Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
407 
78 
659 
242 
759 
597 
461 
2007 
370 
86 
584 
318 
693 
577 
484 
acres, 2012 
513,888 
296,175 
1,134,603 
360,341 
692,319 
608,805 
258,692 
2007 
518,462 
312,068 
1,140,405 
400,871 
660,519 
508,768 
266,697 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
293 
54 
398 
161 
558 
411 
337 
2007 
292 
62 
389 
179 
524 
401 
384 
acres, 2012 
233,934 
79,779 
71,500 
179,911 
409,912 
353,202 
226,896 
TENURE 
2007 
249,064 
68,450 
89,343 
157,939 
353,320 
260,180 
221,128 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
226 
31 
446 
133 
338 
268 
220 
2007 
169 
37 
363 
190 
298 
282 
195 
acres, 2012 
143,919 
127,226 
318,637 
104,479 
132,798 
119,307 
38,698 
2007 
116,295 
109,182 
310,101 
103,735 
120,052 
136,157 
43,251 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
118 
16 
261 
68 
184 
115 
102 
2007 
105 
19 
215 
62 
159 
131 
115 
acres, 2012 
69,601 
28,799 
34,897 
35,584 
65,938 
44,731 
25,437 
2007 
45,724 
1 1 ,427 
28,901 
16,531 
41,903 
47,460 
27,560 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
148 
35 
180 
93 
330 
258 
204 
2007 
170 
37 
180 
111 
327 
239 
229 
acres, 2012 
334,981 
154,837 
783,075 
252,322 
503,838 
435,686 
199,906 
2007 
361,054 
182,698 
765,396 
285,422 
495,935 
342,568 
198,622 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
176,776 
74,088 
421 ,522 
122,629 
252,024 
212,848 
69,209 
2007 
196,489 
55,424 
492,082 
148,460 
231,138 
175,725 
78,293 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
158,205 
80,749 
361,553 
129,693 
251,814 
222,838 
130,697 
2007 
164,565 
127,274 
273,314 
136,962 
264,797 
166,843 
120,329 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
145 
34 
119 
87 
307 
249 
200 
2007 
160 
34 
150 
105 
315 
231 
217 
acres, 2012 
154,339 
47,144 
32,773 
143,628 
309,424 
277,382 
181,621 
2007 
178,205 
41,233 
54,600 
135,138 
283,923 
195,136 
170,956 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
33 
12 
33 
16 
91 
71 
37 
2007 
31 
12 
41 
17 
68 
56 
60 
acres, 2012 
34,988 
14,112 
32,891 
3,540 
55,683 
53,812 
20,088 
2007 
41,113 
20,188 
64,908 
11,714 
44,532 
30,043 
24,824 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
4 
18 
6 
67 
47 
35 
2007 
27 
9 
24 
12 
50 
39 
52 
acres, 2012 
9,994 
3,836 
3,830 
699 
34,550 
31,089 
19,838 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
25,135 
15,790 
5,842 
6,270 
27,494 
17,584 
22,612 
Total operators 
number 
613 
141 
1,096 
370 
1,138 
859 
664 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
242 
34 
296 
152 
481 
410 
292 
2 operators 
137 
31 
311 
58 
225 
137 
136 
3 operators 
19 
9 
30 
27 
37 
36 
32 
4 operators 
6 
3 
22 
4 
8 
9 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
- 
1 
8 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
137 
28 
392 
76 
226 
193 
136 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
123 
22 
343 
59 
210 
169 
128 
2 operators 
7 
3 
20 
4 
6 
12 
4 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
580 
141 
935 
474 
1,025 
837 
667 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
205 
48 
282 
193 
433 
379 
328 
2 operators 
136 
28 
262 
102 
208 
158 
134 
3 operators 
20 
4 
31 
15 
43 
27 
19 
4 operators 
5 
5 
9 
8 
3 
6 
2 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
- 
- 
6 
7 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
137 
37 
308 
117 
190 
194 
133 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
122 
37 
282 
101 
179 
174 
127 
2 operators 
6 
- 
13 
5 
1 
10 
3 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
396 
71 
592 
229 
716 
543 
425 
2007 
355 
75 
533 
289 
660 
529 
443 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
295,343 
1 ,092,390 
358,830 
653,946 
598,890 
255,574 
2007 
484,528 
311,481 
1 ,063,048 
388,796 
653,659 
496,579 
257,520 
Female 
farms, 2012 
11 
7 
67 
13 
43 
54 
36 
2007 
15 
11 
51 
29 
33 
48 
41 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
832 
42,213 
1,511 
38,373 
9,915 
3,118 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
33,934 
587 
77,357 
12,075 
6,860 
12,189 
9,177 
Farming 
2012 
252 
59 
380 
153 
510 
347 
297 
2007 
246 
61 
296 
169 
473 
363 
295 
Other 
2012 
155 
19 
279 
89 
249 
250 
164 
Place of residence: 
2007 
124 
25 
288 
149 
220 
214 
189 
On farm operated 
2012 
318 
56 
575 
163 
549 
416 
319 
2007 
287 
74 
480 
187 
502 
400 
356 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
89 
22 
84 
79 
210 
181 
142 
2007 
83 
12 
104 
131 
191 
177 
128 
--continued 
480 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
