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Jones County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Jones County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Jones County's biggest by acreage are hay (56,116 acres), wheat (31,172 acres) and corn (26,757 acres). Its farms sold $82.8 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 56th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (19th of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$82.8 million1561st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
170615,446 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
59% 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+
Jones County
$82.8 million
under 1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 56 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Jones County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay21st in South Dakota56,116 acres
  2. 2Wheat22nd in South Dakota31,172 acres
  3. 3Corn48th in South Dakota26,757 acres
  4. 4Sunflowers9th in South Dakota*25,419 acres
  5. 5Sorghum2nd in South Dakota18,511 acres
  6. 6Soybeans53rd in South Dakota3,499 acres
  7. 7Oats4th in South Dakota3,492 acres

How does Jones 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.

Jones County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Sorghum1.4 million bushels247*12%production
Oats274,770 bushels434*4%production
Sunflowers40.4 million pounds9*19*4%production
Wheat1.1 million bushels223442%production
Hay66,999 tons21365*2%production
Cattle46,663 cattle33528*1%head on farms
Corn2.3 million bushels48999*under 1%production
Sheep660 sheep44*1,243*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans58,665 bushels531,585*under 1%production
Eggs69 laying hens56*2,652*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Jones County raise?

Jones County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle46,66333head on farms
Sheep66044*head on farms
Laying hens6956*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.