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Jerauld County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Jerauld County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Jerauld County's biggest by acreage are corn (70,224 acres), soybeans (64,174 acres) and hay (24,799 acres). Its farms sold $144 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 38th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$144 million1101st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
210312,961 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
69% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
149 published, 5 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+
Jerauld County
$144 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 38 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Jerauld County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn36th in South Dakota70,224 acres
  2. 2Soybeans39th in South Dakota64,174 acres
  3. 3Hay39th in South Dakota24,799 acres
  4. 4Wheat23rd in South Dakota17,898 acres
  5. 5Sorghum19th in South Dakota*1,542 acres
  6. 6Oats25th in South Dakota*1,411 acres

How does Jerauld 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.

Jerauld County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Oats104,374 bushels25*133*2%production
Wheat1.1 million bushels233542%production
Corn7.5 million bushels365651%production
Cattle37,930 cattle44692*1%head on farms
Hay43,914 tons39720*1%production
Soybeans1.9 million bushels39707*1%production
Sorghum82,300 bushels19*240*under 1%production
Sheep996 sheep39*927*under 1%head on farms
Eggs170 laying hens48*2,530*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sunflowers, turkeys, hogs, goats and honey.

What livestock does Jerauld County raise?

Jerauld County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle37,93044head on farms
Sheep99639*head on farms
Laying hens17048*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.