Table 52. Black or African American Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Black or 
African American operator ^ 
Farms with a Black or African 
American principal operator 
Farms 
Black or African 
American operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
South Dakota 
10 
11 
3,565 
6 
(D) 
Counties 
Beadle 
3 
3 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
Bennett 
1 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Corson 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
Lake 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Roberts 
2 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Sully 
2 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 53. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Native Flawaiian 
or Other Pacific Islander operator ^ 
Farms with a Native Flawaiian or Other 
Pacific Islander principal operator 
Farms 
Native Flawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
South Dakota 
5 
5 
925 
- 
- 
Counties 
Brookings 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Charles Mix 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Lawrence 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tripp 
2 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
502 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
