,465 
700,911 
84,089 
1,540,255 
306,483 
154,147 
408,535 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
420 
395 
317 
170 
248 
723 
175 
2007 
392 
423 
261 
188 
247 
635 
147 
acres, 2012 
241,718 
565,623 
212,178 
179,675 
269,476 
409,677 
216,327 
2007 
244,785 
506,248 
174,403 
207,638 
235,077 
394,680 
207,217 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
330 
326 
260 
158 
215 
595 
150 
2007 
304 
327 
211 
175 
214 
528 
126 
acres, 2012 
219,466 
503,882 
193,413 
117,244 
229,129 
377,530 
184,694 
2007 
215,047 
430,126 
151,153 
142,448 
202,135 
356,092 
156,041 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
27 
34 
30 
27 
16 
57 
16 
2007 
89 
78 
58 
43 
33 
109 
28 
acres, 2012 
2,514 
18,415 
6,580 
(D) 
(D) 
2,461 
(D) 
2007 
9,398 
28,999 
9,728 
27,694 
(D) 
1 1 ,973 
(D) 
--continued 
300 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
