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Haakon County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Haakon County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Haakon County's biggest by acreage are wheat (63,294 acres), hay (57,124 acres) and sunflowers (41,880 acres). Its farms sold $124 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 45th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (11th of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$124 million1221st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
2911,151,771 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
53% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1410 published, 4 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+
Haakon County
$124 million
under 1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 45 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Haakon County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat6th in South Dakota63,294 acres
  2. 2Hay32nd in South Dakota57,124 acres
  3. 3Sunflowers6th in South Dakota41,880 acres
  4. 4Corn49th in South Dakota30,234 acres
  5. 5Sorghum4th in South Dakota11,524 acres
  6. 6Soybeans49th in South Dakota3,799 acres
  7. 7Oats31st in South Dakota*1,310 acres

How does Haakon 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.

Haakon County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Sunflowers67.6 million pounds611*6%production
Sorghum648,692 bushels493*5%production
Wheat2.4 million bushels61834%production
Cattle63,364 cattle21312*2%head on farms
Hay52,960 tons32561*1%production
Oats68,096 bushels31*208*1%production
Sheep1,156 sheep36*798*under 1%head on farms
Corn2 million bushels491,058*under 1%production
Soybeans118,617 bushels491,437*under 1%production
Eggs152 laying hens49*2,555*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Haakon County raise?

Haakon County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle63,36421head on farms
Sheep1,15636*head on farms
Laying hens15249*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.