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Kingsbury County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Kingsbury County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Kingsbury County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (140,986 acres), corn (111,811 acres) and hay (14,261 acres). Its farms sold $274 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 17th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$274 million564th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
459419,877 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
73% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3210 published, 22 withheld

County map

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+
Kingsbury County: $274 million, 2%
Kingsbury County
$274 million
2% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 17 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Kingsbury County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans8th in South Dakota140,986 acres
  2. 2Corn9th in South Dakota111,811 acres
  3. 3Hay45th in South Dakota14,261 acres
  4. 4Wheat42nd in South Dakota5,730 acres
  5. 5Oats9th in South Dakota1,744 acres
  6. 6Pumpkins8th in South Dakota*3 acres

How does Kingsbury 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.

Kingsbury County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Oats201,321 bushels957*3%production
Soybeans5.7 million bushels8226*3%production
Corn17.9 million bushels92403%production
Goats496 goats161,276*2%head on farms
Sheep5,459 sheep8*137*2%head on farms
Honey160,144 pounds10*153*2%production
Pumpkins3 acres8*907*2%acres harvested
Cattle41,870 cattle40600*1%head on farms
Hay37,529 tons45860*under 1%production
Wheat298,984 bushels42790*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, carrots, sweet corn, green beans, green peas, squash, cucumbers, asparagus, watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, grapes, strawberries, turkeys, chickens, eggs, milk and hogs.

What livestock does Kingsbury County raise?

Kingsbury County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle41,87040head on farms
Sheep5,4598*head on farms
Goats49616head 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.