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Faulk County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Faulk County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Faulk County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (173,335 acres), corn (134,813 acres) and hay (40,197 acres). Its farms sold $304 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 14th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$304 million494th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
285626,281 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
73% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2511 published, 14 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+
Faulk County
$304 million
2% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 14 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Faulk County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans6th in South Dakota173,335 acres
  2. 2Corn7th in South Dakota134,813 acres
  3. 3Hay15th in South Dakota40,197 acres
  4. 4Wheat24th in South Dakota18,397 acres
  5. 5Sunflowers25th in South Dakota*2,538 acres
  6. 6Sorghum24th in South Dakota*1,115 acres

How does Faulk 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.

Faulk County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Soybeans6.6 million bushels6146*4%production
Hogs71,228 hogs11*226*3%head on farms
Corn18.5 million bushels72263%production
Hay83,226 tons15246*2%production
Wheat1.1 million bushels243572%production
Cattle51,884 cattle29449*1%head on farms
Goats239 goats28*1,979*1%head on farms
Sunflowers5.8 million pounds25*87*under 1%production
Sorghum40,617 bushels24*331*under 1%production
Sheep700 sheep42*1,196*under 1%head on farms
Eggs442 laying hens33*2,191*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, lettuce, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, asparagus, apples, grapes, turkeys, chickens, milk and honey.

What livestock does Faulk County raise?

Faulk County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs71,22811*head on farms
Cattle51,88429head on farms
Sheep70042*head on farms
Laying hens44233*head on farms
Goats23928*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.