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Codington County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Codington County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Codington County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (69,631 acres), corn (55,224 acres) and hay (14,488 acres). Its farms sold $192 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 28th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$192 million859th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
500282,976 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
60% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1812 published, 6 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+
Codington County
$192 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 28 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Codington County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans24th in South Dakota69,631 acres
  2. 2Corn30th in South Dakota55,224 acres
  3. 3Hay42nd in South Dakota14,488 acres
  4. 4Wheat28th in South Dakota13,527 acres
  5. 5Oats15th in South Dakota*1,699 acres

How does Codington 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.

Codington County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Sheep40,649 sheep112*18%head on farms
Oats145,295 bushels15*93*2%production
Chickens1,554 broiler chickens3*802*2%head sold
Soybeans3 million bushels24536*2%production
Milk2,950 milk cows9*388*2%head on farms
Corn9.2 million bushels305002%production
Wheat765,410 bushels28436*1%production
Cattle39,781 cattle43645*1%head on farms
Hay40,610 tons42785*under 1%production
Hogs15,382 hogs24*473*under 1%head on farms
Goats96 goats43*2,511*under 1%head on farms
Eggs1,085 laying hens17*1,648*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, dry beans, potatoes, onions, turkeys and honey.

What livestock does Codington County raise?

Codington County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Sheep40,6491head on farms
Cattle39,78143head on farms
Hogs15,38224*head on farms
Milk cows2,9509*head on farms
Broiler chickens1,5543*head sold
Laying hens1,08517*head on farms
Goats9643*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.