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Moody County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Moody County, South Dakota grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Moody County, South Dakota (54% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 68,508 hogs and 43,176 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (79,094 acres), soybeans (71,795 acres) and hay (7,877 acres). Its farms sold $313 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 13th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$313 million468th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
413216,019 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
46% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3113 published, 14 withheld, 4 under half a unit
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+
Moody County
$313 million
2% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 13 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Moody County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn17th in South Dakota79,094 acres
  2. 2Soybeans18th in South Dakota71,795 acres
  3. 3Hay59th in South Dakota7,877 acres
  4. 4Lettuce1st in South Dakota*2 acres
  5. 5Bell peppers1st in South Dakota*2 acres
  6. 6Chile peppers1st in South Dakota*2 acres

How does Moody 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.

Moody County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Chile peppers2 acres1*349*18%acres harvested
Lettuce2 acres1*366*15%acres harvested
Bell peppers2 acres1*523*13%acres harvested
Milk18,060 milk cows5*120*10%head on farms
Hogs68,508 hogs12*237*3%head on farms
Corn14 million bushels173452%production
Soybeans3.6 million bushels18447*2%production
Cattle43,176 cattle37583*1%head on farms
Chickens448 broiler chickens7*1,138*under 1%head sold
Sheep1,295 sheep33*690*under 1%head on farms
Hay22,312 tons591,380*under 1%production
Goats42 goats48*2,715*under 1%head on farms
Eggs769 laying hens24*1,902*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: wheat, oats, tomatoes, green beans, green peas, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, garlic, asparagus, apples, grapes, turkeys and honey.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): onions, carrots, broccoli and kale.

What livestock does Moody County raise?

Moody County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs68,50812*head on farms
Cattle43,17637head on farms
Milk cows18,0605*head on farms
Sheep1,29533*head on farms
Laying hens76924*head on farms
Broiler chickens4487*head sold
Goats4248*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.