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Walworth County, South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Walworth County, South Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Walworth County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (81,255 acres), corn (67,429 acres) and wheat (41,388 acres). Its farms sold $137 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 42nd of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$137 million1144th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
258444,144 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
87% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
169 published, 7 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+
Walworth County
$137 million
1% of South Dakota farm sales. No. 42 of 66 counties reporting.

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

What does Walworth County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans30th in South Dakota81,255 acres
  2. 2Corn29th in South Dakota67,429 acres
  3. 3Wheat8th in South Dakota41,388 acres
  4. 4Hay36th in South Dakota23,042 acres
  5. 5Sunflowers19th in South Dakota*5,303 acres
  6. 6Oats13th in South Dakota2,467 acres

How does Walworth 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.

Walworth County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of SDMeasure
Wheat2.3 million bushels81894%production
Oats189,566 bushels1366*3%production
Corn9.4 million bushels294932%production
Soybeans2.7 million bushels30569*2%production
Sunflowers13.9 million pounds19*60*1%production
Hay45,002 tons36692*1%production
Cattle31,201 cattle53867*under 1%head on farms
Sheep398 sheep49*1,659*under 1%head on farms
Eggs202 laying hens43*2,487*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, apples, chickens, milk, hogs, goats and honey.

What livestock does Walworth County raise?

Walworth County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle31,20153head on farms
Sheep39849*head on farms
Laying hens20243*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.