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Clark County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Clark County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Clark County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (122,565 acres), corn (104,564 acres) and hay (18,883 acres). Its farms sold $336 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 11th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$336 million420th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
537473,992 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
54% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1511 published, 4 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+
Clark County
$336 million
3% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 11 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Clark County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans10th in South Dakota122,565 acres
  2. 2Corn11th in South Dakota104,564 acres
  3. 3Hay38th in South Dakota18,883 acres
  4. 4Wheat41st in South Dakota6,379 acres
  5. 5Oats21st in South Dakota*1,237 acres
  6. 6Sorghum33rd in South Dakota*5 acres

How does Clark 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.

Clark County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Hogs146,975 hogs2*125*7%head on farms
Soybeans5 million bushels10293*3%production
Corn15.9 million bushels112803%production
Oats116,840 bushels21*117*2%production
Cattle49,352 cattle31484*1%head on farms
Hay44,522 tons38704*1%production
Sheep1,545 sheep30*574*under 1%head on farms
Wheat314,545 bushels41764*under 1%production
Goats95 goats44*2,518*under 1%head on farms
Eggs1,616 laying hens8*1,320*under 1%head on farms
Sorghum290 bushels33*519*under 1%production

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

What livestock does Clark County raise?

Clark County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs146,9752*head on farms
Cattle49,35231head on farms
Laying hens1,6168*head on farms
Sheep1,54530*head on farms
Goats9544*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
Grant County$329 million
Moody County$313 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.