Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennington 
Perkins 
Potter 
Roberts 
Sanborn 
Shannon 
Spink 
Stanley 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
599 
437 
247 
876 
402 
174 
675 
183 
2007 
655 
432 
238 
887 
354 
250 
624 
165 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
180,844 
261,883 
291,827 
333,760 
137,350 
64,821 
576,393 
161,691 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
415 
212 
108 
448 
215 
68 
272 
100 
2007 
414 
195 
108 
441 
174 
106 
250 
97 
acres, 2012 
558,978 
521,740 
146,361 
112,408 
86,514 
549,497 
168,174 
353,131 
2007 
545,286 
709,238 
115,096 
123,370 
81,638 
546,308 
156,012 
316,216 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
181 
109 
50 
183 
100 
14 
108 
47 
2007 
227 
130 
47 
216 
95 
22 
123 
49 
acres, 2012 
55,227 
78,718 
75,457 
36,818 
28,850 
3,435 
93,472 
47,263 
2007 
47,062 
77,925 
47,595 
35,854 
25,363 
7,673 
86,805 
33,333 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
143 
169 
96 
375 
146 
89 
339 
60 
2007 
188 
183 
100 
384 
154 
105 
323 
55 
acres, 2012 
410,116 
1,021,210 
347,342 
489,124 
243,400 
501,101 
710,031 
340,072 
2007 
514,847 
1,006,906 
377,023 
455,285 
225,356 
661,412 
684,876 
566,808 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
219,774 
669,461 
202,395 
205,905 
101,712 
145,256 
305,608 
224,333 
2007 
332,958 
622,858 
223,996 
208,480 
99,126 
166,588 
322,924 
437,811 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
190,342 
351,749 
144,947 
283,219 
141,688 
355,845 
404,423 
115,739 
2007 
181,889 
384,048 
153,027 
246,805 
126,230 
494,824 
361,952 
128,997 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
83 
142 
90 
346 
135 
31 
320 
42 
2007 
158 
166 
96 
356 
145 
49 
308 
48 
acres, 2012 
82,132 
157,124 
206,350 
323,461 
140,793 
46,943 
510,957 
80,434 
2007 
121,863 
164,803 
228,273 
288,100 
108,018 
42,729 
448,835 
120,616 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
41 
56 
43 
53 
41 
17 
64 
23 
2007 
53 
54 
30 
62 
26 
39 
51 
13 
acres, 2012 
105,009 
87,925 
44,320 
21,573 
30,323 
50,578 
66,840 
97,937 
2007 
124,922 
113,013 
24,564 
14,234 
11,260 
125,988 
66,755 
38,086 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20 
35 
32 
42 
35 
6 
48 
16 
2007 
24 
23 
25 
37 
17 
11 
38 
11 
acres, 2012 
8,622 
23,973 
32,167 
14,800 
20,626 
5,853 
52,092 
38,667 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,919 
19,155 
15,959 
9,806 
3,969 
14,419 
40,753 
7,742 
Total operators 
number 
947 
723 
394 
1,224 
622 
291 
1,057 
328 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
309 
208 
136 
585 
235 
74 
417 
69 
2 operators 
242 
182 
85 
242 
130 
84 
183 
89 
3 operators 
41 
37 
20 
42 
22 
15 
52 
19 
4 operators 
6 
10 
4 
6 
14 
1 
17 
6 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
6 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
326 
224 
84 
241 
146 
93 
229 
118 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
282 
202 
76 
226 
132 
73 
197 
82 
2 operators 
19 
11 
4 
6 
7 
10 
13 
18 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,039 
690 
364 
1,189 
527 
369 
936 
280 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
334 
220 
150 
628 
221 
161 
387 
81 
2 operators 
268 
177 
61 
218 
102 
61 
180 
63 
3 operators 
44 
27 
21 
39 
23 
26 
43 
14 
4 operators 
8 
6 
3 
2 
7 
2 
11 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
361 
206 
81 
255 
109 
114 
202 
86 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
324 
185 
69 
251 
103 
100 
190 
67 
2 operators 
17 
9 
6 
2 
3 
7 
3 
8 
3 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
525 
396 
234 
815 
379 
148 
644 
157 
2007 
566 
390 
211 
813 
327 
203 
583 
131 
acres, 2012 
1,017,520 
1,538,015 
525,272 
604,496 
352,372 
1,010,626 
928,790 
665,828 
2007 
1,131,367 
1,597,919 
489,675 
578,801 
308,817 
1,243,810 
882,690 
800,635 
Female 
farms, 2012 
74 
41 
13 
61 
23 
26 
31 
26 
2007 
89 
42 
27 
74 
27 
47 
41 
34 
acres, 2012 
56,583 
92,860 
12,751 
18,609 
7,865 
90,550 
16,255 
125,312 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
53,688 
231,238 
27,008 
14,088 
9,437 
89,898 
24,953 
120,475 
Farming 
2012 
312 
304 
168 
476 
189 
134 
452 
121 
2007 
337 
321 
156 
565 
218 
154 
435 
86 
Other 
2012 
287 
133 
79 
400 
213 
40 
223 
62 
Place of residence: 
2007 
318 
111 
82 
322 
136 
96 
189 
79 
On farm operated 
2012 
525 
347 
100 
613 
284 
155 
516 
132 
2007 
560 
350 
114 
670 
269 
212 
429 
112 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
74 
90 
147 
263 
118 
19 
159 
51 
2007 
95 
82 
124 
217 
85 
38 
195 
53 
-continued 
486 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
