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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
222 
199 
240 
374 
145 
168 
467 
198 
2007 
248 
201 
258 
357 
119 
125 
416 
227 
Any 
2012 
346 
199 
278 
517 
84 
318 
690 
315 
2007 
297 
197 
265 
522 
97 
231 
778 
329 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
39 
31 
38 
81 
22 
90 
86 
106 
2007 
91 
41 
66 
92 
21 
54 
131 
59 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
11 
13 
41 
10 
29 
25 
37 
2007 
17 
23 
18 
54 
7 
12 
65 
18 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
25 
33 
35 
64 
5 
20 
99 
27 
2007 
40 
16 
29 
87 
15 
26 
107 
56 
200 days or more 
2012 
267 
124 
192 
331 
47 
179 
480 
145 
2007 
149 
117 
152 
289 
54 
139 
475 
196 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
4 
13 
41 
2 
4 
26 
20 
2007 
10 
8 
12 
18 
8 
9 
30 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
12 
13 
39 
9 
13 
66 
8 
2007 
16 
23 
18 
37 
9 
11 
29 
11 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
53 
62 
48 
92 
19 
61 
106 
77 
2007 
76 
47 
65 
133 
19 
53 
145 
55 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
466 
320 
444 
719 
199 
408 
959 
408 
2007 
443 
320 
428 
691 
180 
283 
990 
476 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.4 
27.3 
27.8 
22.8 
31.4 
25.3 
24.9 
24.1 
2007 
26.6 
27.2 
27.1 
23.4 
28.3 
23.9 
24.8 
25.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
4 
8 
14 
2 
3 
19 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
11 
12 
36 
6 
12 
42 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
41 
53 
34 
71 
17 
53 
99 
66 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
489 
330 
464 
770 
204 
418 
997 
427 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.2 
28.8 
29.9 
25.0 
33.7 
26.5 
26.8 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
5 
4 
8 
3 
9 
6 
. 
2007 
9 
4 
2 
5 
3 
5 
8 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
69 
37 
24 
79 
14 
52 
63 
56 
2007 
37 
23 
53 
67 
13 
33 
72 
34 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
81 
46 
43 
154 
15 
43 
141 
71 
2007 
75 
46 
53 
92 
25 
44 
147 
80 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
140 
94 
127 
198 
46 
132 
270 
106 
2007 
160 
109 
138 
242 
50 
115 
375 
158 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
81 
34 
88 
112 
32 
70 
194 
69 
2007 
82 
37 
74 
144 
27 
59 
195 
84 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
75 
38 
95 
104 
28 
96 
222 
73 
2007 
51 
45 
60 
98 
30 
34 
139 
57 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
39 
52 
50 
83 
25 
36 
80 
63 
2007 
51 
41 
45 
65 
20 
19 
88 
57 
70 years and over 
2012 
80 
92 
87 
153 
66 
48 
181 
75 
2007 
80 
93 
98 
166 
48 
47 
170 
79 
Average age 
2012 
53.9 
57.1 
57.6 
54.7 
60.3 
53.7 
56.5 
55.1 
2007 
54.5 
57.6 
56.2 
55.9 
57.5 
53.3 
55.0 
54.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
406 
263 
395 
736 
181 
326 
924 
393 
2007 
330 
213 
315 
592 
122 
216 
845 
387 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
23 
38 
51 
11 
39 
75 
12 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
154 
124 
155 
311 
102 
65 
211 
120 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
56 
42 
120 
55 
10 
54 
130 
93 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
135 
84 
71 
60 
50 
104 
282 
42 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
59 
31 
71 
204 
15 
35 
220 
63 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
40 
15 
35 
91 
12 
51 
73 
78 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
7 
2 
12 
12 
4 
16 
102 
3 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
2 
- 
10 
- 
- 
18 
21 
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 
549 
388 
506 
871 
221 
476 
1,140 
469 
acres, 2012 
354,249 
555,284 
512,890 
1,926,617 
658,263 
351,410 
392,008 
239,395 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
14 
7 
27 
27 
9 
14 
22 
11 
acres, 2012 
12,316 
4,386 
20,641 
120,145 
61,121 
508 
20,743 
3,475 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
512 
353 
417 
803 
207 
445 
1,053 
422 
2007 
490 
326 
416 
746 
188 
310 
1,055 
493 
acres, 2012 
278,372 
420,062 
279,067 
1 ,537,548 
593,339 
288,012 
325,978 
186,608 
2007 
278,119 
352,326 
318,255 
1 ,526,029 
581,340 
(D) 
327,015 
223,478 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
34 
19 
38 
45 
16 
24 
47 
63 
2007 
25 
39 
54 
81 
19 
31 
79 
39 
acres, 2012 
52,492 
52,154 
99,558 
243,902 
76,845 
50,949 
56,141 
45,595 
2007 
46,378 
83,034 
1 1 1 ,322 
434,133 
95,731 
43,194 
55,043 
48,382 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
15 
18 
50 
30 
5 
9 
38 
22 
2007 
19 
15 
44 
40 
5 
11 
44 
16 
acres, 2012 
27,739 
86,975 
126,443 
192,614 
(D) 
8,214 
20,987 
18,361 
2007 
33,106 
53,759 
91,086 
190,780 
46,647 
15,689 
34,455 
17,867 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2007 
4 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
7 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
359 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
321 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
8 
9 
13 
1 
8 
18 
5 
2007 
7 
17 
8 
11 
2 
2 
9 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
13,598 
(D) 
58,489 
(D) 
10,136 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
5,446 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,582 
(D) 
--continued 
494 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
