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Lyman County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Lyman County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Lyman County's biggest by acreage are wheat (74,535 acres), hay (70,878 acres) and corn (59,458 acres). Its farms sold $187 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 30th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sorghum (4th of 520 counties) and sunflowers (8th of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$187 million894th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
4211,043,956 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
77% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2114 published, 7 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+
Lyman County
$187 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 30 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Lyman County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat3rd in South Dakota74,535 acres
  2. 2Hay9th in South Dakota70,878 acres
  3. 3Corn44th in South Dakota59,458 acres
  4. 4Soybeans42nd in South Dakota55,569 acres
  5. 5Sorghum1st in South Dakota55,346 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers5th in South Dakota44,882 acres
  7. 7Chickpeas1st in South Dakota2,400 acres
  8. 8Oats28th in South Dakota*1,163 acres
  9. 9Tomatoes1st in South Dakota*6 acres

How does Lyman 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.

Lyman County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Chickpeas3.4 million pounds125*43%production
Sorghum4 million bushels14*34%production
Tomatoes6 acres1*635*13%acres harvested
Sunflowers73.6 million pounds58*7%production
Wheat4.2 million bushels3996%production
Goats502 goats151,260*3%head on farms
Hay104,171 tons9153*2%production
Cattle62,008 cattle23331*2%head on farms
Oats90,090 bushels28*152*1%production
Corn5 million bushels44714under 1%production
Soybeans1.4 million bushels42794*under 1%production
Eggs177 laying hens47*2,521*under 1%head on farms
Milk18 milk cows20*1,189*under 1%head on farms
Sheep21 sheep58*2,596*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, lentils, popcorn, potatoes, sweet corn, chile peppers and hogs.

What livestock does Lyman County raise?

Lyman County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle62,00823head on farms
Goats50215head on farms
Laying hens17747*head on farms
Sheep2158*head on farms
Milk cows1820*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.