Jackson County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Jackson County, South Dakota grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Jackson County, South Dakota (76% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 51,292 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are hay (76,274 acres), wheat (26,103 acres) and corn (8,390 acres). Its farms sold $56.1 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 60th of 66 counties in South Dakota.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $56.1 million1869th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 2581,180,521 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 24% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1411 published, 3 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Jackson County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Jackson 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.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of SD | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 51,292 cattle | 30 | 461* | 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 60,010 tons | 26 | 447* | 1% | production |
| Wheat | 593,413 bushels | 32 | 517* | under 1% | production |
| Sunflowers | 8.4 million pounds | 23* | 73* | under 1% | production |
| Sorghum | 67,217 bushels | 22* | 273* | under 1% | production |
| Sheep | 326 sheep | 54* | 1,789* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Goats | 22 goats | 50* | 2,771* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Corn | 359,121 bushels | 59 | 1,598* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 293 laying hens | 37* | 2,360* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hogs | 210 hogs | 28* | 1,239* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Milk | 7 milk cows | 24* | 1,377* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, potatoes and honey.
What livestock does Jackson County raise?
Other farm counties in South Dakota
| County | Farm 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 |
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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.