Farm operations
214
Avg 3,030 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SD · FIPS 46007 Bottom quartile by state sales MID MIXED
Bennett County, South Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bennett County. Ranked #59 of 66 counties in South Dakota.
648,492 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 26.6% 172,627 acres
- Other land
- 73.4% 475,865 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bennett County received $7.48 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the South Dakota county median of $18.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.48
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $18.22
- South Dakota county median per acre
- 0.41×
- South Dakota median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Bennett County, South Dakota is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$62.6M
0.37× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$4.9M
7.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$16.8M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Bennett County's net farm income sits at the 46th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bennett County Farm Data Shows
Bennett County, South Dakota reads as a MIXED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 66 of 66 South Dakota counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 66 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 66 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of South Dakota.
Read with Bennett County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bennett (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Bacon County, GA · DENSE
$4.9M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Bennett; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Defiance County, OH · DENSE
$4.9M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Bennett; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Sublette County, WY · MID
$4.8M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Bennett; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Stoddard County, MO · HEAVY
$4.9M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Bennett; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Luna County (MID $/acre pole)
Luna sits near Bennett on payments-per-acre ($7.68) while total receipts differ.
Petroleum County (MID $/acre pole)
Petroleum sits near Bennett on payments-per-acre ($7.78) while total receipts differ.
South Dakota ERS state roll-up
Bennett stamps MID · MIXED inside South Dakota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Bennett under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Bennett County, South Dakota:
- See how South Dakota compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. South Dakota state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bennett County, South Dakota?
Bennett County, South Dakota has 214 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,030 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bennett County?
Bennett County's total commodity sales are $62.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #59 among 66 counties in South Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Bennett County receive?
Bennett County received $4.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.48/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bennett County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bennett County is $16.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp MID · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.