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 
McCook 
McPherson 
Marshall 
Meade 
Mellette 
Miner 
Minnehaha 
Moody 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
568 
398 
518 
891 
229 
1,157 
513 
2007 
545 
398 
523 
879 
216 
1,194 
556 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
362,890 
572,789 
532,218 
2,032,553 
698,784 
407,896 
254,391 
2007 
363,408 
518,187 
534,178 
2,208,880 
729,778 
300,076 
421,416 
293,395 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
639 
1,439 
1,027 
2,281 
3,051 
735 
353 
496 
2007 
667 
1,302 
1,021 
2,513 
3,379 
843 
353 
528 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
568 
398 
518 
891 
229 
486 
1,157 
513 
2007 
545 
398 
523 
879 
216 
356 
1,194 
556 
$1,000, 2012 
1,541,407 
876,186 
1,189,676 
1 ,370,247 
499,507 
1,147,795 
2,099,196 
1 ,295,743 
2007 
761,197 
388,424 
622,494 
1,111,812 
263,828 
452,633 
1,162,478 
735,544 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,713,744 
2,201,473 
2,296,672 
1 ,537,876 
2,181,252 
2,361,718 
1,814,344 
2,525,814 
2007 
1,396,692 
975,939 
1,190,237 
1 ,264,860 
1,221,424 
1 ,271 ,442 
973,600 
1,322,921 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,248 
1,530 
2,235 
674 
715 
3,212 
5,146 
5,094 
2007 
2,095 
750 
1,165 
503 
362 
1,508 
2,759 
2,507 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
37 
41 
38 
73 
16 
20 
61 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
36 
43 
51 
6 
23 
53 
39 
$100,000 to $199,999 
56 
39 
52 
96 
17 
63 
161 
88 
$200,000 to $499,999 
96 
59 
120 
223 
30 
90 
347 
105 
$500,000 to $999,999 
72 
49 
66 
126 
38 
73 
147 
67 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
61 
54 
47 
125 
49 
75 
119 
50 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
92 
67 
89 
141 
46 
80 
137 
94 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
44 
36 
36 
43 
24 
37 
92 
19 
$10,000,000 or more 
38 
17 
27 
13 
3 
25 
40 
34 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
367,491 
727,452 
536,374 
2,221,423 
836,676 
364,948 
516,573 
332,407 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.7 
78.7 
99.2 
91.5 
83.5 
97.9 
79.0 
76.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
18 
5 
11 
46 
4 
15 
73 
33 
acres 
82 
8 
11 
114 
7 
72 
371 
212 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
124 
45 
64 
143 
3 
70 
386 
117 
acres 
3,151 
1,433 
1,695 
3,721 
(D) 
1,641 
9,173 
3,185 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
11 
19 
24 
2 
28 
75 
34 
acres 
1,812 
630 
1,121 
1,360 
(D) 
1,637 
4,259 
1,941 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
32 
9 
32 
39 
14 
27 
88 
35 
acres 
2,620 
754 
2,603 
3,111 
1,161 
2,202 
7,151 
3,019 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
24 
13 
25 
22 
6 
22 
48 
22 
acres 
2,729 
1,477 
2,879 
2,502 
680 
2,458 
5,589 
2,460 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
39 
16 
34 
53 
13 
40 
61 
36 
acres 
6,176 
2,572 
5,435 
8,505 
2,044 
6,314 
9,635 
5,764 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
22 
25 
33 
2 
14 
19 
13 
acres 
2,052 
4,260 
4,903 
6,522 
(D) 
2,711 
3,672 
2,559 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
6 
7 
27 
10 
1 
18 
23 
11 
acres 
1,440 
1,716 
6,466 
2,431 
(D) 
4,224 
5,449 
2,626 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
70 
55 
66 
72 
9 
73 
115 
80 
acres 
25,233 
18,642 
24,324 
28,351 
3,381 
26,956 
43,744 
28,632 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
97 
50 
48 
76 
28 
69 
146 
70 
acres 
72,201 
35,794 
34,640 
56,365 
22,092 
49,985 
101,835 
49,811 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
70 
67 
85 
87 
44 
65 
89 
38 
acres 
99,587 
95,880 
119,756 
125,257 
62,763 
88,897 
113,216 
56,611 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
46 
98 
82 
286 
103 
45 
34 
24 
acres 
145,807 
409,623 
328,385 
1,794,314 
605,820 
170,214 
103,802 
97,571 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16 
1 
2 
19 
1 
5 
70 
20 
acres 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
88 
(D) 
41 
338 
100 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
94 
24 
57 
133 
4 
36 
342 
104 
acres 
2,621 
702 
1,581 
3,648 
152 
994 
7,997 
2,964 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
6 
5 
19 
4 
9 
49 
35 
acres 
1,784 
(D) 
(D) 
1,144 
217 
553 
2,838 
2,051 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
22 
24 
22 
48 
1 
17 
71 
31 
acres 
1,730 
1,905 
1,786 
3,942 
(D) 
1,401 
5,711 
2,532 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
21 
11 
28 
30 
2 
13 
59 
24 
acres 
2,404 
1,224 
3,193 
3,391 
(D) 
1,544 
6,635 
2,758 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
42 
34 
32 
40 
10 
48 
89 
40 
acres 
6,679 
5,345 
5,039 
6,322 
1,624 
7,459 
13,853 
6,361 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
18 
25 
14 
17 
1 
9 
31 
20 
acres 
3,559 
4,935 
2,843 
3,392 
(D) 
1,723 
6,243 
3,918 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
10 
18 
18 
4 
8 
33 
16 
acres 
3,419 
2,368 
4,356 
4,275 
970 
1,877 
7,772 
3,831 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
71 
61 
84 
64 
8 
44 
158 
109 
acres 
26,968 
22,690 
32,114 
23,915 
2,752 
15,872 
59,859 
38,566 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
93 
49 
96 
85 
22 
67 
175 
73 
acres 
70,406 
35,810 
66,525 
58,937 
16,235 
44,454 
119,754 
52,303 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
99 
63 
89 
106 
46 
66 
95 
54 
acres 
142,527 
88,914 
126,115 
157,792 
69,275 
94,262 
125,051 
74,108 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
25 
90 
76 
300 
113 
34 
22 
30 
acres 
101,204 
353,963 
290,306 
1 ,942,034 
638,056 
129,896 
65,365 
103,903 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
497 
345 
471 
577 
181 
438 
954 
441 
2007 
490 
358 
464 
673 
184 
324 
1,021 
483 
acres, 2012 
299,530 
286,779 
315,968 
349,829 
117,445 
231,483 
322,386 
208,768 
2007 
289,157 
250,292 
328,243 
520,398 
127,274 
201,746 
326,402 
235,483 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
408 
273 
305 
452 
165 
314 
803 
322 
2007 
416 
234 
337 
601 
172 
245 
900 
381 
acres, 2012 
283,917 
250,129 
244,726 
189,818 
93,712 
199,591 
308,506 
194,638 
2007 
259,551 
175,710 
221,257 
319,363 
89,691 
160,595 
304,582 
214,629 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33 
27 
24 
70 
12 
24 
45 
28 
2007 
107 
60 
89 
146 
29 
83 
163 
81 
acres, 2012 
1,965 
12,356 
6,245 
28,422 
2,695 
6,060 
1,357 
866 
2007 
16,148 
(D) 
29,002 
61,945 
16,491 
22,112 
8,500 
7,171 
--continued 
302 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
