Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
14,049 
224 
336 
104 
292 
346 
462 
2007 
13,679 
185 
334 
123 
283 
357 
377 
Any 
2012 
17,940 
218 
418 
115 
379 
677 
594 
2007 
17,490 
194 
416 
142 
280 
629 
659 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,991 
37 
60 
9 
45 
84 
123 
2007 
3,592 
32 
80 
48 
56 
137 
132 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,190 
10 
17 
4 
37 
31 
52 
2007 
1,270 
18 
23 
12 
26 
29 
43 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
2,208 
28 
57 
31 
49 
101 
59 
2007 
2,293 
33 
37 
28 
40 
61 
90 
200 days or more 
2012 
11,551 
143 
284 
71 
248 
461 
360 
2007 
10,335 
111 
276 
54 
158 
402 
394 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
787 
2 
9 
6 
58 
25 
14 
2007 
775 
9 
19 
14 
8 
15 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,268 
17 
25 
4 
13 
31 
86 
2007 
1,178 
23 
30 
14 
22 
45 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,569 
43 
68 
29 
63 
150 
95 
2007 
3,845 
36 
92 
35 
46 
140 
120 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
26,365 
380 
652 
180 
537 
817 
861 
2007 
25,371 
311 
609 
202 
487 
786 
862 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.5 
25.7 
25.1 
26.9 
25.9 
23.9 
25.2 
2007 
25.7 
25.3 
24.8 
26.4 
26.9 
23.6 
27.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
535 
- 
8 
1 
58 
18 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
949 
13 
16 
- 
10 
22 
79 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,000 
37 
55 
22 
59 
126 
75 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
27,505 
392 
675 
196 
544 
857 
889 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.4 
27.7 
26.3 
30.1 
27.2 
25.6 
26.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
258 
2 
13 
- 
20 
11 
3 
2007 
242 
2 
6 
8 
5 
5 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2,631 
18 
30 
9 
67 
75 
90 
2007 
2,113 
31 
58 
15 
35 
69 
66 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,922 
82 
136 
25 
63 
132 
101 
2007 
4,045 
40 
104 
34 
104 
131 
117 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
7,445 
121 
156 
53 
169 
252 
226 
2007 
8,700 
110 
198 
55 
162 
305 
295 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,639 
44 
93 
29 
76 
175 
172 
2007 
4,420 
61 
126 
35 
73 
106 
146 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
4,543 
75 
138 
28 
98 
112 
150 
2007 
3,415 
46 
91 
29 
55 
115 
105 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,188 
42 
75 
21 
73 
113 
133 
2007 
2,655 
29 
55 
20 
53 
68 
87 
70 years and over 
2012 
5,363 
58 
113 
54 
105 
153 
181 
2007 
5,579 
60 
112 
69 
76 
187 
214 
Average age 
2012 
55.9 
55.1 
55.1 
58.8 
54.6 
55.4 
56.8 
2007 
55.7 
55.0 
54.9 
57.0 
53.8 
55.3 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
24,110 
324 
545 
145 
472 
827 
811 
2007 
19,907 
224 
520 
171 
346 
631 
725 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,021 
57 
37 
6 
38 
20 
46 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
8,570 
137 
121 
84 
242 
152 
332 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4,018 
49 
139 
11 
76 
188 
174 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4,765 
98 
69 
17 
93 
368 
80 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
3,864 
38 
105 
5 
52 
128 
120 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
3,578 
32 
107 
32 
25 
101 
111 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
644 
5 
10 
- 
7 
61 
50 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
553 
6 
29 
2 
11 
17 
20 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
30,911 
419 
732 
215 
664 
987 
1,023 
acres, 2012 
40,934,161 
401 ,799 
767,769 
554,008 
344,268 
415,363 
1,061,361 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
944 
10 
28 
7 
20 
17 
24 
acres, 2012 
1 ,832,507 
6,263 
40,493 
41,427 
8,010 
22,852 
6,529 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
27,544 
393 
660 
174 
641 
876 
908 
2007 
26,633 
337 
663 
214 
524 
824 
885 
acres, 2012 
29,203,602 
(D) 
627,553 
(D) 
325,141 
297,085 
738,789 
2007 
29,348,956 
(D) 
582,158 
470,862 
282,263 
313,985 
744,481 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,150 
34 
54 
28 
19 
47 
58 
2007 
2,658 
34 
49 
31 
32 
71 
81 
acres, 2012 
6,174,315 
72,915 
76,785 
124,166 
5,071 
48,216 
167,664 
2007 
7,247,814 
1 1 1 ,700 
108,153 
154,628 
1 1 ,985 
56,118 
170,687 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,534 
10 
31 
13 
8 
59 
62 
2007 
1,299 
4 
31 
14 
6 
60 
55 
acres, 2012 
4,379,824 
3,129 
78,118 
26,373 
7,166 
83,309 
121,220 
2007 
3,804,217 
733 
65,081 
59,680 
(D) 
78,386 
113,638 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
110 
- 
1 
1 
5 
10 
2007 
122 
2 
1 
- 
- 
7 
6 
acres, 2012 
181,567 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8,277 
9,056 
2007 
180,565 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5,208 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
651 
5 
8 
3 
3 
36 
18 
2007 
457 
2 
6 
6 
1 
24 
9 
acres, 2012 
3,317,771 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,218 
12,133 
42,065 
2007 
3,084,851 
(D) 
(D) 
68,093 
(D) 
(D) 
51,006 
--continued 
488 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
