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Douglas County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Douglas County, South Dakota grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Douglas County, South Dakota (58% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 87,020 hogs and 33,117 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are soybeans (62,081 acres), corn (60,603 acres) and hay (11,792 acres). Its farms sold $185 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 31st of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$185 million905th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
357194,267 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
42% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2411 published, 13 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+
Douglas County
$185 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 31 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Douglas County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans38th in South Dakota62,081 acres
  2. 2Corn39th in South Dakota60,603 acres
  3. 3Hay57th in South Dakota11,792 acres
  4. 4Wheat47th in South Dakota3,474 acres
  5. 5Oats32nd in South Dakota*810 acres

How does Douglas 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.

Douglas County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Goats1,385 goats1369*7%head on farms
Hogs87,020 hogs7*202*4%head on farms
Sheep4,879 sheep10*155*2%head on farms
Soybeans2.2 million bushels38651*1%production
Chickens918 broiler chickens5*942*1%head sold
Oats67,244 bushels32*210*1%production
Corn6.4 million bushels396161%production
Cattle33,117 cattle50817*under 1%head on farms
Hay25,530 tons571,251*under 1%production
Wheat183,536 bushels47988*under 1%production
Milk174 milk cows14*869*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, sunflowers, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, asparagus, watermelon, cantaloupe, turkeys, eggs and honey.

What livestock does Douglas County raise?

Douglas County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs87,0207*head on farms
Cattle33,11750head on farms
Sheep4,87910*head on farms
Goats1,3851head on farms
Broiler chickens9185*head sold
Milk cows17414*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.