Farm operations
170
Avg 3,620 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SD · FIPS 46075 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Jones County, South Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Jones County. Ranked #56 of 66 counties in South Dakota.
615,446 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 38.7% 238,127 acres
- Other land
- 61.3% 377,319 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Jones County received $11.77 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the South Dakota county median of $18.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.77
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $18.22
- South Dakota county median per acre
- 0.65×
- 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, Jones County, South Dakota is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$82.8M
0.49× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$7.2M
8.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$23.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Jones County's net farm income sits at the 52th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Jones County Farm Data Shows
Jones County, South Dakota reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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 second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Jones County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Jones (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Greer County, OK · DENSE
$7.2M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Jones; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Yolo County, CA · HEAVY
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Jones; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Sunflower County, MS · DENSE
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Jones; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Taylor County, IA · DENSE
$7.2M federal receipts is lower by $39K than Jones; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Gonzales County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Gonzales sits near Jones on payments-per-acre ($11.74) while total receipts differ.
Imperial County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Imperial sits near Jones on payments-per-acre ($11.81) while total receipts differ.
South Dakota ERS state roll-up
Jones stamps HEAVY · 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 Jones under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Jones 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 Jones County, South Dakota?
Jones County, South Dakota has 170 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,620 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Jones County?
Jones County's total commodity sales are $82.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #56 among 66 counties in South Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Jones County receive?
Jones County received $7.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.77/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Jones County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Jones County is $23.0M (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 HEAVY · 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.