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 
Jackson 
Jerauld 
Jones 
Kingsbury 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Lincoln 
Lyman 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
299 
233 
163 
518 
502 
312 
899 
430 
2007 
297 
239 
163 
551 
514 
301 
855 
443 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,157,939 
332,835 
612,384 
521,142 
261,757 
158,746 
365,530 
1,028,579 
2007 
1,184,156 
328,624 
519,314 
477,481 
314,946 
133,503 
332,762 
976,457 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
3,873 
1,428 
3,757 
1,006 
521 
509 
407 
2,392 
2007 
3,987 
1,375 
3,186 
867 
613 
444 
389 
2,204 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
299 
233 
163 
518 
502 
312 
899 
430 
2007 
297 
239 
163 
551 
514 
301 
855 
443 
$1,000, 2012 
920,106 
655,137 
445,118 
1 ,729,542 
1,068,260 
225,286 
1 ,988,306 
1,031,455 
2007 
423,712 
300,958 
202,880 
724,396 
759,700 
192,917 
1,021,477 
611,227 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,077,279 
2,811,745 
2,730,787 
3,338,883 
2,128,007 
722,070 
2,211,686 
2,398,733 
2007 
1,426,638 
1,259,237 
1,244,663 
1,314,692 
1,478,016 
640,919 
1,194,710 
1,379,745 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
795 
1,968 
727 
3,319 
4,081 
1,419 
5,440 
1,003 
2007 
358 
916 
391 
1,517 
2,412 
1,445 
3,070 
626 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
22 
22 
14 
32 
18 
23 
45 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
17 
5 
21 
30 
14 
66 
29 
$100,000 to $199,999 
33 
31 
9 
59 
63 
39 
98 
33 
$200,000 to $499,999 
45 
33 
22 
73 
129 
107 
215 
68 
$500,000 to $999,999 
48 
30 
31 
55 
85 
78 
157 
50 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
42 
36 
12 
70 
66 
34 
82 
49 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
60 
29 
45 
98 
60 
12 
107 
119 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
25 
19 
20 
77 
28 
3 
87 
49 
$10,000,000 or more 
11 
16 
5 
33 
23 
2 
42 
9 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,192,905 
336,789 
620,594 
532,631 
360,497 
512,022 
369,468 
1,050,917 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
97.1 
98.8 
98.7 
97.8 
72.6 
31.0 
98.9 
97.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
9 
6 
22 
17 
21 
51 
8 
acres 
11 
(D) 
6 
68 
90 
77 
289 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16 
34 
1 
55 
129 
69 
262 
19 
acres 
(D) 
964 
(D) 
1,405 
3,151 
2,226 
6,425 
548 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
11 
1 
3 
27 
38 
31 
41 
4 
acres 
647 
(D) 
150 
1,481 
2,249 
1,814 
2,370 
212 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
5 
5 
28 
28 
37 
45 
20 
acres 
- 
430 
380 
2,295 
2,264 
3,091 
3,635 
1,670 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6 
10 
2 
28 
22 
26 
33 
14 
acres 
695 
1,170 
(D) 
3,259 
2,526 
3,119 
3,985 
1,654 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
18 
23 
8 
42 
35 
26 
67 
39 
acres 
2,890 
3,671 
1,244 
6,690 
5,556 
3,942 
10,450 
6,158 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
8 
2 
7 
13 
14 
24 
3 
acres 
(D) 
1,583 
(D) 
1,332 
2,643 
2,798 
4,753 
600 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
15 
1 
11 
14 
4 
29 
9 
acres 
1,946 
3,419 
(D) 
2,622 
3,423 
939 
6,888 
2,063 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
21 
20 
17 
61 
54 
28 
100 
46 
acres 
7,200 
7,087 
6,650 
23,412 
19,717 
11,187 
37,258 
17,247 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
35 
36 
20 
80 
75 
13 
133 
50 
acres 
24,603 
26,342 
12,872 
60,207 
53,405 
9,725 
91,307 
39,090 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
41 
19 
22 
94 
51 
14 
92 
70 
acres 
58,821 
28,299 
29,253 
131,835 
70,666 
19,742 
120,294 
96,146 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
135 
53 
76 
63 
26 
29 
22 
148 
acres 
1,060,604 
259,809 
560,893 
286,536 
96,067 
100,086 
77,876 
863,167 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9 
5 
5 
15 
22 
17 
55 
6 
acres 
20 
38 
(D) 
72 
125 
96 
352 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
11 
11 
3 
67 
104 
64 
195 
23 
acres 
340 
334 
100 
1,612 
2,440 
2,012 
4,923 
591 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2 
5 
2 
12 
20 
26 
24 
9 
acres 
(D) 
313 
(D) 
725 
1,119 
1,538 
1,366 
488 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
13 
5 
23 
29 
19 
48 
12 
acres 
485 
1,047 
403 
1,869 
2,372 
1,577 
3,928 
952 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2 
11 
3 
24 
26 
19 
39 
11 
acres 
(D) 
1,228 
372 
2,853 
3,016 
2,171 
4,712 
1,285 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14 
26 
11 
49 
31 
27 
75 
36 
acres 
2,209 
4,065 
1,746 
7,801 
4,987 
4,202 
1 1 ,737 
5,658 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
15 
- 
17 
4 
19 
31 
15 
acres 
(D) 
3,000 
- 
3,317 
834 
3,803 
6,076 
2,963 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
9 
3 
22 
19 
15 
39 
7 
acres 
1,681 
2,196 
710 
5,282 
4,513 
3,537 
9,158 
1,644 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
19 
26 
12 
84 
65 
37 
144 
59 
acres 
6,832 
9,201 
4,536 
30,571 
23,169 
13,884 
53,884 
22,283 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
31 
35 
22 
94 
89 
25 
133 
57 
acres 
23,751 
24,179 
15,328 
70,756 
65,823 
17,336 
89,763 
43,263 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
37 
28 
27 
98 
72 
14 
51 
51 
acres 
51,204 
38,675 
39,409 
129,948 
98,923 
19,410 
66,004 
71 ,920 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
158 
55 
70 
46 
33 
19 
21 
157 
acres 
1,097,108 
244,348 
456,577 
222,675 
107,625 
63,937 
80,859 
825,397 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
203 
186 
129 
454 
428 
214 
764 
401 
2007 
229 
208 
139 
505 
450 
217 
782 
399 
acres, 2012 
176,567 
181,643 
210,080 
382,259 
207,264 
29,718 
329,906 
456,423 
2007 
228,994 
185,566 
190,525 
356,912 
260,009 
30,531 
303,444 
467,693 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
167 
158 
108 
389 
344 
158 
659 
297 
2007 
202 
177 
118 
432 
379 
189 
694 
275 
acres, 2012 
112,298 
167,930 
177,558 
349,567 
189,340 
17,462 
319,035 
348,828 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
155,476 
161,543 
132,121 
311,329 
231,395 
24,779 
290,117 
321,626 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
16 
9 
13 
48 
31 
14 
18 
18 
2007 
49 
31 
33 
125 
108 
52 
112 
65 
acres, 2012 
4,249 
(D) 
(D) 
13,621 
2,868 
914 
300 
9,942 
2007 
20,171 
(D) 
(D) 
19,936 
14,567 
4,073 
4,700 
21,327 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 301 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
