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Day County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Day County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Day County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (114,083 acres), corn (94,935 acres) and wheat (24,770 acres). Its farms sold $194 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 27th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$194 million847th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
584477,100 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
88% 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+
Day County
$194 million
2% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 27 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Day County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans14th in South Dakota114,083 acres
  2. 2Corn14th in South Dakota94,935 acres
  3. 3Wheat20th in South Dakota24,770 acres
  4. 4Hay47th in South Dakota16,447 acres
  5. 5Oats37th in South Dakota*753 acres
  6. 6Garlic1st in South Dakota*2 acres

How does Day 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.

Day County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Garlic2 acres1*306*29%acres harvested
Soybeans4.7 million bushels14325*3%production
Corn15.3 million bushels143012%production
Goats421 goats201,462*2%head on farms
Wheat1.3 million bushels203062%production
Honey134,160 pounds11*162*2%production
Oats55,849 bushels37*251*under 1%production
Hay36,385 tons47892*under 1%production
Cattle23,951 cattle581,093*under 1%head on farms
Sheep334 sheep53*1,772*under 1%head on farms
Hogs2,024 hogs27*619*under 1%head on farms
Eggs446 laying hens32*2,187*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, dry beans, potatoes, lettuce, chickens and milk.

What livestock does Day County raise?

Day County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle23,95158head on farms
Hogs2,02427*head on farms
Laying hens44632*head on farms
Goats42120head on farms
Sheep33453*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.