Sully County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Sully County, South Dakota grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Sully County's biggest by acreage are wheat (132,368 acres), corn (107,445 acres) and sunflowers (89,336 acres). Its farms sold $268 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 18th of 66 counties in South Dakota.
Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (1st of 227 counties).
- Farm sales, 2022
- $268 million583rd of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 203578,110 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 75% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 129 published, 3 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Sully County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Sully 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflowers | 182 million pounds | 1 | 1* | 17% | production |
| Wheat | 6.3 million bushels | 1 | 52 | 10% | production |
| Sorghum | 370,029 bushels | 9 | 126* | 3% | production |
| Corn | 12.3 million bushels | 21 | 393 | 2% | production |
| Cattle | 33,608 cattle | 49 | 800* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 1.5 million bushels | 41 | 769* | under 1% | production |
| Hay | 23,638 tons | 58 | 1,320* | under 1% | production |
| Sheep | 394 sheep | 50* | 1,668* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Eggs | 142 laying hens | 51* | 2,565* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, milk and hogs.
What livestock does Sully County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 33,608 | 49 | head on farms |
| Sheep | 394 | 50* | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 142 | 51* | 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.