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Corson County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Corson County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Corson County's biggest by acreage are hay (124,156 acres), wheat (58,667 acres) and sunflowers (43,862 acres). Its farms sold $164 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 34th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (6th of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$164 million998th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
2651,368,478 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
51% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1412 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+
Corson County
$164 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 34 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Corson County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay2nd in South Dakota124,156 acres
  2. 2Wheat7th in South Dakota58,667 acres
  3. 3Sunflowers3rd in South Dakota43,862 acres
  4. 4Corn46th in South Dakota34,836 acres
  5. 5Soybeans48th in South Dakota17,880 acres
  6. 6Oats12th in South Dakota2,707 acres
  7. 7Sorghum18th in South Dakota*2,580 acres
  8. 8Barley3rd in South Dakota*498 acres

How does Corson 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.

Corson County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Sunflowers76.7 million pounds36*7%production
Barley18,261 bushels3*308*5%production
Hay211,570 tons2365%production
Wheat2.3 million bushels71884%production
Oats194,194 bushels1263*3%production
Cattle103,283 cattle4116*3%head on farms
Sorghum86,867 bushels18*234*under 1%production
Goats124 goats41*2,413*under 1%head on farms
Corn3.2 million bushels46883*under 1%production
Soybeans440,804 bushels481,138*under 1%production
Sheep357 sheep51*1,720*under 1%head on farms
Eggs180 laying hens46*2,518*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: chickpeas and hogs.

What livestock does Corson County raise?

Corson County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle103,2834head on farms
Sheep35751*head on farms
Laying hens18046*head on farms
Goats12441*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.