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 
Pennington 
Perkins 
Potter 
Roberts 
Sanborn 
Shannon 
Spink 
Stanley 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
599 
437 
247 
876 
402 
174 
675 
183 
2007 
655 
432 
238 
887 
354 
250 
624 
165 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,074,103 
1,630,875 
538,023 
623,105 
360,237 
1,101,176 
945,045 
791,140 
2007 
1,185,055 
1,829,157 
516,683 
592,889 
318,254 
1 ,333,708 
907,643 
921,110 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,793 
3,732 
2,178 
711 
896 
6,329 
1,400 
4,323 
2007 
1,809 
4,234 
2,171 
668 
899 
5,335 
1,455 
5,582 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
599 
437 
247 
876 
402 
174 
675 
183 
2007 
655 
432 
238 
887 
354 
250 
624 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
751,022 
877,421 
1,075,496 
1 ,577,363 
856,457 
506,371 
2,812,375 
726,235 
2007 
812,523 
749,938 
481 ,243 
871,512 
391,350 
284,705 
1,246,470 
364,830 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,253,793 
2,007,829 
4,354,235 
1 ,800,643 
2,130,490 
2,910,177 
4,166,482 
3,968,495 
2007 
1 ,240,492 
1,735,967 
2,022,031 
982,539 
1,105,508 
1,138,819 
1,997,548 
2,211,090 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
699 
538 
1,999 
2,531 
2,377 
460 
2,976 
918 
2007 
686 
410 
931 
1,470 
1,230 
213 
1,373 
396 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
44 
27 
11 
90 
31 
11 
41 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
33 
24 
12 
84 
33 
11 
37 
10 
$100,000 to $199,999 
84 
30 
13 
90 
34 
40 
60 
2 
$200,000 to $499,999 
152 
70 
45 
198 
96 
29 
89 
38 
$500,000 to $999,999 
106 
82 
27 
84 
45 
33 
73 
25 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
83 
71 
24 
101 
52 
16 
58 
36 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
83 
100 
58 
132 
57 
19 
153 
35 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
10 
20 
24 
63 
40 
3 
84 
22 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
13 
33 
34 
14 
12 
80 
8 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,776,992 
1 ,837,048 
551,152 
704,666 
364,365 
1,340,095 
962,512 
924,436 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
60.4 
88.8 
97.6 
88.4 
98.9 
82.2 
98.2 
85.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
28 
24 
5 
32 
2 
1 
19 
5 
acres 
113 
36 
5 
115 
(D) 
(D) 
75 
10 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
119 
15 
23 
136 
39 
7 
58 
8 
acres 
3,924 
475 
625 
3,869 
(D) 
242 
1,487 
231 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
24 
- 
7 
27 
25 
2 
13 
3 
acres 
1,402 
- 
376 
1,528 
1,387 
(D) 
744 
160 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
45 
8 
4 
74 
31 
6 
30 
7 
acres 
3,729 
665 
328 
6,036 
2,569 
480 
2,469 
567 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
21 
8 
4 
56 
25 
6 
31 
5 
acres 
2,439 
860 
493 
6,609 
2,974 
695 
3,545 
500 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
42 
13 
11 
63 
32 
8 
42 
5 
acres 
6,596 
2,033 
1,758 
9,950 
4,981 
1,280 
6,570 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
12 
11 
7 
29 
15 
3 
15 
2 
acres 
2,319 
2,178 
1,433 
5,808 
2,860 
599 
3,015 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
18 
9 
36 
14 
- 
18 
acres 
2,441 
4,300 
2,181 
8,580 
3,368 
- 
4,218 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
68 
24 
38 
116 
52 
20 
66 
18 
acres 
23,966 
8,023 
13,714 
42,651 
19,872 
7,260 
23,830 
6,553 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
44 
45 
22 
104 
57 
23 
89 
24 
acres 
31,429 
32,471 
14,519 
73,539 
42,370 
14,329 
65,438 
18,790 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
60 
51 
41 
112 
50 
18 
120 
38 
acres 
82,505 
75,266 
57,977 
155,810 
67,369 
31,753 
171,545 
57,023 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
126 
220 
76 
91 
60 
80 
174 
68 
acres 
913,240 
1 ,504,568 
444,614 
308,610 
211,309 
1,044,411 
662,109 
706,125 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
37 
5 
- 
27 
1 
1 
5 
3 
acres 
164 
19 
- 
137 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
99 
13 
17 
93 
30 
16 
38 
15 
acres 
2,685 
(D) 
562 
2,547 
(D) 
(D) 
1,073 
430 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
6 
24 
16 
2 
7 
- 
acres 
1,853 
- 
329 
1,427 
881 
(D) 
399 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
43 
13 
8 
47 
22 
7 
25 
6 
acres 
3,531 
1,062 
654 
3,744 
1,793 
546 
2,121 
484 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
38 
8 
1 
56 
9 
11 
27 
_ 
acres 
4,409 
859 
(D) 
6,441 
1,060 
1,223 
3,059 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
45 
19 
9 
80 
27 
28 
47 
4 
acres 
7,209 
2,996 
1,419 
12,417 
4,329 
4,449 
7,439 
634 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
14 
6 
2 
40 
15 
17 
10 
- 
acres 
2,810 
1,209 
(D) 
7,984 
2,929 
3,376 
2,005 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
1 
11 
42 
13 
6 
17 
- 
acres 
2,171 
(D) 
2,607 
10,051 
3,097 
1,440 
4,053 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
76 
29 
41 
131 
59 
12 
57 
14 
acres 
29,024 
10,968 
14,834 
48,539 
22,072 
4,212 
22,198 
5,350 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
61 
50 
31 
140 
58 
23 
97 
25 
acres 
41,994 
36,068 
21,891 
101,361 
42,333 
15,839 
70,647 
17,672 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
46 
52 
34 
146 
51 
15 
129 
24 
acres 
66,034 
76,902 
51,583 
196,236 
69,308 
21,988 
185,403 
33,368 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
155 
236 
78 
61 
53 
112 
165 
74 
acres 
1,023,171 
1,698,467 
422,344 
202,005 
169,616 
1,280,104 
609,210 
863,169 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
376 
349 
219 
779 
357 
62 
610 
130 
2007 
491 
373 
222 
796 
313 
113 
586 
134 
acres, 2012 
222,806 
393,243 
357,337 
429,272 
221,771 
97,778 
714,684 
219,367 
2007 
280,265 
427,292 
355,942 
412,361 
175,058 
104,917 
686,905 
233,630 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
284 
286 
172 
571 
270 
51 
476 
105 
2007 
409 
319 
168 
609 
257 
82 
469 
108 
acres, 2012 
145,981 
259,815 
313,974 
375,079 
190,269 
56,231 
656,521 
166,364 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
180,844 
261,883 
291,827 
333,760 
137,350 
64,821 
576,393 
161,691 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
35 
39 
18 
28 
26 
5 
38 
7 
2007 
98 
65 
29 
94 
69 
16 
107 
19 
acres, 2012 
14,343 
(D) 
6,095 
2,380 
8,162 
5,378 
8,506 
(D) 
2007 
25,443 
(D) 
9,098 
10,451 
15,267 
9,884 
32,759 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 303 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
