Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamlin 
Hand 
Hanson 
Harding 
Hughes 
Hutchinson 
Hyde 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
489 
415 
370 
250 
338 
802 
207 
2007 
449 
484 
308 
252 
305 
723 
181 
acres, 2012 
311,102 
905,141 
274,069 
1,467,327 
430,930 
513,352 
514,618 
2007 
309,740 
898,741 
219,023 
1,596,101 
411,199 
509,775 
480,989 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
330 
326 
260 
158 
215 
595 
150 
2007 
304 
327 
211 
175 
214 
528 
126 
acres, 2012 
219,466 
503,882 
193,413 
117,244 
229,129 
377,530 
184,694 
TENURE 
2007 
215,047 
430,126 
151,153 
142,448 
202,135 
356,092 
156,041 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
284 
186 
155 
105 
222 
335 
84 
2007 
247 
198 
134 
85 
189 
295 
83 
acres, 2012 
58,860 
169,759 
32,632 
355,589 
153,086 
60,283 
79,399 
2007 
60,395 
138,255 
35,825 
250,772 
97,221 
86,330 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
137 
100 
67 
53 
126 
163 
48 
2007 
109 
78 
54 
52 
107 
127 
39 
acres, 2012 
20,036 
85,448 
16,031 
46,950 
75,004 
29,978 
37,291 
2007 
23,529 
37,131 
18,747 
34,481 
40,572 
33,548 
26,554 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
163 
211 
183 
130 
92 
411 
98 
2007 
165 
234 
131 
138 
102 
374 
81 
acres, 2012 
224,111 
716,322 
226,052 
1,012,604 
240,410 
436,014 
397,046 
2007 
221,664 
731,951 
162,581 
1,214,155 
304,221 
417,851 
360,195 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
100,415 
345,345 
102,285 
685,231 
126,548 
207,424 
211,249 
2007 
102,566 
399,566 
74,747 
842,939 
154,651 
188,359 
175,213 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
123,696 
370,977 
123,767 
327,373 
113,862 
228,590 
185,797 
2007 
119,098 
332,385 
87,834 
371,216 
149,570 
229,492 
184,982 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
159 
208 
169 
98 
82 
398 
86 
2007 
160 
218 
123 
114 
99 
366 
75 
acres, 2012 
177,614 
405,950 
165,458 
63,151 
126,811 
336,187 
132,629 
2007 
169,230 
379,118 
115,337 
104,409 
156,361 
309,246 
119,080 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
42 
18 
32 
15 
24 
56 
25 
2007 
37 
52 
43 
29 
14 
54 
17 
acres, 2012 
28,131 
19,060 
15,385 
99,134 
37,434 
17,055 
38,173 
2007 
27,681 
28,535 
20,617 
131,174 
9,757 
19,876 
34,464 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
18 
24 
7 
7 
34 
16 
2007 
35 
31 
34 
9 
8 
35 
12 
acres, 2012 
21,816 
12,484 
1 1 ,924 
7,143 
27,314 
11,365 
14,774 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
22,288 
13,877 
17,069 
3,558 
5,202 
13,298 
10,407 
Total operators 
number 
749 
629 
571 
442 
494 
1,230 
298 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
259 
264 
245 
97 
196 
492 
125 
2 operators 
211 
109 
100 
121 
129 
259 
73 
3 operators 
13 
28 
19 
26 
12 
37 
9 
4 operators 
5 
9 
3 
5 
1 
6 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
5 
3 
1 
- 
8 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
205 
129 
134 
152 
123 
278 
78 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
199 
117 
116 
132 
119 
250 
68 
2 operators 
3 
6 
2 
10 
2 
10 
5 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
676 
800 
431 
467 
447 
1,038 
271 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
274 
265 
210 
100 
186 
465 
104 
2 operators 
143 
164 
78 
110 
99 
213 
64 
3 operators 
23 
36 
16 
27 
17 
35 
13 
4 operators 
4 
6 
3 
11 
3 
8 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
13 
1 
4 
- 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
148 
179 
82 
155 
91 
213 
62 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
136 
153 
82 
124 
91 
203 
56 
2 operators 
6 
10 
- 
14 
- 
5 
3 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
460 
395 
346 
238 
301 
762 
188 
2007 
414 
456 
292 
236 
285 
696 
167 
acres, 2012 
308,989 
896,883 
272,160 
1,377,031 
422,959 
505,264 
492,110 
2007 
304,753 
882,204 
217,395 
1,530,371 
397,421 
505,180 
460,413 
Female 
farms, 2012 
29 
20 
24 
12 
37 
40 
19 
2007 
35 
28 
16 
16 
20 
27 
14 
acres, 2012 
2,113 
8,258 
1,909 
90,296 
7,971 
8,088 
22,508 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,987 
16,537 
1,628 
65,730 
13,778 
4,595 
20,576 
Farming 
2012 
258 
285 
222 
198 
169 
484 
168 
2007 
225 
363 
189 
190 
164 
488 
123 
Other 
2012 
231 
130 
148 
52 
169 
318 
39 
Place of residence: 
2007 
224 
121 
119 
62 
141 
235 
58 
On farm operated 
2012 
393 
245 
273 
215 
229 
543 
158 
2007 
319 
346 
220 
212 
206 
526 
142 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
96 
170 
97 
35 
109 
259 
49 
2007 
130 
138 
88 
40 
99 
197 
39 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 483 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
