Farm operations
318
Avg 3,782 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SD · FIPS 46041 318 farms Bottom quartile (#55/66) 17% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Dewey County, South Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Dewey County. Ranked #55 of 66 counties in South Dakota.
1.20M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.8% 202K acres
- Other land
- 83.2% 1.00M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dewey County received $13.78 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the South Dakota county median of $18.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.78
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $18.22
- South Dakota county median per acre
- 0.76×
- 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.
318 farms · $83.0M sales
Dewey County, South Dakota reports 318 farms and $83.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #97 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #55 of 66 counties in South Dakota; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #55 of 66
- National payments rank #97 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 20.0%
Commodity sales
$83.0M
0.49× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$16.6M
20.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$33.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Dewey County's net farm income sits at the 60th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Dewey County Farm Data Shows
Dewey County, South Dakota reported 318 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $83.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $16.6M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.78/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $33.6M. In-state sales rank #55 of 66 in South Dakota.
Of 1,202,557 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 201,697 acres (16.8%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of South Dakota.
Land Use
$13.78 per acre of agricultural land · the median South Dakota county receives $18.22. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
1,202,557 acres
Cropland
201,697 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,782 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 16.8%
201,697 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,202,557 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 201,697 | 16.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 1,000,860 | 83.2% |
| Average farm size | 3,782 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Dewey County, South Dakota?
Dewey County, South Dakota has 318 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,782 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Dewey County?
Dewey County's total commodity sales are $83.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #55 among 66 counties in South Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Dewey County receive?
Dewey County received $16.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.78/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Dewey County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Dewey County is $33.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Dewey County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Dewey (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Floyd County, TX · DENSE
$16.5M federal receipts is lower by $32K than Dewey; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Foster County, ND · DENSE
$16.6M federal receipts is higher by $81K than Dewey; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Campbell County, SD · DENSE
$16.5M federal receipts is lower by $95K than Dewey; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Harding County, SD · MID
$16.4M federal receipts is lower by $119K than Dewey; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Holt County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Holt sits near Dewey on payments-per-acre ($13.76) while total receipts differ.
Kiowa County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Kiowa sits near Dewey on payments-per-acre ($13.71) while total receipts differ.
South Dakota ERS state roll-up
Dewey stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside South Dakota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#97)
Dewey ranks #97 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Dewey County, South Dakota stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #97 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.