Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Douglas 
Edmunds 
Fall River 
Faulk 
Grant 
Gregory 
Haakon 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
434 
422 
327 
280 
618 
505 
287 
2007 
363 
425 
330 
294 
555 
511 
284 
acres, 2012 
269,738 
696,981 
1,088,818 
615,620 
428,624 
634,932 
1,133,464 
2007 
225,166 
656,678 
949,697 
614,607 
363,689 
654,445 
1,151,144 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
344 
318 
96 
230 
429 
374 
158 
2007 
286 
296 
102 
239 
419 
409 
207 
acres, 2012 
180,769 
450,538 
20,190 
365,255 
268,212 
216,562 
174,981 
TENURE 
2007 
141,913 
404,354 
17,993 
339,021 
235,186 
219,444 
206,710 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
180 
177 
203 
99 
285 
228 
159 
2007 
165 
208 
212 
95 
259 
237 
143 
acres, 2012 
41,490 
106,766 
586,500 
152,187 
67,453 
155,883 
414,269 
2007 
44,346 
147,756 
466,366 
100,590 
74,815 
165,956 
411,733 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
101 
90 
49 
63 
126 
135 
64 
2007 
94 
101 
62 
53 
143 
156 
89 
acres, 2012 
20,534 
48,869 
8,480 
74,595 
22,777 
28,435 
53,836 
2007 
23,755 
71,692 
6,919 
43,749 
29,796 
33,599 
71,967 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
221 
196 
107 
152 
263 
227 
106 
2007 
168 
166 
98 
169 
245 
242 
110 
acres, 2012 
216,613 
513,129 
483,907 
422,861 
323,512 
427,896 
672,026 
2007 
171,796 
469,476 
434,880 
484,469 
257,722 
479,948 
683,591 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
98,896 
253,863 
268,162 
225,382 
150,257 
210,599 
447,147 
2007 
71,621 
250,752 
251,674 
258,344 
123,730 
222,531 
444,338 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
117,717 
259,266 
215,745 
197,479 
173,255 
217,297 
224,879 
2007 
100,175 
218,724 
183,206 
226,125 
133,992 
257,417 
239,253 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
214 
190 
42 
146 
253 
206 
82 
2007 
165 
161 
38 
163 
232 
235 
98 
acres, 2012 
152,732 
339,323 
9,623 
272,339 
219,647 
159,764 
114,800 
2007 
111,172 
303,314 
(D) 
279,976 
180,856 
183,855 
118,282 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
33 
49 
17 
29 
70 
50 
22 
2007 
30 
51 
20 
30 
51 
32 
31 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,635 
77,086 
18,411 
40,572 
37,659 
51,153 
47,169 
2007 
9,024 
39,446 
48,451 
29,548 
31,152 
8,541 
55,820 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
29 
38 
5 
21 
50 
33 
12 
2007 
27 
34 
2 
23 
44 
18 
20 
acres, 2012 
7,503 
62,346 
2,087 
18,321 
25,788 
28,363 
6,345 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,986 
29,348 
(D) 
15,296 
24,534 
1,990 
16,461 
Total operators 
number 
631 
650 
532 
422 
947 
738 
473 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
262 
240 
153 
173 
358 
295 
153 
2 operators 
150 
143 
152 
80 
206 
190 
98 
3 operators 
19 
32 
15 
20 
40 
17 
28 
4 operators 
3 
7 
5 
6 
13 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
149 
154 
196 
85 
209 
172 
132 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
147 
144 
168 
71 
183 
168 
106 
2 operators 
1 
5 
12 
7 
13 
2 
10 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
536 
645 
532 
431 
836 
740 
458 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
221 
255 
162 
192 
329 
312 
158 
2 operators 
120 
137 
146 
79 
185 
173 
96 
3 operators 
19 
23 
13 
16 
31 
22 
20 
4 operators 
2 
6 
7 
4 
6 
4 
6 
5 or more operators 
1 
4 
2 
3 
4 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
126 
152 
192 
92 
185 
174 
121 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
120 
133 
166 
81 
179 
162 
111 
2 operators 
3 
8 
13 
4 
3 
6 
2 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
414 
402 
280 
267 
570 
479 
263 
2007 
347 
396 
288 
273 
522 
478 
257 
acres, 2012 
265,488 
690,993 
1,045,985 
601,406 
423,685 
624,554 
1,105,791 
2007 
223,090 
641 ,385 
913,525 
601,197 
353,020 
641,242 
1,074,133 
Female 
farms, 2012 
20 
20 
47 
13 
48 
26 
24 
2007 
16 
29 
42 
21 
33 
33 
27 
acres, 2012 
4,250 
5,988 
42,833 
14,214 
4,939 
10,378 
27,673 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,076 
15,293 
36,172 
13,410 
10,669 
13,203 
77,011 
Farming 
2012 
314 
264 
211 
211 
399 
330 
210 
2007 
245 
258 
178 
220 
347 
329 
204 
Other 
2012 
120 
158 
116 
69 
219 
175 
77 
Place of residence: 
2007 
118 
167 
152 
74 
208 
182 
80 
On farm operated 
2012 
336 
280 
290 
205 
462 
363 
222 
2007 
306 
270 
285 
222 
439 
387 
213 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
98 
142 
37 
75 
156 
142 
65 
2007 
57 
155 
45 
72 
116 
124 
71 
--continued 
482 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
