Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Codington 
Corson 
Custer 
Davison 
Day 
Deuel 
Dewey 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
266 
181 
174 
137 
320 
288 
129 
2007 
251 
186 
137 
147 
318 
210 
191 
Any 
2012 
447 
142 
272 
290 
373 
376 
213 
2007 
412 
206 
222 
259 
357 
373 
219 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
43 
48 
32 
32 
45 
74 
26 
2007 
93 
37 
51 
40 
78 
69 
28 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
38 
24 
14 
20 
11 
26 
2 
2007 
16 
15 
8 
18 
28 
20 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
47 
7 
25 
36 
55 
34 
17 
2007 
51 
47 
36 
22 
47 
36 
33 
200 days or more 
2012 
319 
63 
201 
202 
262 
242 
168 
2007 
252 
107 
127 
179 
204 
248 
143 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
11 
1 
17 
15 
18 
9 
2007 
18 
4 
9 
13 
18 
16 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
28 
13 
17 
9 
14 
9 
14 
2007 
24 
22 
22 
11 
16 
14 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
107 
24 
46 
44 
88 
88 
33 
2007 
82 
35 
72 
51 
87 
77 
51 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
570 
275 
382 
357 
576 
549 
286 
2007 
539 
331 
256 
331 
554 
476 
334 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.5 
27.5 
23.2 
24.6 
27.7 
26.9 
24.2 
2007 
23.4 
26.9 
19.2 
24.8 
27.6 
25.8 
24.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
3 
1 
15 
6 
18 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
9 
10 
8 
11 
7 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
102 
25 
35 
35 
89 
80 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
582 
286 
400 
369 
587 
559 
299 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.7 
29.2 
26.0 
26.1 
29.1 
28.4 
26.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
8 
- 
2007 
2 
4 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
95 
25 
29 
38 
79 
49 
25 
2007 
46 
26 
11 
33 
40 
46 
27 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
90 
39 
17 
48 
61 
118 
61 
2007 
113 
55 
32 
50 
76 
113 
75 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
148 
87 
84 
105 
147 
152 
98 
2007 
182 
96 
81 
135 
172 
143 
124 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
104 
37 
62 
65 
93 
79 
41 
2007 
94 
55 
57 
42 
103 
77 
44 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
88 
43 
62 
41 
72 
81 
40 
2007 
72 
48 
76 
67 
73 
56 
42 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
76 
31 
85 
53 
70 
47 
28 
2007 
50 
35 
43 
23 
61 
51 
26 
70 years and over 
2012 
112 
60 
107 
74 
171 
130 
49 
2007 
104 
73 
59 
56 
148 
93 
68 
Average age 
2012 
54.3 
55.9 
60.6 
56.4 
58.2 
55.5 
54.7 
2007 
54.4 
56.1 
58.8 
54.1 
57.7 
54.2 
53.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
462 
249 
350 
323 
498 
474 
264 
2007 
416 
222 
250 
294 
364 
364 
242 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
15 
44 
9 
106 
29 
21 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
126 
80 
203 
106 
195 
140 
78 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
116 
18 
26 
83 
102 
110 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
24 
43 
36 
40 
37 
187 
16 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
60 
23 
41 
59 
61 
60 
46 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
129 
104 
58 
61 
29 
30 
90 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
7 
6 
10 
23 
4 
11 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
2 
9 
8 
2 
- 
39 
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 
694 
318 
424 
410 
670 
646 
326 
acres, 2012 
355,409 
1,187,784 
509,820 
273,226 
559,019 
312,299 
1,137,991 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
12 
7 
39 
10 
8 
5 
10 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,924 
36,464 
64,562 
7,833 
4,573 
3,491 
29,448 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
631 
277 
374 
366 
607 
602 
280 
2007 
565 
341 
313 
365 
581 
513 
349 
acres, 2012 
252,160 
755,528 
324,611 
188,325 
414,102 
271,078 
870,350 
2007 
245,888 
916,225 
(D) 
(D) 
416,590 
247,266 
1,097,220 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
41 
22 
44 
32 
42 
24 
36 
2007 
59 
33 
30 
24 
59 
44 
38 
acres, 2012 
54,272 
152,630 
113,333 
77,097 
60,663 
29,675 
147,646 
2007 
60,584 
197,573 
118,151 
69,155 
60,013 
34,720 
182,865 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
28 
15 
21 
19 
25 
25 
8 
2007 
28 
7 
9 
13 
21 
13 
9 
acres, 2012 
48,436 
170,575 
41,016 
6,040 
79,505 
28,758 
68,949 
2007 
49,342 
108,014 
48,740 
11,287 
69,027 
25,584 
94,324 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
1 
2 
- 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
511 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
9 
7 
8 
17 
8 
18 
2007 
10 
11 
6 
2 
14 
8 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
163,536 
144,246 
(D) 
(D) 
11,831 
94,774 
2007 
(D) 
61,226 
(D) 
(D) 
21,588 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
490 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
