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Meade County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Meade County, South Dakota grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Meade County, South Dakota (81% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 132,866 cattle and 6,646 sheep. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are hay (227,542 acres), wheat (20,544 acres) and sorghum (13,414 acres). Its farms sold $122 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 46th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$122 million1247th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
7972,217,742 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
19% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2516 published, 9 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+
Meade County
$122 million
under 1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 46 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Meade County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay1st in South Dakota227,542 acres
  2. 2Wheat29th in South Dakota20,544 acres
  3. 3Sorghum11th in South Dakota13,414 acres
  4. 4Sunflowers21st in South Dakota*12,199 acres
  5. 5Corn63rd in South Dakota6,146 acres
  6. 6Oats48th in South Dakota*520 acres
  7. 7Grapes1st in South Dakota*26 acres

How does Meade 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.

Meade County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of SD
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Grapes26 acres1*306*18%bearing acres
Hay238,448 tons1316%production
Cattle132,866 cattle274*4%head on farms
Goats638 goats111,013*3%head on farms
Sorghum352,135 bushels11128*3%production
Sheep6,646 sheep5*118*3%head on farms
Wheat648,771 bushels29492*under 1%production
Sunflowers10.1 million pounds21*64*under 1%production
Honey58,250 pounds15*260*under 1%production
Eggs2,614 laying hens5*985*under 1%head on farms
Oats11,347 bushels48*636*under 1%production
Chickens100 broiler chickens12*1,471*under 1%head sold
Corn240,954 bushels631,698*under 1%production
Milk20 milk cows19*1,169*under 1%head on farms
Hogs161 hogs29*1,390*under 1%head on farms
Show all 16 items
Meade County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Turkeys29 turkeys8*1,288*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, tomatoes, lettuce, green beans, squash, chile peppers, apples, raspberries and plums.

What livestock does Meade County raise?

Meade County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle132,8662head on farms
Sheep6,6465*head on farms
Laying hens2,6145*head on farms
Goats63811head on farms
Hogs16129*head on farms
Broiler chickens10012*head sold
Turkeys298*head on farms
Milk cows2019*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.