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Hanson County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Hanson County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Hanson County's biggest by acreage are corn (78,514 acres), soybeans (70,777 acres) and hay (11,268 acres). Its farms sold $141 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 39th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$141 million1119th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
311230,060 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
62% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2312 published, 11 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+
Hanson County
$141 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 39 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Hanson County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn31st in South Dakota78,514 acres
  2. 2Soybeans34th in South Dakota70,777 acres
  3. 3Hay64th in South Dakota11,268 acres
  4. 4Wheat56th in South Dakota1,413 acres
  5. 5Sorghum30th in South Dakota*220 acres

How does Hanson 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.

Hanson County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Turkeys77,410 turkeys4*131*6%head on farms
Hogs76,816 hogs10*216*4%head on farms
Corn8.6 million bushels315231%production
Soybeans2.4 million bushels34621*1%production
Goats145 goats36*2,319*under 1%head on farms
Cattle20,056 cattle621,238*under 1%head on farms
Hay19,987 tons641,496*under 1%production
Sheep509 sheep47*1,469*under 1%head on farms
Sorghum20,750 bushels30*403*under 1%production
Eggs1,512 laying hens9*1,381*under 1%head on farms
Wheat62,245 bushels561,390*under 1%production
Honey6,425 pounds24*1,040*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, asparagus, watermelon, cantaloupe, chickens and milk.

What livestock does Hanson County raise?

Hanson County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Turkeys77,4104*head on farms
Hogs76,81610*head on farms
Cattle20,05662head on farms
Laying hens1,5129*head on farms
Sheep50947*head on farms
Goats14536*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.