Stanley County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Stanley County, South Dakota grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Stanley County's biggest by acreage are wheat (90,668 acres), hay (36,480 acres) and sunflowers (20,140 acres). Its farms sold $80.5 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 57th of 66 counties in South Dakota.
Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (22nd of 227 counties).
- Farm sales, 2022
- $80.5 million1587th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 174807,225 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 55% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1210 published, 2 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Stanley County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Stanley 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.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of SD | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorghum | 533,512 bushels | 5 | 105* | 4% | production |
| Wheat | 2.7 million bushels | 5 | 168 | 4% | production |
| Sunflowers | 35.6 million pounds | 11* | 22* | 3% | production |
| Oats | 144,497 bushels | 16* | 94* | 2% | production |
| Hay | 32,548 tons | 49 | 1,003* | under 1% | production |
| Cattle | 22,350 cattle | 60 | 1,154* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Goats | 31 goats | 49* | 2,745* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 88,170 bushels | 51 | 1,501* | under 1% | production |
| Corn | 140,281 bushels | 64 | 1,830* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 98 laying hens | 55* | 2,616* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley and sheep.
What livestock does Stanley County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 22,350 | 60 | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 98 | 55* | head on farms |
| Goats | 31 | 49* | head on farms |
Other farm counties in South Dakota
| County | Farm 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.