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Spink County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Spink County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Spink County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (303,411 acres), corn (229,217 acres) and hay (41,664 acres). Its farms sold $552 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 1st of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$552 million167th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
589882,273 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
79% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2415 published, 7 withheld, 2 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+
Spink County
$552 million
4% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 1 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Spink County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans2nd in South Dakota303,411 acres
  2. 2Corn2nd in South Dakota229,217 acres
  3. 3Hay14th in South Dakota41,664 acres
  4. 4Wheat10th in South Dakota35,395 acres
  5. 5Sunflowers18th in South Dakota*7,486 acres
  6. 6Oats6th in South Dakota3,180 acres
  7. 7Dry beans1st in South Dakota1,206 acres
  8. 8Barley1st in South Dakota*1,029 acres

How does Spink 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.

Spink County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Dry beans2.4 million pounds1114*55%production
Barley31,693 bushels1*270*9%production
Soybeans12.7 million bushels217*7%production
Turkeys81,804 turkeys3*128*6%head on farms
Corn36.2 million bushels2586%production
Oats230,203 bushels644*4%production
Wheat2 million bushels102163%production
Hogs47,063 hogs18*305*2%head on farms
Cattle76,093 cattle14209*2%head on farms
Hay90,257 tons14216*2%production
Sunflowers14.1 million pounds18*58*1%production
Sheep1,101 sheep37*838*under 1%head on farms
Goats57 goats46*2,663*under 1%head on farms
Honey9,640 pounds23*817*under 1%production
Eggs305 laying hens35*2,345*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, sweet corn, pumpkins, squash, watermelon, cantaloupe and milk.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): tomatoes and green peas.

What livestock does Spink County raise?

Spink County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Turkeys81,8043*head on farms
Cattle76,09314head on farms
Hogs47,06318*head on farms
Sheep1,10137*head on farms
Laying hens30535*head on farms
Goats5746*head on farms

Other farm counties in South Dakota

Top South Dakota counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
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
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.