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Aurora County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Aurora County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Aurora County's biggest by acreage are corn (88,847 acres), soybeans (80,135 acres) and hay (28,872 acres). Its farms sold $152 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 36th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$152 million1039th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
362356,901 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
64% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
149 published, 5 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $1.1M$1.1M to $4.4M$4.4M to $17M$17M to $55M$55M to $170M$170M+
Aurora County
$152 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 36 of 66 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Aurora County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Corn32nd in South Dakota88,847 acres
  2. 2Soybeans37th in South Dakota80,135 acres
  3. 3Hay37th in South Dakota28,872 acres
  4. 4Wheat33rd in South Dakota9,519 acres
  5. 5Sorghum10th in South Dakota3,848 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers2,504 acres
  7. 7Oats24th in South Dakota*1,405 acres

How does Aurora County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in South Dakota and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Aurora County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Goats940 goats3638*5%head on farms
Sorghum355,207 bushels10127*3%production
Sheep4,958 sheep9*152*2%head on farms
Oats105,672 bushels24*129*2%production
Corn8.4 million bushels325261%production
Soybeans2.2 million bushels37650*1%production
Cattle39,817 cattle42644*1%head on farms
Hay44,974 tons37694*1%production
Wheat587,203 bushels33523*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sunflowers, turkeys, eggs, hogs and honey.

What livestock does Aurora County raise?

Aurora County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle39,81742head on farms
Sheep4,9589*head on farms
Goats9403head on farms

Other farm counties in South Dakota

Top South Dakota counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Spink County$552 million
Brown County$521 million
Brookings County$445 million
Minnehaha County$391 million
Edmunds County$382 million
Turner County$366 million
Charles Mix County$364 million
Beadle County$355 million
Marshall County$351 million
Hand County$346 million
Clark County$336 million
Grant County$329 million

What does South Dakota grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.