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Pennington County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Pennington County, South Dakota grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Pennington County, South Dakota (57% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 62,931 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are hay (67,757 acres), wheat (39,318 acres) and sunflowers (19,756 acres). Its farms sold $84.8 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 54th of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$84.8 million1545th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
6501,166,970 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
43% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2816 published, 12 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+
Pennington County
$84.8 million
under 1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 54 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Pennington County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay17th in South Dakota67,757 acres
  2. 2Wheat21st in South Dakota39,318 acres
  3. 3Sunflowers13th in South Dakota*19,756 acres
  4. 4Corn56th in South Dakota7,642 acres
  5. 5Sorghum14th in South Dakota*3,691 acres
  6. 6Soybeans54th in South Dakota1,820 acres
  7. 7Oats46th in South Dakota*430 acres
  8. 8Pears1st in South Dakota*1 acre
  9. 9Plums1st in South Dakota*1 acre

How does Pennington 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.

Pennington County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of SD
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Plums1 acre1*170*17%bearing acres
Honey427,228 pounds5*76*5%production
Sunflowers31.4 million pounds13*28*3%production
Wheat1.2 million bushels213272%production
Cattle62,931 cattle22319*2%head on farms
Hay73,593 tons17305*2%production
Sorghum141,903 bushels14*199*1%production
Goats159 goats34*2,267*under 1%head on farms
Chickens396 broiler chickens8*1,170*under 1%head sold
Eggs2,880 laying hens4*915*under 1%head on farms
Oats15,200 bushels46*564*under 1%production
Corn553,455 bushels561,463*under 1%production
Sheep156 sheep56*2,190*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans57,752 bushels541,591*under 1%production
Hogs52 hogs35*1,950*under 1%head on farms
Show all 16 items
Pennington County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Pears1 acre1*342*bearing acres

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, broccoli, green beans, squash, bell peppers, Brussels sprouts, apples, grapes, turkeys and milk.

What livestock does Pennington County raise?

Pennington County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle62,93122head on farms
Laying hens2,8804*head on farms
Broiler chickens3968*head sold
Goats15934*head on farms
Sheep15656*head on farms
Hogs5235*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.