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Brule County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Brule County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Brule County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (78,544 acres), corn (77,417 acres) and hay (35,836 acres). Its farms sold $187 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 29th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$187 million892nd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
368474,226 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
57% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1512 published, 3 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+
Brule County
$187 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 29 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Brule County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans33rd in South Dakota78,544 acres
  2. 2Corn33rd in South Dakota77,417 acres
  3. 3Hay22nd in South Dakota35,836 acres
  4. 4Wheat15th in South Dakota25,804 acres
  5. 5Oats2nd in South Dakota5,349 acres
  6. 6Sorghum15th in South Dakota*2,183 acres

How does Brule 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.

Brule County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Oats388,111 bushels220*6%production
Wheat1.5 million bushels152692%production
Cattle78,576 cattle8194*2%head on farms
Goats412 goats21*1,484*2%head on farms
Hay66,579 tons22372*2%production
Soybeans2.5 million bushels33614*1%production
Corn8.1 million bushels335371%production
Honey100,000 pounds13*201*1%production
Hogs25,033 hogs20*406*1%head on farms
Sorghum121,923 bushels15*209*1%production
Sheep892 sheep41*1,023*under 1%head on farms
Eggs766 laying hens25*1,906*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sweet corn, turkeys and milk.

What livestock does Brule County raise?

Brule County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle78,5768head on farms
Hogs25,03320*head on farms
Sheep89241*head on farms
Laying hens76625*head on farms
Goats41221*head 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.