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Miner County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Miner County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Miner County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (84,040 acres), corn (81,472 acres) and hay (15,587 acres). Its farms sold $155 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 35th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$155 million1030th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
408317,295 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
72% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
138 published, 5 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+
Miner County
$155 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 35 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Miner County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans28th in South Dakota84,040 acres
  2. 2Corn27th in South Dakota81,472 acres
  3. 3Hay54th in South Dakota15,587 acres
  4. 4Wheat27th in South Dakota12,789 acres
  5. 5Oats41st in South Dakota*411 acres

How does Miner 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.

Miner County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Corn9.8 million bushels274842%production
Soybeans2.8 million bushels28565*2%production
Goats290 goats27*1,826*1%head on farms
Sheep3,330 sheep14*245*1%head on farms
Wheat769,415 bushels27435*1%production
Cattle36,086 cattle45737*1%head on farms
Hay30,382 tons541,078*under 1%production
Oats31,078 bushels41*381*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, barley, eggs, milk and hogs.

What livestock does Miner County raise?

Miner County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle36,08645head on farms
Sheep3,33014*head on farms
Goats29027*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.