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McCook County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does McCook County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, McCook County's biggest by acreage are corn (115,264 acres), soybeans (95,047 acres) and hay (10,398 acres). Its farms sold $198 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 26th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$198 million826th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
589298,924 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
66% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2110 published, 11 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+
McCook County
$198 million
2% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 26 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does McCook County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn19th in South Dakota115,264 acres
  2. 2Soybeans20th in South Dakota95,047 acres
  3. 3Hay61st in South Dakota10,398 acres
  4. 4Wheat55th in South Dakota1,309 acres
  5. 5Oats30th in South Dakota*1,270 acres

How does McCook 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.

McCook County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Goats765 goats7824*4%head on farms
Hogs77,207 hogs9*215*4%head on farms
Corn13.2 million bushels193672%production
Soybeans3.4 million bushels20475*2%production
Oats80,282 bushels30*177*1%production
Sheep2,268 sheep22*380*under 1%head on farms
Cattle30,338 cattle54888*under 1%head on farms
Hay20,889 tons611,451*under 1%production
Eggs1,485 laying hens10*1,397*under 1%head on farms
Wheat69,586 bushels551,347*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, barley, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, squash, apples, tart cherries, turkeys, milk and honey.

What livestock does McCook County raise?

McCook County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs77,2079*head on farms
Cattle30,33854head on farms
Sheep2,26822*head on farms
Laying hens1,48510*head on farms
Goats7657head 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.