Grown Where

South Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture and NASS annual estimates

What does South Dakota grow?

South Dakota's farms sold $12.9 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, No. 15 among the 50 states. Its highest national rankings are in sunflowers (No. 2, 37% of the US), oats (No. 3, 11% of the US) and corn (No. 5, 6% of the US).

Farm sales, 2022
$12.9 billionNo. 15 of 50 states
Farms, 2022
28,29942,304,601 acres of farmland
Crops sold, 2022
$7.7 billion59% of farm sales
Best national rank
No. 2Sunflowers
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+
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture. Hatched counties are withheld by NASS to protect individual farms.

What does South Dakota grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (or bearing acres for orchards) in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1SoybeansNo. 8 in the US4,858,553 acres
  2. 2CornNo. 5 in the US4,803,202 acres
  3. 3HayNo. 5 in the US2,682,079 acres
  4. 4WheatNo. 10 in the US1,432,701 acres
  5. 5SunflowersNo. 2 in the US589,221 acres
  6. 6SorghumNo. 6 in the US191,216 acres
  7. 7OatsNo. 3 in the US86,114 acres
  8. 8BarleyNo. 17 in the US7,444 acres
  9. 9Chickpeas5,305 acres
  10. 10Lentils3,018 acres

Where does South Dakota rank nationally?

Every item where South Dakota is in the top 10 states. Ranks use NASS's latest annual estimate where it covers the main producing states, and the 2022 Census otherwise.

South Dakota's top-10 national rankings
ItemUS rankShareAmountSource
SunflowersNo. 237%868 million poundsNASS, 2025
OatsNo. 311%†7.7 million bushelsNASS, 2026
HoneyNo. 4*7%8.2 million poundsNASS, 2025
CornNo. 56%1.1 billion bushelsNASS, 2025
HayNo. 55%5.7 million tonsNASS, 2025
SorghumNo. 64%†16.8 million bushelsNASS, 2025
SheepNo. 7*4%210,000 sheepNASS, 2026
CattleNo. 74%3.5 million cattleNASS, 2026
SoybeansNo. 86%238 million bushelsNASS, 2025
PopcornNo. 8*under 1%3.4 million pounds2022 Census of Agriculture
HogsNo. 9*3%2.2 million hogsNASS, 2025
WheatNo. 103%52.1 million bushelsNASS, 2026
* Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher. † Share of the states NASS surveys for that item, not of every state.

What livestock does South Dakota raise?

Animals on farms at the end of 2022 (broiler chickens: head sold during 2022), from the Census of Agriculture.

South Dakota livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadShare of USMeasure
Cattle3,478,9084%head on farms
Hogs2,039,0663%head on farms
Turkeys1,380,6181%head on farms
Laying hens1,026,877under 1%head on farms
Sheep231,2465%head on farms
Milk cows188,3822%head on farms
Broiler chickens77,046under 1%head sold
Goats20,078under 1%head on farms

Which South Dakota counties farm the most?

Counties ranked by the value of crops and livestock sold in 2022. Counties with enough published data have their own page.

Top 20 South Dakota counties by farm sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Spink County$552 millionSoybeans589
Brown County$521 millionSoybeans1,073
Brookings County$445 millionCorn801
Minnehaha County$391 millionCorn995
Edmunds County$382 millionSoybeans346
Turner County$366 millionCorn627
Charles Mix County$364 millionSoybeans677
Beadle County$355 millionSoybeans673
Marshall County$351 millionSoybeans506
Hand County$346 millionSoybeans399
Clark County$336 millionSoybeans537
Grant County$329 millionCorn574
Moody County$313 millionCorn413
Faulk County$304 millionSoybeans285
Hutchinson County$289 millionCorn757
Hamlin County$287 millionCorn364
Kingsbury County$274 millionSoybeans459
Sully County$268 millionWheat203
Roberts County$266 millionSoybeans757
Tripp County$253 millionHay572
Show all 66 counties
South Dakota counties ranked 21 to 66 by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Lincoln County$252 millionCorn752
Deuel County$232 millionSoybeans498
Potter County$223 millionWheat229
Lake County$219 millionCorn428
McPherson County$212 millionSoybeans330
McCook County$198 millionCorn589
Day County$194 millionSoybeans584
Codington County$192 millionSoybeans500
Brule County$187 millionSoybeans368
Lyman County$187 millionWheat421
Douglas County$185 millionSoybeans357
Campbell County$173 millionSoybeans232
Union County$172 millionCorn498
Corson County$164 millionHay265
Miner County$155 millionSoybeans408
Aurora County$152 millionCorn362
Bon Homme County$149 millionCorn490
Jerauld County$144 millionCorn210
Hanson County$141 millionCorn311
Yankton County$139 millionSoybeans576
Davison County$138 millionSoybeans406
Walworth County$137 millionSoybeans258
Hughes County$127 millionWheat301
Fall River County$125 millionHay331
Haakon County$124 millionWheat291
Meade County$122 millionHay797
Hyde County$117 millionCorn183
Perkins County$117 millionHay404
Sanborn County$110 millionCorn324
Gregory County$105 millionHay429
Clay County$99.9 millionCorn438
Butte County$92.1 millionHay579
Harding County$89.2 millionHay268
Pennington County$84.8 millionHay650
Dewey County$83 millionHay318
Jones County$82.8 millionHay170
Stanley County$80.5 millionWheat174
Ziebach County$71.7 millionHay191
Bennett County$62.6 millionHay214
Jackson County$56.1 millionHay258
Mellette County$54.9 millionHay230
Buffalo County$54.6 millionSoybeans49
Todd County$48.7 millionHay161
Oglala Lakota County$43 millionHay145
Custer County$30.7 millionHay399
Lawrence County$20.6 millionHay316

South Dakota's signature crops

Items where South Dakota has the largest share of the national total.

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service: 2022 Census of Agriculture (farm sales, farms, acreage, livestock and all county figures) and NASS annual estimates (latest final year) for national rankings where they cover the main producing states. Figures NASS withholds to protect individual farms are marked withheld. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.