Grown Where

Buffalo County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Buffalo County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Buffalo County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (26,059 acres), hay (15,064 acres) and corn (11,598 acres). Its farms sold $54.6 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 62nd of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$54.6 million1891st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
49300,533 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
51% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
119 published, 2 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+
Buffalo County
$54.6 million
under 1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 62 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Buffalo County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans47th in South Dakota26,059 acres
  2. 2Hay56th in South Dakota15,064 acres
  3. 3Corn51st in South Dakota11,598 acres
  4. 4Wheat35th in South Dakota9,590 acres
  5. 5Sorghum6th in South Dakota5,254 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers26th in South Dakota*2,757 acres
  7. 7Oats35th in South Dakota*530 acres

How does Buffalo 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.

Buffalo County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Sorghum425,241 bushels6117*4%production
Oats61,496 bushels35*231*under 1%production
Cattle31,342 cattle51863*under 1%head on farms
Wheat505,782 bushels35580*under 1%production
Hay26,462 tons561,214*under 1%production
Soybeans712,228 bushels471,008*under 1%production
Sunflowers4 million pounds26*95*under 1%production
Corn1.3 million bushels511,182*under 1%production
Goats15 goats52*2,788*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Buffalo County raise?

Buffalo County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle31,34251head on farms
Goats1552*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.