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Minnehaha County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Minnehaha County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Minnehaha County's biggest by acreage are corn (104,774 acres), soybeans (96,698 acres) and hay (23,334 acres). Its farms sold $391 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 4th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$391 million323rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
995325,498 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
51% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3221 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+
Minnehaha County
$391 million
3% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 4 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Minnehaha County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn10th in South Dakota104,774 acres
  2. 2Soybeans13th in South Dakota96,698 acres
  3. 3Hay31st in South Dakota23,334 acres
  4. 4Wheat54th in South Dakota1,156 acres
  5. 5Oats36th in South Dakota*558 acres
  6. 6Grapes1st in South Dakota*26 acres
  7. 7Hops1st in South Dakota18 acres
  8. 8Potatoes4th in South Dakota*8 acres
  9. 9Pumpkins7th in South Dakota*7 acres
  10. 10Sweet corn4th in South Dakota*5 acres

How does Minnehaha 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.

Minnehaha County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of SD
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Hops18,000 pounds114*100%production
Grapes26 acres1*306*18%bearing acres
Milk19,164 milk cows2*109*10%head on farms
Potatoes8 acres4*360*10%acres harvested
Tomatoes4 acres3*828*9%acres harvested
Lettuce1 acre3*543*8%acres harvested
Pumpkins7 acres7*749*4%acres harvested
Goats754 goats10836*4%head on farms
Corn17.8 million bushels102443%production
Sweet corn5 acres4*897*3%acres harvested
Soybeans4.8 million bushels13318*3%production
Cattle73,035 cattle17235*2%head on farms
Hogs32,361 hogs19*367*2%head on farms
Hay54,413 tons31540*1%production
Oats57,044 bushels36*244*under 1%production
Show all 21 items
Minnehaha County rankings, items 16 to 21
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Sheep1,652 sheep29*542*under 1%head on farms
Chickens190 broiler chickens11*1,347*under 1%head sold
Eggs2,074 laying hens7*1,142*under 1%head on farms
Honey14,935 pounds21*626*under 1%production
Wheat73,150 bushels541,328*under 1%production
Turkeys28 turkeys9*1,297*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, sunflowers, onions, carrots, green beans, cucumbers, bell peppers, cabbage, apples, raspberries and tart cherries.

What livestock does Minnehaha County raise?

Minnehaha County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle73,03517head on farms
Hogs32,36119*head on farms
Milk cows19,1642*head on farms
Laying hens2,0747*head on farms
Sheep1,65229*head on farms
Goats75410head on farms
Broiler chickens19011*head sold
Turkeys289*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
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
Moody County$313 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.