Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCook 
McPherson 
Marshall 
Meade 
Mellette 
Miner 
Minnehaha 
Moody 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
568 
398 
518 
891 
229 
486 
1,157 
513 
2007 
545 
398 
523 
879 
216 
356 
1,194 
556 
acres, 2012 
362,890 
572,789 
532,218 
2,032,553 
698,784 
357,311 
407,896 
254,391 
2007 
363,408 
518,187 
534,178 
2,208,880 
729,778 
300,076 
421,416 
293,395 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
259,551 
175,710 
221,257 
319,363 
89,691 
160,595 
304,582 
214,629 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
251 
178 
270 
571 
74 
249 
653 
267 
2007 
278 
229 
260 
530 
70 
173 
656 
306 
acres, 2012 
45,978 
96,081 
106,504 
793,990 
128,631 
57,309 
54,373 
38,053 
2007 
76,056 
153,293 
121,791 
717,396 
128,551 
54,450 
94,002 
55,285 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
117 
71 
81 
244 
39 
94 
339 
108 
2007 
164 
75 
110 
323 
47 
77 
392 
148 
acres, 2012 
21,947 
31,591 
25,394 
52,799 
15,405 
15,719 
24,031 
16,009 
2007 
39,615 
31,577 
32,171 
102,640 
17,448 
15,038 
48,147 
24,163 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
258 
188 
203 
262 
125 
190 
410 
206 
2007 
231 
145 
222 
289 
111 
156 
444 
210 
acres, 2012 
288,431 
463,142 
388,380 
1,138,136 
517,754 
277,662 
313,026 
206,699 
2007 
246,111 
351,053 
384,591 
1,373,142 
523,053 
233,204 
296,703 
218,391 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
122,439 
251,871 
195,799 
750,731 
241,570 
109,024 
114,718 
76,079 
2007 
101,751 
190,015 
191,476 
902,934 
264,541 
91,617 
116,820 
80,982 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
165,992 
211,271 
192,581 
387,405 
276,184 
168,638 
198,308 
130,620 
2007 
144,360 
161,038 
193,115 
470,208 
258,512 
141,587 
1 79,883 
137,409 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
240 
179 
188 
186 
107 
183 
385 
187 
2007 
225 
140 
204 
250 
104 
150 
427 
199 
acres, 2012 
236,150 
213,826 
198,109 
131,755 
70,485 
172,847 
253,906 
171,644 
2007 
180,177 
137,617 
176,513 
206,936 
62,188 
138,801 
231,121 
173,747 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
59 
32 
45 
58 
30 
47 
94 
40 
2007 
36 
24 
41 
60 
35 
27 
94 
40 
acres, 2012 
28,481 
13,566 
37,334 
100,427 
52,399 
22,340 
40,497 
9,639 
2007 
41,241 
13,841 
27,796 
118,342 
78,174 
12,422 
30,711 
19,719 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
51 
23 
36 
22 
19 
37 
79 
27 
2007 
27 
19 
23 
28 
21 
18 
81 
34 
acres, 2012 
25,820 
4,712 
21,223 
5,264 
7,822 
11,025 
30,569 
6,985 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
39,759 
6,516 
12,573 
9,787 
10,055 
6,756 
25,314 
16,719 
Total operators 
number 
890 
694 
813 
1,451 
374 
711 
1,683 
748 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
298 
210 
309 
430 
116 
291 
705 
312 
2 operators 
231 
133 
154 
386 
94 
167 
386 
181 
3 operators 
31 
44 
36 
59 
14 
26 
58 
14 
4 operators 
4 
3 
8 
12 
4 
2 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
4 
8 
11 
4 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
224 
145 
174 
493 
115 
143 
424 
172 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
214 
133 
154 
438 
92 
135 
382 
160 
2 operators 
5 
6 
10 
23 
8 
4 
21 
6 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
770 
607 
782 
1,412 
370 
511 
1,753 
789 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
352 
239 
328 
443 
99 
224 
723 
365 
2 operators 
167 
125 
151 
362 
93 
113 
401 
159 
3 operators 
23 
25 
28 
57 
13 
16 
60 
24 
4 operators 
- 
2 
12 
13 
9 
2 
6 
6 
5 or more operators 
3 
7 
4 
4 
2 
1 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
174 
161 
178 
448 
111 
104 
433 
184 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
170 
140 
148 
397 
93 
102 
397 
166 
2 operators 
2 
6 
15 
24 
9 
1 
15 
9 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
551 
361 
494 
812 
203 
472 
1,081 
488 
2007 
509 
351 
483 
774 
196 
345 
1,128 
528 
acres, 2012 
361,072 
543,733 
526,212 
1 ,923,076 
616,624 
354,788 
403,503 
250,239 
2007 
360,502 
498,803 
519,717 
2,109,377 
698,285 
297,215 
412,826 
284,372 
Female 
farms, 2012 
17 
37 
24 
79 
26 
14 
76 
25 
2007 
36 
47 
40 
105 
20 
11 
66 
28 
acres, 2012 
1,818 
29,056 
6,006 
109,477 
82,160 
2,523 
4,393 
4,152 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,906 
19,384 
14,461 
99,503 
31,493 
2,861 
8,590 
9,023 
Farming 
2012 
304 
241 
278 
507 
192 
270 
602 
323 
2007 
347 
220 
310 
516 
163 
217 
613 
297 
Other 
2012 
264 
157 
240 
384 
37 
216 
555 
190 
Place of residence: 
2007 
198 
178 
213 
363 
53 
139 
581 
259 
On farm operated 
2012 
471 
258 
395 
773 
191 
289 
1,004 
409 
2007 
392 
244 
377 
731 
171 
247 
974 
439 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
97 
140 
123 
118 
38 
197 
153 
104 
2007 
153 
154 
146 
148 
45 
109 
220 
117 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 485 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
